Doi Mae Salong 1

This is Doi Mae Salong "a city in the clouds" as you can see it really is in the clouds. Its on top of a mountain deep in the northern province of Chiang Rai. Its an amazing place that isnt really very discovered yet by tourists. This jungle covered mountain is laced with corn, tea and rice fields. It is truely like being in a postcard.








This city is well known for its tea. The city has many tea shops where you go from shop to shop tasting the tea that is served in a chinese tea ceremony. All of tea is grown on this mountain and when you are finished you usually buy some of the tea. Here is Katie, Lindsey(a new volunteer that lives up in Chiang Rai) and Merissa in the first tea shop we stopped at. Notice the very interesting cups. First, they make the tea then they put them into a small long cup and cover it in a wider bowl and turn it upside down on the table. Then you pick the taller cup up, put it up to your nose to smell, and put it over your eye for healing. Finally you enjoy the wonderful ginger, orange, green, oolong, etc...flavored tea.



Most of the tea shops are owned by Chinese people. Many Chinese people moved here and have now formed a very interesting culture that is not exactly Chinese, Thai, or hill tribe. Here is a picture of a door covered in Chinese decorations.








This is just another beautiful scenic view on top of the mountain.