Thailand Songkran Festival Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year celebrated on 13 to 15 of April, 13th being the Thai New Year, 14th being the nation’s Family Day, and 15th being family reunions at which family members get together and make merit at the temple and gently pour water mixed with Thai fragrance, called [...]
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A Field Trip with Silpakorn University Bangkok It was a truly memorable and enlightening experience for the second year students from the Faculty of Painting, Sculpture and Graphic arts, Silpakorn University Bangkok to explore 50 ancient Northern Temples from 8 provinces in Thailand – Nan, Phrae, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lamphun, Lampang, Sukhothai and Phitsanulok. [...]
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Have you wondered what an elephant can do beside logging and making paper products from elephant dungs? In Northern Thailand, elephants are??also trained by their keepers or mahouts??to become artists, sportman, musician??etc??for the tourism industry. Elephants used to make a good living hauling trees in the logging industry, but deforestation has led to bans on [...]
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Wat Phrathat Lampang Luang is a paradigm of temple building of Lanna located on high land 18km southwest of Lampang in Ko Kha surounded by wall. Phrathat Lampang Luang houses the image of Emerald Buddha which is the provincial integral to Lampang province. The entrance arches called Pratu Khong is adorned with fine plaster design. [...]
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A trip to the market in the Northern Thailand is an unique experience to travellers. I was??brought to this market on the way from Chiang Mai to Lampang. Wild Boar Meat?? It was another ordinary market as I had thought??as??I explored further, it really got me excited.?? I could find a lot of exotic stuff [...]
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Elephants at??work The art of paper making was invented by the Chinese in 105 A.D but in Lampang province, quality hand made paper is being made out of elephant dungs??at?? the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre. Processor for elephant dungs The?? brilliant idea came from Mr Wanchai’s determination to turn the dungs into a pot of [...]
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