Doi Mai Salong is the main attraction in Chiang Rai Province, and it became home to a Chinese military contingent that settled there in 1961. It is also home to many hill tribe settlements. Near its summit, visitors will find many tea plantations and picturesque tea houses, and the mountain is crowded Especially from November to February when temperatures drop below 20 degrees and tourists from the rest of Thailand flock to it to enjoy its cool weather.