Explore Thailand’s Scenic Tea Terraces in Doi Mae Salong
Settled by Chinese Nationalists of the Anti-Communist movement known as the Kuomintang, soldiers fled Yunnan province in China to Burma (now Myanmar) after the Chinese civil war in 1949. Eventually, they were displaced from Myanmar and arrived in Northern Thailand in 1961, receiving citizenship from the Thai Government. In return, they played a significant role in combating communism in Thailand until 1982.