Chiang Mai is really not impetuous and noisy. Chiang Mai is a city full of treasures. Why do you say that?
Whether overlooking Chiang Mai on the plane or on the way from the airport to the hotel, the whole city of Chiang Mai feels very shabby, with broken walls, dirt roads, bungalows, wild fields and sparse grasslands. From the appearance, the third-and fourth-tier cities in China are much better than it. There is no such thing as a beautiful city. Chiang Mai doesn't pay attention to face, and its soul is quite good.
First of all, Chiang Mai is a city with fresh air, agriculture and tourism, almost no industry and no genetically modified food. Chiang Mai has clean water and safe food. Without these three basic guarantees related to people's lives, there would be no prosperity and middle class.
In addition, Chiang Mai has freedom of belief, with a population of more than 200,000 and at least 300 temples. A city with faith is respectable, clean, civilized, simple, natural and cultured. Chiang Mai people are neither arrogant nor humble.
People with faith will keep their distance from reality. Everyone is stupid, and some stupid people will do good things that have nothing to do with themselves. Doing more good deeds will promote social progress.
Chiang Mai has universal basic medical insurance. The total cost of going to the hospital is 30 baht (6 yuan RMB). Sam, a Burmese who came to meet me at the airport, told me that his wife spent 30 baht to give birth in the hospital, and the doctor did his duty. His children's school fees are free, and the fees charged by private schools are not high, ranging from RMB 20,000 to RMB 30,000 per year. It is said that a foreign teacher has been hired to teach English at 40 yuan RMB per hour.
With these guarantees, you will know that Chiang Mai people will not be anxious, and they will race against time. I don't think there will be a market in Chiang Mai if people are encouraged to make money. Nobody's watching.
With the guarantee, plain is true. From the ubiquitous small coffee shops, we can see that they have their own pace of life and live happily, from which we find the poetry of life.
Chiang Mai has a well-developed network and there is no prohibition. It is very lively to know the world events at the first time, and people will not be lonely in remote villages, which is very interesting. Special thanks to Thoreau for reading Walden Lake in Chiang Mai.
Walking into the shops in Chiang Mai, I feel that I have entered the territory of developed countries. The goods are complete, the grade is high and the price is approachable. The night market in Chiang Mai is world-famous. Then go to the local vegetable market in Chiang Mai. Delicious and cheap, memorable.
Finally, talk about the civilization of Chiang Mai. For example, a Starbucks near Chiang Mai Airport. There are quite a few people. As long as there are other seats, the best double-row sofa seats are available. Those who came first, especially the young people in Chiang Mai, sat in the worst position in the room first. I always sit on that sofa when I don't know the situation. When there were many people in the afternoon, I thought there would be no more seats. The result is always empty. Later, I stopped sitting so that others could enjoy a good seat.
I like the civilization of Chiang Mai, and I like places with outstanding soft power.