Pangmapha village is the trading and market centre of the Pangmapha district.

A colorful travelling market is held in Pangmapha every Tuesday (open 6.00 - 12.00).

Shan Buddhist temple in Soppong/Pangmapha.

Shan village Ban Mae Lana

Boy Sang Long festival in the Shan village Tham Lod (March)

Countryside near the Lisu village Ban Nam Rin

Small mountain stream near Ban Nam Rin

Lisu from Ban Nam Rin threshing rice (October)

Lisu man from Ban Nam Rin positioning a bird trap

Lisu man and women wearing traditional dresses

Water buffaloes near the Karen village Muang Phaem (dry season)

Karen man from Muang Phaem preparing frogs for dinner

Karen man preparing rice in bamboo

Karen man weaving a bamboo basket

Woman from Muang Phaem wearing the traditional Karen dress

Lahu village Ban Look Khao Lam

Lahu house with farm animals

Black Lahu woman walking to her village

Red Lahu woman at the Pangmapha Tuesday market

Red Lahu pounding coffee beans

Lahu hunter from Look Khao Lam

Cattle from the Lahu village Ban Bo Khrai

Red Lahu women wearing traditional dresses during a festival

Lahu New Year festival in Ban Look Khao Lam (March)

Lahu house in Ban Pang Kham

Hmong man from Ban Rai playing a bamboo music instrument

Fruit of the common Sterculia tree

Rice fields near Ban Rai

Sky lanterns launched into the air during a celebration in Ban Rai

The Mexican sunflower is locally called Bua Thong, blooming in November, it's a great attraction for Thai tourists