Bua Tong Blossom Festivals.
Each year in November, the hillsides of Khun Yuam and Mae Sariang districts are filled with a host of golden Bua Tong Blooms. As gay as a daisy and almost as large as a sunflower, the Bua Tong only Blossomed for a mount. At Doi Mae U-Kho, the blossomed appear profusely finally, the golden blooms become part of the scenes. Some specialists have classified these Bua Tong as weeds and because of this; they may be cleared to make way for cash crops. Fortunately a group of researchers have discovered the flower’s insect-repellent properties. And perhaps that is why the Bua Tong, a symbol of Mae Hong Son, is still preserved on the hillsides. Camping sites, foods, beverages arranged during the flowers Bloom Festival, is 26 kilometers from the Khun Yuam district on Highway No. 1263.
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