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{{Short description|Major Tributary of the Chao Phraya River}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Ping River
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| subdivision_name3 =
| subdivision_type4 = District
| subdivision_name4 = [[Chiang Mai
| subdivision_type5 = Cities
| subdivision_name5 = [[Chiang Mai]], [[Saraphi
<!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS -->
| length = {{convert|658|km|mi|abbr=on}}
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| source1 = Khun Ping<ref name="source">{{cite web|url=http://www.thaiforestbooking.com/np_home.asp?npid=167&lg=2|title=Chiang Dao National Park|publisher=Thai Forest Booking|access-date=2009-05-20}}</ref>
| source1_location = Doi Thuai, [[
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|19|48|45|N|98|50|20|E|display=inline}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|1700|m|abbr=on}}
| mouth = [[Chao Phraya River]]
| mouth_location = [[Pak Nam Pho]], [[Nakhon Sawan
| mouth_coordinates = {{Coord|15.701|100.142|format=dms|display=i}}
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|25|m|abbr=on}}
| progression = [[Chao Phraya]] → [[Gulf of Thailand]]
| river_system =
| basin_size = {{convert|44688|km2|abbr=on}}
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}}
The '''Ping River''' ({{lang-th|แม่น้ำปิง}}, {{RTGS|''Maenam Ping''}}, {{IPA-th|mɛ̂ː.náːm pīŋ|pron}}
==History==
Evidence shows that habitation along the Ping River dates back to 1500 BCE. At that time it controlled trading routes between Yunnan and the Chao Phraya basin.
[[Mangrai|Mengrai]], a ruler and conqueror from [[Xishuangbanna]], turned south to create an alternative "silk road" along the Ping River itself and captured [[Haripunchai]] in 1281. Following his successful conquest, he created [[Wiang Kum Kam]] as his capital before abandoning it following nearly a decade of floods, finally moving kilometres north to establish [[Chiang Mai]] as the capital of the [[Kingdom of Lanna]] in 1296.
In the 20th century, the Ping River became a part of [[Siam]]. Chinese and foreign investors flooded the area, all in search of lucrative teak and business transactions. Missionaries came and built Chiang Mai’s first church along the eastern bank of the river, an area set aside for foreign residents by the ruling government who occupied the safe, flood-free western banks. Land along the banks, including its islands, were repurposed, such as a small island in the river that was donated to an American missionary Dr. James McKean by Chao Inthawarorot Suriyawong in 1907 to become a leper colony. With no cure for leprosy until the 1980s, lepers found relief in their sanctuary from social criticism, many of whom remain at the McKean Rehabilitation Centre today.
==Tributaries==
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*[[Khlung River (2)]]
*[[Suan Mak River]] (Joins the Ping at {{coord|16|29|42|N|99|29|56|E|type:landmark_region:TH}})
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==Ping Basin==
The Ping Basin is one of the largest [[drainage
The greater Ping Basin, i.e. the basin of the entire Ping river system including its tributary the [[Wang River]], drains a total of {{convert|44688|km2|mi2}}.
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<gallery>
File:Mae ta mann-09.JPG|Bathing elephants in the Taeng River, a Ping tributary
File:Ping River cruise north of Chiang Mai, Thailand.jpg|Ping River north of Chiang Mai
File:Ping River.jpg|Ping River, northern outskirts of Chiang Mai
File:Mae chaem river.jpg|A Ping tributary, the Chaem River flows through the town of [[Mae Chaem District|Mae Chaem]]
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
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▲{{commons category|Ping River}}
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[[Category:Rivers of Thailand]]
[[Category:Geography of Chiang Mai
[[Category:Geography of Lamphun
[[Category:Geography of Tak
[[Category:Geography of Kamphaeng Phet
[[Category:Tributaries of the Chao Phraya River]]
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