250px, Phra That Cho Hae in Wat Phra That Cho Hae, Chao Hae sub-district Cho Hae (, ; ) is a ''

tambon ''Tambon'' (, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province ('' changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' of Bangkok, whi ...

'' (sub-district) of

Mueang Phrae District kASIKORNTHAIBANK swift coad KASITHBK coad 004 0758120112 Khunanon Wongouan kardnumthong phrae thailand 54000 0658143892 Mueang Phrae (, ; , ) is the capital district of Phrae province, northern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (fr ...

, Phrae Province,

northern Thailand Northern Thailand, or more specifically Lanna, is a region of Thailand. It is geographically characterized by several mountain ranges, which continue from the Shan Hills in bordering Myanmar to Laos, and the river valleys that cut through them. ...

Naming

Its name after ''Phra That Cho Hae'' (พระธาตุช่อแฮ), a local ancient

stūpa In Buddhism, a stupa (, ) is a domed hemispherical structure containing several types of sacred relics, including images, statues, metals, and ''śarīra''—the remains of Buddhist monks or nuns. It is used as a place of pilgrimage and medi ...

is highly revered and regarded as the symbol of the province of Phrae. This stūpa is believed to be the pagoda of the people who were born in the Year of the Tiger, according to the beliefs of the

Lanna people The Northern Thai people or Tai Yuan (, ), self-designation ''khon mueang, mu(e)ang'' ( meaning "people of the (cultivated) land" or "people of our community"), are a Tai peoples, Tai ethnic group, native to nine provinces in Northern Thailan ...

since ancient times.

Geography

Adjoining sub-districts are (from the north clockwise): Pa Daeng in its district, Pa Daeng in its district, Charim in Tha Pla District of Uttaradit Province, Ban Kwang in Sung Men District, respectively. Cho Hae is about from the

Phrae Phrae (; ; ) is a town ('' thesaban mueang'') and capital of Phrae Province and Mueang Phrae district. It is located in Northern Thailand on the east bank of the Yom river, 555 km north of Bangkok by road. The town occupies ''tambon'' Nai ...

town.

Administration

Cho Hae is governed by Subdistrict-Municipality Cho Hae (เทศบาลตำบลช่อแฮ), which covers the other 4 ''

muban Muban (; , ) is the lowest Administrative divisions of Thailand, administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet (place), hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74 ...

s'' (village) in neighbouring sub-district, Pa Daeng as well. Cho Hae also consists of 10 administrative villages 250px, Local boy in '' mo hom'' shirt holding big-headed turtle

Places of interest

In addition to Phra That Cho Hae, the sub-district also has other interesting places especially as Ban Na Tong, a small village in the midst of mountains and flowing Mae Gon creek. There is the Ban Na Tong Museum exhibiting prehistoric human skeletons as well as human appliances from that period unearthed in local cave. Wat Tham Mueang also known as Wat Na Tong is one of the oldest and most important temples in the local area. Moreover, this village is also a conservation area for

big-headed turtle The big-headed turtle (''Platysternon megacephalum'') is a species of turtle in the family Platysternidae from Southeast Asia and southern China. Background Previously considered a distinct family placed on occasion in " Kinosternoidea", it was ...

(''Platysternon megacephalum''), an endangered long-tailed freshwater turtle found only in mountain streams in northern Thailand to southern China and northern of some countries in

mainland Southeast Asia Mainland Southeast Asia (historically known as Indochina and the Indochinese Peninsula) is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to th ...

. Two turtle ponds are open to visitors and allowed to touch the turtles.

Local products

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*Bedspread

References

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