Museum Blog about River Nan !!

 

I live in Phitsanulok, Thailand and this, is the Nan River (แม่น้ำน่าน) which is one of the most important tributes of the Chao Phraya River in Nakhon Sawan along with the Ping River. The provinces along this river are of course, the province Nan, Phitsanulok, Uttaradit and Phichit.  The Nan River originates in the Luang Prabang Range in the province Nan, on the Laotian boarder. It receives the Yom River within Chum Saeng District just above Nakhon Sawan. From there, the Ping and the Nan River combine to form the Chao Phraya River. 

The river is the 5th longest river in Thailand and is about 740 kilometres ! According to Wikipedia, ancient civilizations lived in the fertile land along the Nan River and its tributaries, as is evidenced by Stone Age tools unearthed near Phitsanulok.

Me and my brother 10 years ago during the Loy Krathong Festival always held in the Nan River! People usually come to the Nan River to float their Krathongs in the water and release beautiful floating lanterns onto the air.

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People also go boat racing! They stopped for 2 years because of the pandemic but this year they came back! We were lucky enough to see a bit of it. It's usually only held in July to October, during the rainy season since the tide is high. A few years back, the tide was SO high that it reached my previous high school next to it!