Thailand’s tourist-free teak town Phrae: how its ornately carved wooden buildings tell the story of a place seemingly lost in time
Phrae functioned as a semi-independent kingdom ruled by a succession of sovereigns until the late 19th century, when it came under the growing influence of Siam. Its population is an ethnic mix that includes Tai Lue – who migrated there from Yunnan province, in China – Kayin and Shan, who came from Burma at the … Read more
