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Places

Where Thai longevity lives.

Herbal Cities, protected origins, wellness destinations and music centers across Thailand. Each map marks real places; the numbered list says why each one matters.

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Herbal Cities

16 Herbal Cities, three roles.

The National Herbal Policy Committee named these provinces to grow herb raw materials, build an herbal industry, and lead health and beauty tourism.

  1. 1
    Uthai ThaniRaw materials
  2. 2
    Sa KaeoRaw materials
  3. 3
    Sakon NakhonRaw materials
  4. 4
    Maha SarakhamRaw materials
  5. 5
    SurinRaw materials
  6. 6
    Amnat CharoenRaw materials
  7. 7
    SaraburiHerbal industry
  8. 8
    Nakhon PathomHerbal industry
  9. 9
    Prachin BuriHerbal industry
  10. 10
    ChanthaburiHerbal industry
  11. 11
    Chiang RaiHealth and beauty tourism
  12. 12
    NanHealth and beauty tourism
  13. 13
    PhitsanulokHealth and beauty tourism
  14. 14
    Udon ThaniHealth and beauty tourism
  15. 15
    Surat ThaniHealth and beauty tourism
  16. 16
    SongkhlaHealth and beauty tourism
Source: Matichon, 17 Sep 2020; Bangkok Biz News, 1 Apr 2024; InfoQuest, 8 Jun 2024
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EU-registered GIs

Five Thai origins protected in the EU.

Thailand's geographical indications registered in the European Union, the market that pays most for proven origin.

  1. 1
    Thung Kula Rong-Hai Hom Mali riceRoi Et and four nearby provinces · 2013
  2. 2
    Doi Tung coffeeChiang Rai
  3. 3
    Doi Chaang coffeeChiang Rai
  4. 4
    Sangyod Mueang Phatthalung ricePhatthalung
  5. 5
    Ratchaburi aromatic coconutRatchaburi · 2026
Source: PRD, 21 Feb 2026
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Massage and wellness

Where Thai care is taught and sold.

The school that keeps Nuad Thai alive, an herbal hospital that sells its own products, and the destinations where visitors spend most on wellness.

  1. 1
    Wat Pho, BangkokThai massage school, opened 1955
  2. 2
    Chao Phya Abhaibhubejhr HospitalHerbal hospital, Prachin Buri
  3. 3
    Chiang MaiMassage training and wellness stays
  4. 4
    Hua HinSpa and wellness resorts
  5. 5
    Koh SamuiIsland retreats
  6. 6
    PhuketSpas and Muay Thai camps
Source: Wat Pho; Global Wellness Institute
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Sound and music

Where Thai sound is made and studied.

A UNESCO City of Music, a college with music therapy, and the hospital where Thai folk music was tested on blood pressure.

  1. 1
    Mahidol University, SalayaCollege of Music, MA in Music Therapy
  2. 2
    Suphan BuriUNESCO Creative City of Music, 2023
  3. 3
    Khon KaenSrinagarind Hospital folk music trial
  4. 4
    Nakhon Si ThammaratHeartland of Nora, UNESCO 2021
Source: TAT News; Mahidol College of Music

Build it

Pick a place. Prove what grows there.

Teams working with a Herbal City, a GI community or a wellness destination can join the open call and the incubation that follows.

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