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The van took such a steep, winding road that I felt nauseous and closed my eyes from the lush view of the Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park out the window. After an indefinite period of time, I breathed a sigh of relief upon arrival at a village. I did not expect that my first trip to Phitsanulok would take me to such new heights. ....
Wednesday, 23 December, 2020 - 07:15 A file picture of tourists enjoying the cherry blossom in Wuhan. Photo: Reuters Bangkok- Asharq Al-Awsat During the cold season, the mountains of Phu Lom Lo in Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park in Loei turn pink due to the blossoming of wild Himalayan cherry trees known in Thai as phaya suea khrong. Phu Lom Lo was once a mountainous grassland without a single tree. However, in 2008, Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park chief Mano Manoonsaran initiated a project to reforest the area. The chief chose to grow wild Himalayan cherry trees and the reforestation process started in 2009. ....
Chase the cherry blossoms in Phu Lom Lo published : 10 Dec 2020 at 04:00 The trees blossomed early this year. (Photo: CHINNAWAT SINGHA) During the cold season, the mountains of Phu Lom Lo in Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park in Loei turn pink due to the blossoming of wild Himalayan cherry trees known in Thai as phaya suea khrong. Phu Lom Lo was once a mountainous grassland without a single tree. However, in 2008, Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park chief Mano Manoonsaran initiated a project to reforest the area. The chief chose to grow wild Himalayan cherry trees like he once did in Chiang Mai. In 2009, Hmong villagers, who were cabbage farmers, were hired to plant and take care of 300,000 seedlings of wild Himalayan cherry in a 1,200 rai area of Phu Lom Lo. ....