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The white sand beach stretches for 700 meters and faces directly east, perfect
for moon rise. This is what makes Hat Rin the best place on Ko Pha-ngan for the full
moon night. On a full moon night, as the moon rises over the horizon and climbs up to

the dark blue sky above, the sea underneath twinkles with the color of molten silver
and peaceful waves gently lap at the beach making that night the most romantic night
that anyone could imagine of.

On a night like this, both foreign and local fun lovers will gather on Hat Rin to sing,
dance, drink and have a good time surrounded by nature in their own free-spirited world.
The party starts in the early evening, people rally from everywhere on the island to Hat
Rin where loud rousing music plays from one end of the beach to other. More than 10
resorts try their best to entertain the guests: the fire batons show, Polynesian dance,
and fire breathing competitions. Competitors spit alcohol on to a flaming torch and the
one who makes the highest flame is the winner; the big round of applause will be the

prize. The stages are set for people to go up and show their dance steps. Some may prefer
to bar hop from this one to that since they are located all along the 700-meter beach
so that could take some time. The beach is full of dancers. According to the record,
on Full Moon Party night, there are approximately more than 30,000 people each month
and the number could increase to 100,000 during Christmas, New Years Eve and Valentines,

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