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Old City
Chiang Mai's historic quarter is hemmed in by a brick rampart and a moat, old-fashioned
defences that now repulse the traffic and urban chaos of modern Thai life. Within the old
city, temples dominate the skyline, orange-robed monks weave in and out of the tourist
crowds and morning temple bells awaken before the motorcycle engines. The area is a
charming remnant of the past but it is changing: the municipal offices have moved out and
have been replaced by museums and other tourist attractions, decrepit shophouses are be-
ing replaced by modern arcade malls, and boutique hotels and guesthouses have infiltrated
every quiet residential corner.
