Doi Angkhang is one of the coldest places in Thailand so is a popular destination for Thai visitors. It is also renowned as a scenic wonderland of orchards, flowers and forests. The area attracts tourists to enjoy the picture-perfect valley in the mountains 1,400 metres above sea-level. Here, the ever-present influence of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Rama IX, can be sensed, from the Royal Agricultural Station Angkhang to his agricultural affluence and a efforts to better the quality of life to the ethnic people there