The Bhubing Palace

The Bhubing Palace is located on Doi Buak Ha, Muang District, Chiang Mai Province. It is the royal winter residence in Chiang Mai where the Royal family stays during seasonal visits to the people in northern part of the country. The palace is also the royal guesthouse for prominent State visitors from abroad. In the past Their Majesties welcomed or granted royal audience to State visitors only in the capital of Bangkok. Bhubing Palace was built in 1961. The construction starterd initially with only the royal resident building and the guesthouse. The other buildings were additionally built on later dates.

Hor Phra

Hor Phra is a royal private shrine housing a Buddha image for the royal prayer. It is a small building on stilts in modern Thai Lanna style.

Ruen Rab Rong

Ruen Rab Rong (Royal Guesthouse), a two-storey building built in modern Thai style is being used as the guesthouse for royal visitors and senior palace aides and members of the royal entourage. It is also the waiting place for those who are granted a royal audience or invited to attend the royal banquets.

Water Reservoir

Water Reservoir is a vast water catchment to reserve water for use at Bhubing Palace. On one side of the reservoir stands a teak wood gazebo. Along the bank of the reservoir, it is lavishing with landscaped gardens of temperate flowering plants in formal and informal styles.

Ruen Peek Mai (Log cabin)

Ruen Peek Mai (Log cabin) is the seasonal residence of Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn and also the royal guesthouse.

Phra Tamnak Bhubing Rajanives

Phra Tamnak Bhubing Rajanives was built in northern Thai architectural style called "Ruen Mu" (Group of Houses). The building sits on stilts. The upper floor is the royal residential area while the ground floor houses the royal entourage. The building master plan was designed by Prince Samaichalerm Kridagara while the building was designed by Mom Rachawongse Mitrarun Kasemsri. The construction of the Palace was undertaken by the Crown Property Bureau, under the supervision of Prince Samaichalerm Kridagara, assisted by Mom Rachawongse Mitrarun Kasemsri and Mr.Pradit Yuwapukka. General Luang Kampanath Saenyakorn, the Privy Councilor was assigned to lay foundation stones on 24 August 1961 at 10 : 49 hrs.

Phra Tamnak Siri Song Bhubing

Phra Tamnak Siri Song Bhubing is commonly called "Phra Tamnak Eucalyptus", built according to the royal instruction of Her Majesty the Queen who wished to study the use of eucalyptus wood in construction of buildings. It was a log cabin built by a military engineering company from the Third Army Division. The design was by Mr.Kitti Kupativinig architech who also supervised the construction work that started on 5 September 1991. The foundation stones were laid by General Prem Tinasulanonda, the Privy Councilor who acted on the royal instruction on 12 September 1991. The construction was completed in January 1992.

Phra Tamnak Payak Sathit

Phra Tamnak Payak Sathit is another log cabin built with eucalyptus wood. Her Majesty the Queen had it built as a seasonal residence to His Royal Highness Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn. It was built in 1993 under the supervision of Mr.Kitti Kupatavinij, the architect and designer of the building.

Suan Suwaree

Suan Suwaree is a rose garden planted according to the royal instruction of Her Majesty the Queen in 1999 and named "Suan Suwaree" in commemoration to the late Lady in Waiting Thanpuying Suwaree Taepakam.

Pha Mon Pavilion and Fern Garden Originally

Pha Mon Pavilion and Fern Garden Originally a amall hill covered with existing plants and trees where a hill-tribe style thatch-roofed bamboo hut was build for royal recreation and informal dinner. A teak wood pavilion was later built in place of the bamboo hut.

The Fern Garden was started in 1993 when various indigenous varieties of ferns were collected and planted in harmony with the natural surroundings.

Some of the ferns, tree-ferns of cyatheaceae family are as old as 60-100 years.