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Thai Song Dam Village |
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Lao Song |
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Thai Song Dam or Lao Song cultural centre is at Moo 5,
KhaoYoisubdistrict. Visitors can drive along Highway No. 4to get
there. You need to pass the junction to KhaoYoi and head towards
Phetchaburi downtown for a kilometre. Then make a left turn at
the entrance of Ban Wang School and go 300 meters further. Thai
Song Dam or Lao Song is a group of minority people from Dien
Bien Phu near the borderline between North Vietnam and Laos.
They have migrated and settled down in Thailand for more than
200 years. They have their own culture and traditions, e.g.
wearing all black. In terms of communication, they have anoral
language and a writing systemof their own. They have
considerable expertise in textile weaving and basketry. The
majority of Thai Song people live in Phetchaburi. Every year in
April, they organise a social gathering that each village takes
turn as a host.
Thai Song Dam Cultural Centre houses a
huge collection portraying the way of life of Lao song people in
the old days. It displays equipment and appliances used in their
everyday life, the duplication of their house, the ancient
scriptsand the demonstration on how to weave. Visitors can buy
souvenirs, for example clothes, bags, or accessories. The
cultural centre opens daily from 8.30 – 17.00 and free of
charge. There are some costs incurred for group visits that
would like to watch the cultural show, such as the ceremony to
make offerings to house spirits, In-gon, Luk Chuang (children’s
folk game), and reed mouth-organ dancing. The cultural centre
also provides traditional Thai houses for guest accommodation.
For more information regarding Thai Song Dam Cultural Centre,
please contact KhaoYoi municipal district at 0 3256 1200. If you
wish to earn an experience of staying with Thai Song dam people
in their house, please call KhunWiwanthaneeSatpan at 0 3256 2153
or 08 1434 4997.
To get there by public transportation,
catch either Bangkok – Phetchaburi or Bangkok –PrachuapKhiri
Khanbus line. Get off the bus at KhaoYoi intersection, then
proceed by a motorbike taxi for 2 kilometers. The motorbike taxi
service should cost you 20 Baht. |
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Khao Yoi |
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13.2285 N |
99.8285 E |
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