Gift from the Nan River

Gift from the Nan River ข้อมูลการติดต่อ, แผนที่และเส้นทาง,แบบฟอร์มการติดต่อ,เวลาเปิดและปิด, การบริการ,การให้คะแนนความพอใจในการบริการ,รูปภาพทั้งหมด,วิดีโอทั้งหมดและข่าวสารจาก Gift from the Nan River, Nan.

Sister Lumyai: Head of Baan Don Moon Village-Miss Lumyai Wongthai, colloquially known as Sister Lumyai, is the 7th gener...
15/08/2021

Sister Lumyai: Head of Baan Don Moon Village
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Miss Lumyai Wongthai, colloquially known as Sister Lumyai, is the 7th generation descendant of Chao Lung Anuphap Chaihaatsongkram who led the Tai Lue people of Menla into Nan, founding three main villages. These villages were; Baan Don Moon, Baan Pa Kha, and Baan Nong Bua along the Nan River in modern-day Tha Wang Pha District. She continued the role established by her forefathers through playing an active part in managing her community as the head of Baan Don Moon.

During her childhood, Sister Lumyai saw a growing interest in Tai Lue culture and history from many outsiders. University professors and historians often made visits to her village to see her grandfather, Elder Peng, who would tell them stories passed down through oral tradition from times bygone. Through the endeavour of these intellectuals, Sister Lumyai saw the importance of pride in her identity and heritage.

Many people in her community, especially the newer generations who with their greater exposures of city life and western culture, saw modernization as an elevation to the standard of living. As a result, many traditional ways of life gradually faded away. Additionally, new manmade structures which aided urbanisation for the village caused drastic changes in the geography affecting the ecosystem of the Nan River. This consequently altered the surrounding lands and damaged the natural integrity and beauty of the area.

In 2002, Sister Lumyai formally took the role of the community leader of Baan Don Moon. Through the counselling and collaboration of her cousin, the folk wisdom philosopher and former community leader Mr Bunyang Kamyuang, she set about strengthening her community. She allocated the managing and educating of various cultural aspects and practices to people of different ages and skillsets, nurturing and sense of unity, and instilled pride in their identity. By these acts, the establishment of Baan Don Moon Tai Lue education Centre came to be. The Center is open to interested organizations, civil servants, and enthusiastic visitors alike, to teach people from near and far about Baan Don Moon’s Tai Lue rich history, customs, and traditional lifestyle. As a garment and textile expert and craftswomen, she continues the tradition of ornate hand-woven fabrics while making innovations, increasing exposure and knowledge, and instil a fascination with delicate art.

Her niece Miss Suphamat Wongtai, known as “Nook” who is the director of traditional dances and cultural performances, follows in sister Lumyai’s footsteps added with her own experiences and modern outlook. Nook stands as a role model to become the future leader of the new generation of Tai Lue people of Baan Don Moon.

Tai Lue in Nan-Tai Lue is an ethnic group of Tai people who originated from the city of Lue Luang, believed to be locate...
15/08/2021

Tai Lue in Nan
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Tai Lue is an ethnic group of Tai people who originated from the city of Lue Luang, believed to be located in Guizhou Province, later immigrated south to Meuang Nong Sae, modern-day Dali City on Erhai Lake in Yunan Province, China.

As their population greatly increases, the Tai Lue people devise a new administration founding the Kingdom of Sipsong Panna in the 12th century surrounding the Lancang-Mekong basin. Initially made up of 12 city-states ruled under the authority of the King of Chiang Hung, the kingdom later expanded south into new territories.

Although formally adopted Theravada Buddhism in the 14th century, the Tai Lue people kept many of their shamanistic beliefs, practices and ideology. This manifested through various aspects of their cultures ranging from spirit worship and rituals to works of arts and crafts. After centuries of struggles and conflicts with neighbouring powers, the once-dominant Tai Lue Kingdom gradually went into decline, its populations disperse, and formally dissolved by the People’s Democratic Republic of China later formed into Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunan Province.

The Tai Lue diaspora retains much of their cultures and language, and the deep connection with other Tai Lue communities throughout the region, separated by modern international borders. Their importance and traditions are well recognised and have gained attention by government organisations, historians, and curious tourists alike.

The beginning of the migration of Tai Lue people into Nan took place around 200 years ago when King Sumonthevarat of Nan, under the initiative of King Rama II of Siam, led the campaign against various city-states of the Tai Lue Kingdom. Their victories lead to the migration of the Tai Lue people of Mengla, one of the founding 12 states, into Siam’s territory as spoils of war. Headed by the Chao Luang (King) Anuphap, 32 families of nobles and commoners made the treacherous journey south through the wilderness, finally settling on the Nan River banks, founding the villages of Baan Don Moon, Baan Pa Kha, and Baan Nong Bua in modern-day Tha Wang Pha District.

Chao Lung Anupha was delegated by the King of Nan to preside over the cultivation of rice and irrigation of the lands surrounding their communities. Tributes of harvest is to be presented to the King of Nan as a gesture of loyalty. Chao Lung Anuphap was later venerated as Chao Lung Anuphap Chaihaatsongkram, meaning “King Anuphap, the victorious one”, as he was a formidable worrier and to symbolically elevating him to an honorary member of the Nan royalty.

This period called “Geb Pak Sai Sa, Geb Kha Sai Mueng”, literally translated as “put vegetables into baskets, put people into towns”, meaning “reaping the harvest, strengthening the people” saw the formal establishment of the Tai Lue community in Nan and the growing friendship between the successive local rulers and Tai Lue communities.

Consequentially, the descendants of the King of Mengla through his youngest granddaughter, Chao Nang (Princess) Tumma, are bestowed the family name “Wongthai”; “Wong” denoting a person of royal blood and “Thai” as their place of residence as the became the community leaders of Baan Don Moon throughout the ages.

Miss Lumyai Wongthai, colloquially known as Sister Lumyai, the 7th generation decedent of Chao Luang Anuphap, although no longer holding royal titles, continues the duty and mission of protecting the cultures and identity of the Tai Lue people of Baan Don Moon, for future generations to come.

Nan: A Brief History-Nan is a province in Northern Thailand bordering Laos to the east. The province is situated in the ...
15/08/2021

Nan: A Brief History
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Nan is a province in Northern Thailand bordering Laos to the east. The province is situated in the remote Nan River valley, surrounded by forested mountains.

Although widely considered part of the Lan Na Kingdom by many contemporary historians, Nan was well recognized as an independent Kingdom throughout most of its history since it first founded in the 13th century as Wieng Varanakara, modern-day Pua District. Its mountainous terrain, proximity to other major cities and relatively small size challenges navigators and discourage foreign conquest. The modern Meuang Nan District, the capital city of Nan Province was the final Imperial capital and seat of the last dynastic rulership.

Due to its unique geography, Nan enjoyed unique independence and self-rule for most of its history, only to be fully assimilated as a province of Thailand during the early 20th century to formalize borders with European colonial powers and bring the region under direct administration of the constitutional government in Bangkok.

Nan hosted a multitude of ethnic groups from this region. Historically, the inner city was largely occupied by ethnic Tai Yuan, whiles Mon Burmese lived outside the walled city. Other ethnic groups such as the Tai Lue settled along the fertile banks of the Nan River in various districts, usually in small communities or villages.

In modern times, Nan Province is known for its beautiful nature, uniqueness of cultures, simple lifestyle and tranquil atmosphere, like travelling back in time. Travellers headed for Nan must take the narrow and mountainous 101 northern motorways to reach Nan City. Nan is considered by many Thais “The Last place in Thailand” as it received minimal influences from the central governments, only becoming a popular tourist destination in the last few years.

In a romantic sense, the word “Nan” came to mean “Far-Flung”, evoking the image of a mysterious place among the green and misty mountains of Northern Thailand.

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