Research

The following section of the CPAmedia webpages differ from the rest of the site in that they are non-commercial and dedicated to various aspects of investigation and research.

These pages are intended to be interactive. We invite comment, criticism, revision, and especially additional information from interested people. Please contact research@cpamedia.com.

Ancient Chiang Mai

We are currently writing and photographing a series of articles dedicated to the history of old Chiang Mai. These will be collected and published as an illustrated book. As such they remain copyright and should not be copied and reproduced in their entirety. They can, however, freely be quoted from or used within reasonable limits for non-commercial purposes citing CPAmedia (with the appropriate web link) as the source.

• Chiang Mai in 1816: The Puzzle of the "Finlayson Map"
• The Khlong Mae Kha
• The Vale of Phrao
• Under a Spreading Banyan Tree: Chiang Mai's McKean Institute
• Chiang Mai's Hill peoples
• Wat Rampoeng Tapotharam
• The Chinese in North Thailand
• Tai Peoples of Chiang Mai
• Chiang Mai's Shan Connection
• King Viranga and Chiang Mai's Mae Had Valley
• The Legend of Queen Chamadevi
• Links with Old Burma
• Wat Lok Moli: Topknot of the World
• King Mae Ku: From Lan Na Monarch to Burmese Nat
• The Satmahal Prasada: A Historic Link between Lan Na and Sri Lanka
• Hsinbyushinme: Queen of the Land "Where Birds Rest and Birds Sleep"
• Ralph Fitch: An Elizabethan Merchant in 16th Century Chiang Mai
• Ralph Fitch's Account of Chiang Mai in 1586-87
• Chiamay Lacus: Lan Na's legendary Great Lake
• Lamphun's Little-Known Animal Shrines
• King Mangrai of Lan Na
• Wat Ku Tao: Chang Puak's 'Watermelon Temple'
• Schomburgk's Account of 'Xiengmai' in 1859-60
• Schomburgk's Account of 'The Lao' in 1859-60
• Historic Chedi: South of the Old City
• The Old City Bastions
• Kamphaeng Din
• The Old City Gates
• Khuang Chang Phuak and Khuang Singh
• Historic Chedi: The Old City