Escape PM 2.5 dust: Visit Kiriwong Village, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province

     Kiriwong Village in Lan Saka District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, is known as the village with the best ozone in Thailand, with a terrain surrounded by forests, mountains, and streams; it is like an air purifier from nature; therefore, it is named the village with the best atmosphere in Thailand. It is unsurprising because it is a popular place where many people escape the PM2.5 dust to go on vacation.

     Khao Luang is the highest mountain in southern Thailand. It is also a watershed area. Tha Di canal is the main canal that runs through the village. The people of Ban Khiriwong live a farmer's way of life together with nature. The main occupation is mixed fruit orchards, known as "Suan Somrom," e.g., mangosteen, rambutan, durian, and bitter bean. It received a Thailand Tourism Award in 1998 for the Community Model Award in Ecotourism Business of City and Community. It won because Ban Khiriwong has many career promotion groups, e.g., a tie-dyeing group, a mangosteen soap-making group, a dried durian group, a dried mangosteen group, and an antique bead jewelry-making group, and it has developed tourist services by organizing trekking tours to the top of Khao Luang with porters, homestays, and the Ban Khiriwong Ecotourism Center. 

     Tourists can visit the way of life of Ban Khiriwong all-year round, especially in the fruit season of July-September. In addition to various kinds of accommodation in Ban Khiriwong, most of them have bicycles for tourists and guests to cycle around on, as they explore the atmosphere and scenery around the village. In Ban Khiriwong, there is a central swimming spot in the area, "Nan Hin Tha Na Ha." The site has a unique suspension bridge across the stream. There are also many restaurants. A popular spot to take a commemorative photo when they arrive at Ban Khiriwong is the "Ban Khiriwong Bridge, Khlong Tha Di." This is a concrete bridge located at the entrance to the village. It is the point where you can see a stream flowing through the middle of the village, with a beautiful backdrop of large and small mountains.

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