🇹🇭 Pa Miang

Pa Miang is a rural village in Mueang Pan District, Lampang Province, in northern Thailand. It is located in a mountainous forest area east of Chiang Mai city and is known for its long tradition of cultivating and processing miang, a type of fermented tea leaf. In 2023, the village had a population of 416 residents, including 221 males and 195 females, living in 216 households. The local economy is largely based on small-scale agriculture, tea production, and community-based tourism [5]. Pa Miang is recognized for combining traditional livelihoods with forest conservation, as residents manage tea gardens within natural forest ecosystems. The village also attracts eco-tourists who come for its landscape, local culture, and tea-related activities.