The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has announced this year’s “Hok Peng Festival to Worship Phra That Chao Phu Phiang Chae Haeng” to be scheduled to take place at Wat Phra That Chae Haeng, Phu Phiang district, Nan province from 28 February to 6 March.
The festival also features an ancient-style market and shopping street selling local food and handicrafts and highlights Nan’s distinctive traditions including folk performances, cultural processions, competitions for processions, traditional drum performances, and lantern decorations. During the week-long Hok Peng Festival, visitors are invited to participate in a wide range of Buddhist activities, including worship ceremonies, merit-making and blessing rituals, and paying homage to monks.
A cycling activity in Nan town is also being promoted to encourage visitors to visit Nan’s attractions by bicycle and be a part of the low-carbon tourism effort. Workshops on local wisdom are also available year-round, including those on making local fabric, food, handicrafts, weaving, and Muay Thai.
For visitors who were born in the Year of the Rabbit, over 100 establishments in Nan, including accommodation, restaurants, cafés, silverware shops, and local fabric shops are offering up to 50% discount.
Participants discussed the boundary between nature and ecotourism, whether mass visits to unique areas can remain safe, the responsibilities of investors, and how to prepare tourists for visiting specially protected natural areas.
The head of state expressed confidence that the Forum will be held at a high level, and that its results will contribute to the development of tourism in Russia and the expansion of humanitarian and business ties.
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