Cho Hae

Cho Hae (Thai: ช่อแฮ, pronounced [t͡ɕʰɔ̂ː hɛ̄ː]; Northern Thai: ) is a tambon (sub-district) of Mueang Phrae District, Phrae Province, northern Thailand.

Its name after Phra That Cho Hae (พระธาตุช่อแฮ), a local ancient stūpa is highly revered and regarded as the symbol of the province of Phrae.

[2] Cho Hae is about 8 km (5.0 mi) from the Phrae town.

[3] Cho Hae also consists of 10 administrative villages[2] In addition to Phra That Cho Hae, the sub-district also has other interesting places especially as Ban Na Tong, a small village in the midst of mountains and flowing Mae Gon creek.

Moreover, this village is also a conservation area for big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum), an endangered long-tailed freshwater turtle found only in mountain streams in northern Thailand to southern China and northern of some countries in mainland Southeast Asia.