Sometime in the 7th century AD Queen Chamadhevi, ruler of Hariphunchai (Lamphun) stepped off her boat through a gate near the banks of the Ping River. That gate is today called Tha Nang (her pier) and locals like to believe that it has been a hustling and bustling market area ever since. This was the start of the recent Slow Travel media roadshow organised by TAT Lampang in a bid to promote its