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Chiang Mai sits at the crossroads of ancient Lanna culture and modern Thai life. It feels different from Bangkok or the southern islands, quieter in tempo, more rooted in craft and ceremony. If you arrive with plans to wander through markets or scale the old city walls, you’ll discover another layer to the city: a cluster of traditional arts villages just outside town where families keep decades, even centuries, of techniques alive. These places aren’t museums, though many