It is the three areas of the country, between the joints, including Thai (Chiang Rai), Laos (Bo kaeo,) and Myanmar (Shan State, shavings, steel Pier) is a triangular area of convergence. The Mekong River cuts through the border of Thailand and Laos. The golden triangle in the Thai section of the country is in a Sop-Ruak, ban Chiang Saen district. Chiang Rai province is a small ferry cargo to China and Laos. When looking from the Thai side to the northeast. The western is Myanmar there are no village or the building to see in the near.
The area is also the convergence of the Mekong River and Yellow River, which is called the Sop-Ruak. This area has had a minority. And the armed forces in many groups. In the area used to be the source of opium drug manufacturers and large source such as the transporting opium to train traverses along the mountainside with protection. They say drugs and opium is being exchanged with gold in the same weight, it is the source of the name, the triangle
Most tourists travel to the golden triangle in the winter and go to take a picture of the "golden triangle" installed along the Mekong River. It is also popular to meet point boat sightseeing of the Thai-Lao border and Myanmar boat rental for 300-400 baht (max. 6 persons) It is also possible to cruise the Mekong River to the South of China, Xishuangbanna, Kunming as well, but if you want to watch the scenery of the Golden Triangle area of Sop-Ruak and neighbor to go up on the Hill the river wrapped in Chiang Khong.
The factors of this place are to solve the problem of business fraud and the crime of drug users in the area. As the economic cargo sources and source connected to the sea transport between Thailand, Laos and Myanmar.
The good effects of this issue are the economy in the area is better, the population living honestly, the problem of drugs crime reduction and the tourism economy booming.
The bad effects of this issue are bad ecosystem in this there, many tourists and the amount of pollution in the air too much, because it has a lot of vehicles.