Description : Gao Chuoling, the former headmaster of a Chinese school in Arunotai village and one of the luckiest of the exiled Kuomintang soldiers, has a chance to return home with a Thai citizenship, good health and some savings. He chose to return home during Qingming festival, the most important time for the Chinese to honor their ancestors. Chiang Mai, Thailand. Part of the photo feature, Exiled Kuomintang Returning to Motherland, by Patcharin Toruktrakul. Part of the photo feature, Exiled Kuomintang Returning to Motherland, by Patcharin Toraktrakul.