The main rivers in the district are the Pai and Khong Rivers.
Symbolsedit
The district slogan is, "Pai River, worship Luang Pho Un Mueang, spread good kind of garlic, surrounded by lush forests, way of life evenly between hot and cold".
Historyedit
In the year 1477 during the King Tilokaraj's reign of Lanna Kingdom. He ordered Prince Si Chai to attack Burmese army at Ban Don. During the battle, two of his white elephants fled. He asked the soldiers to find before found that they were swimming in an unnamed river. Therefore, he named this river "Pai", which comes from the name of the elephant "Chang Pai".
After winning the war. The King established him as Lord Chai Songkhram and has been in charge of Pai since then.[1]
Administrationedit
The district is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 66 villages (mubans). Pai itself has township (thesaban tambon) status and covers parts of tambon Wiang Tai. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
Pai, at present[when?] it is well known as an important tourist destination of Mae Hong Son. It is therefore very popular with both Thai and foreign tourists especially young people and also being used as a location for filming movies such as Ruk Jung in 2006, Pai in Love and Kat Rattakarn's Ya Kuet Nak-MV in 2009, Timeline in 2014 etc.[1]
Wat Si Don Chai (Luang Sa Ri Bua Ban), the first temple of Pai, older than 700 years.[1]
^ abcjasminta (2015-09-02). "เที่ยวชมวัดศรีดอนชัย ศูนย์รวมใจคนเมืองปาย" [Visiting Wat Si Don Chai, spiritual anchor of Pai people]. Mthai.com. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
^"Tha Pai Memorial Bridge historical landmark in Pai". My Chiang Mai Tour. 8 November 2016.
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district, thai, ปาย, pronounced, pāːj, northeasternmost, district, amphoe, hong, province, northern, thailand, central, town, ปายdistricttha, memorial, bridge, 2009, district, location, hong, provincecoordinates, 35861, 44000, 35861, 44000countrythailandprovin. Pai Thai pay pronounced paːj is the northeasternmost district amphoe of Mae Hong Son province northern Thailand The central town is Pai Pai payDistrictTha Pai Memorial Bridge in 2009 District location in Mae Hong Son provinceCoordinates 19 21 31 N 98 26 24 E 19 35861 N 98 44000 E 19 35861 98 44000CountryThailandProvinceMae Hong SonArea Total2 244 7 km2 866 7 sq mi Population 2005 Total29 526 Density13 2 km2 34 sq mi Time zoneUTC 7 ICT Postal code58130Geocode5803 Contents 1 Geography 2 Symbols 3 History 4 Administration 5 Sights 6 References 7 External linksGeography editThe Daen Lao Range dominates the landscape of this district Neighboring districts are from west clockwise Mueang Mae Hong Son Pang Mapha of Mae Hong Son Province Shan State of Myanmar Wiang Haeng Chiang Dao Mae Taeng Samoeng and Galyani Vadhana of Chiang Mai province The main rivers in the district are the Pai and Khong Rivers Symbols editThe district slogan is Pai River worship Luang Pho Un Mueang spread good kind of garlic surrounded by lush forests way of life evenly between hot and cold History editIn the year 1477 during the King Tilokaraj s reign of Lanna Kingdom He ordered Prince Si Chai to attack Burmese army at Ban Don During the battle two of his white elephants fled He asked the soldiers to find before found that they were swimming in an unnamed river Therefore he named this river Pai which comes from the name of the elephant Chang Pai After winning the war The King established him as Lord Chai Songkhram and has been in charge of Pai since then 1 Administration editThe district is divided into seven sub districts tambons which are further subdivided into 66 villages mubans Pai itself has township thesaban tambon status and covers parts of tambon Wiang Tai There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations TAO nbsp Pai canyon No Name Thai name Villages Pop 1 Wiang Tai ewiyngit 8 6 493 2 Wiang Nuea ewiyngehnux 10 3 727 3 Mae Na Toeng aemnaeting 14 6 417 4 Mae Hi aemhi 6 2 835 5 Thung Yao thungyaw 12 3 990 6 Mueang Paeng emuxngaepng 9 3 198 7 Pong Sa opngsa 7 2 866 nbsp Santichon VillageSights edit nbsp The alphabet Pai in Lanna style Pai at present when it is well known as an important tourist destination of Mae Hong Son It is therefore very popular with both Thai and foreign tourists especially young people and also being used as a location for filming movies such as Ruk Jung in 2006 Pai in Love and Kat Rattakarn s Ya Kuet Nak MV in 2009 Timeline in 2014 etc 1 Wat Si Don Chai Luang Sa Ri Bua Ban the first temple of Pai older than 700 years 1 Tha Pai Memorial Bridge 2 Wat Nam Hu Wat Sai Khao Mo Paeng Waterfall Pam Bok Waterfall The Pai Secret Hot Springs Tha Pai Hot Spring Yun Lai Viewpoint Santichon Village Chinese Yunan Cultural Village Huai Nam Dang National Park shares with Mae Taeng and Wiang Haeng Districts of Chiang Mai Province Pai River Kong Lan or Pai Canyon Pai Walking StreetReferences edit a b c jasminta 2015 09 02 ethiywchmwdsridxnchy sunyrwmickhnemuxngpay Visiting Wat Si Don Chai spiritual anchor of Pai people Mthai com Retrieved 2019 09 08 Tha Pai Memorial Bridge historical landmark in Pai My Chiang Mai Tour 8 November 2016 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pai District External links edit nbsp Pai travel guide from Wikivoyage cdd go th Pai History nbsp This Mae Hong Son province location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pai district amp oldid 1214566426, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,