in beautyfully imitating antique gold of the olden days till it is widely accepted by Thai people and foreigners.
Initially, this making of the copy of old style gold was originated from the ideas of the goldsmiths of Wongyai family led by Mr. Chuea Wongyai. Mr. Chuea himeself resides at Tambon Si Satchanalai. He is a goldsmiith and deals in antiques. This kind of antique dealing is popular among people who live in old cities. His occupation made him familiar with old style gold ornaments which become rarer and rarer to find and more and mor expensive as years go by. One day, someone showed him an antique necklace unearthed near the bank of the Yom River. An idea sprang to this mind to make necklaces of similar design. The necklace he saw was made of bronze, woven with four strands into a long chain. He studied and copied it, starting from the beginning until the end of the chain. He untangled it one by one. Then he used copper wires to weave into similar designs. The necklace the saw was made of bronze, woven with four strands into a long chain. He studied and copied it, starting from the beginning until the end of the chain. He untangled it one by one. Then he used copper wires to weave into similar designs, but he failed to make it. He turned to seek advice from villagers who made woven baskets and containers to teach him how to weave. At last , his efforts paid off and he could coppy the pld design. Gold used now is new gold but the design is an old one, called "si sao" (the four thread design). That was the frist necklace with design imitating that of the olden days. He brought his handiwork for sale in chiang Mai and Chatuchak Market in Bangkok. Since 1993, old gold has thus become popular among the general public.
วันศุกร์ที่ 7 มกราคม พ.ศ. 2554
Gold is regarded a rare and valuable
ornament with quality differant from other metals. Its weight is greater tha that of iron which is thought by many people as very heavy already. But gold is pliable and tough. It can be flattened out by a hammer into a surprisingly thin sheet called "gold leaf". It is said that if you could buy twenty-two kilogrammes of gold and stretch it into gold wires, the whole length could wind around the world. Gold never gets rusty or decayed because there is no oxygen in gold. Thought its age may be over a thousand years, its lustre still shines brightly. This is its unique quality.
In water, soil, sand, for hundreds or thousands of years, when found, gold is never tarnished. It shines gloriously against the sunlight. Gold is therefore love by those who desire to possess this wonderful metal of the world since it can be made into ornaments, showing the high position of the wearer in sdociety, or made into most revered images such as those of the Lord Buddha or of sacred deities.
Antique gold or Si Satchanalai gold is the renowned handi work of the villagers of Tambon Ta Chai and Si Satchanalai, Si Satchanalai District, Sukhothai Province. They have meticulously
In water, soil, sand, for hundreds or thousands of years, when found, gold is never tarnished. It shines gloriously against the sunlight. Gold is therefore love by those who desire to possess this wonderful metal of the world since it can be made into ornaments, showing the high position of the wearer in sdociety, or made into most revered images such as those of the Lord Buddha or of sacred deities.
Antique gold or Si Satchanalai gold is the renowned handi work of the villagers of Tambon Ta Chai and Si Satchanalai, Si Satchanalai District, Sukhothai Province. They have meticulously
Sukhothai today
still maintains its quiet, peaceful and simple atmosphere. The lifestyle based on farming, a major occupation of the Thai people, admirably influences a great dealof the people. Here can be found no large-scale department stores nor cinemas, no entertainment complexes that lead people to undesirable wants. On the other hand, present-day Sukhothai is full of monasteries-both in dilapidated and lively condition a genuine indication of its being a truly pious Buddhist city.
Sukhothai people are kind and always smiling to all. Agriculture oriented culture makes them unhurried and not always concerned with making money. Wemay be surprised to find that prices of foodstuffs here are surprisingly on the low side.
People in general know Sukhothai as an old capital city which still preserves age-old tradition and culture such as the ceremony of heritage sites at historical park illumination of candles and lights and its being one of the world's. In reality, Sukhothai today has more than that. It has the fine and elaborately-made antique style gold ornaments, the tin chok brocade style of woven cloth and the earthenware that can be a match for the famed celadon both in form and quality.
For Sukhothai, known as the Dawn of Happiness, today or in the past, the true identity and cultural style of the Thais are still preserved. A visit to this historical city will not only emanates the pride in our past but also the admiration for our present, befitting the motto of the province which goes as follows:
Sukhothai people are kind and always smiling to all. Agriculture oriented culture makes them unhurried and not always concerned with making money. Wemay be surprised to find that prices of foodstuffs here are surprisingly on the low side.
People in general know Sukhothai as an old capital city which still preserves age-old tradition and culture such as the ceremony of heritage sites at historical park illumination of candles and lights and its being one of the world's. In reality, Sukhothai today has more than that. It has the fine and elaborately-made antique style gold ornaments, the tin chok brocade style of woven cloth and the earthenware that can be a match for the famed celadon both in form and quality.
For Sukhothai, known as the Dawn of Happiness, today or in the past, the true identity and cultural style of the Thais are still preserved. A visit to this historical city will not only emanates the pride in our past but also the admiration for our present, befitting the motto of the province which goes as follows:
Early morning for Sukhothai
resdents is ow ushered in after the wholesale market for farmers and gardeners begins to be quiet. The sun peeps out from the horizon, spraying golden and silvery rays in the sky. Retailers who are mostly woman villagers arrive carrying their local vegetables and soon the short strip of roadway and narrow space adjacent to the wall of Wat Ratchathani by the Yom River has turned into fresh market. Red tricycles that used to ply the street fully loaded with farm produce to be loaded onto trucks now change their function to serve as vehicles carrying Sukhothai people living in the neighbourhood to come shopping at the market.
Long lines of monks and novices walk serenely out of the gate of their monasteries to accept alms from market vendors who, despite their being busy with their sales, still find time to make merits in the bright morning. Push-carts from which coffee is sold are crowded with customers, likewise are the rice and curry stalls. An old grandma from Si Samrong sits beside her basket containing sun-dried and finely-chopped tobacco leaves. She carries it on her hip while looking quietly for prospective buyers in buses parked near the pier at Pha Muang Road. Her manner is different from that of the vendor of boiled pig's head and banana with a stall near the dike, who keeps on shouting, and calling for customers.
when the sun has finally come out in full, shop-houses located along the road selling all kinds of goods take in the bustling atmosphere of the morning market, open their shop fronts and call out to passer by to stop and browse, whether at ready made clothes, bags, medicine or foodstuffs. Although not many customers venture inside the shops, still the day's business can be called to order.
Besides the fresh market by the Yom River and the nearby shops that are open to meet the new day since the sky is still dark, the two municipal markets located not very far away of Sukhothai, the traffic begins to roll. Of particular in terest are buses with old style wooden bodies which are specially conserved in Sukhothai. This major mode of mass transport here is patronized mainly by school and college students. Man-pro-pelled tricycles are parked in groups waiting for customers while people walk unhurriedly by.
Long lines of monks and novices walk serenely out of the gate of their monasteries to accept alms from market vendors who, despite their being busy with their sales, still find time to make merits in the bright morning. Push-carts from which coffee is sold are crowded with customers, likewise are the rice and curry stalls. An old grandma from Si Samrong sits beside her basket containing sun-dried and finely-chopped tobacco leaves. She carries it on her hip while looking quietly for prospective buyers in buses parked near the pier at Pha Muang Road. Her manner is different from that of the vendor of boiled pig's head and banana with a stall near the dike, who keeps on shouting, and calling for customers.
when the sun has finally come out in full, shop-houses located along the road selling all kinds of goods take in the bustling atmosphere of the morning market, open their shop fronts and call out to passer by to stop and browse, whether at ready made clothes, bags, medicine or foodstuffs. Although not many customers venture inside the shops, still the day's business can be called to order.
Besides the fresh market by the Yom River and the nearby shops that are open to meet the new day since the sky is still dark, the two municipal markets located not very far away of Sukhothai, the traffic begins to roll. Of particular in terest are buses with old style wooden bodies which are specially conserved in Sukhothai. This major mode of mass transport here is patronized mainly by school and college students. Man-pro-pelled tricycles are parked in groups waiting for customers while people walk unhurriedly by.
a living on agriculture
Sukhothai Province can be compared to being the heart of people living in the oldest area of the Thai Kingdom of Thailand.
Everyday, farmers from districts both far and near, from Si Satchanalai, Sawankhalok, SiSamrong, Kong Krailat, Khiri Mat and even in the viciity of Muang District, bring their farm produce such as rice, corn, beans, peas, peanuts, cotton, sugar cane, tobacco, for sell in bulks at this market from 23.00 hours to 04.00 hours. The market, known by local people as Bobe Market, not only serves as wholesale market for farm produce from farms and orchards from outlying villages and districts of the province, but also acts as the centre for transaction of fresh water fishes, the best known of which is called "pla khao". Another type of very rare fish found only in this old capital and can be found once a year is a kind of fish called by villagers as "Pla thong" (golden fish).
The types of fish on sale in great quantity there are cat fish, striped sneke head fish and barb from Khiri Mat District which is famous for fish culture.
A special kind of mushroom called "khon" is a delicacy of the place, rare to find but very tasty indeed. It can be found only once a year during a short period of time near the end of September. Villagers from Khiri Mat and Ban Dan Lan Hoi normally bring them to the market early at dawn.
Everyday, farmers from districts both far and near, from Si Satchanalai, Sawankhalok, SiSamrong, Kong Krailat, Khiri Mat and even in the viciity of Muang District, bring their farm produce such as rice, corn, beans, peas, peanuts, cotton, sugar cane, tobacco, for sell in bulks at this market from 23.00 hours to 04.00 hours. The market, known by local people as Bobe Market, not only serves as wholesale market for farm produce from farms and orchards from outlying villages and districts of the province, but also acts as the centre for transaction of fresh water fishes, the best known of which is called "pla khao". Another type of very rare fish found only in this old capital and can be found once a year is a kind of fish called by villagers as "Pla thong" (golden fish).
The types of fish on sale in great quantity there are cat fish, striped sneke head fish and barb from Khiri Mat District which is famous for fish culture.
A special kind of mushroom called "khon" is a delicacy of the place, rare to find but very tasty indeed. It can be found only once a year during a short period of time near the end of September. Villagers from Khiri Mat and Ban Dan Lan Hoi normally bring them to the market early at dawn.
Dawn at Sukhothai
The first ray of sunlight spreads to the eastern sky and reflects upon the water in the Yom River still shrouded in semi-darkness and glittering with silvery and golden colours. The dawn of a new day has com to waken the people near and far from their slumber to be ready to dfo their duties as best as they can.
For people living on the bank of the river in the province famous for being the fiist capital of Thai Kinkdom, their new day has come severral houes before the start of the first ray of the sunlight in the sky.
The short road meandering along the Yom River, starting from the walls of Wat Ratchathani to Praphon Bamrung Street, is crowded with people coming from many places with farm produce collected from their rice fields and gardens. They start their trip when it is still dark and dawn has not arrived. Those from faraway places settle down on old canvas beds covered with faded plastic sheets. They take a map while waiting for their regular buyers who come at the usual appointed time to purchase their goods for reselling. Tose living nearby com nearly at the fixed time. They unload their baskets and containers from trucks and keep themselves busy bundle and trundle them up in a hurried and frenzy way.
Sukhothai at this monent portrays the time when the dawn of life is approaching with the arrival of the new day a peaceful dawn that has been going on from time immemorial and the old lifestyle that has been maintained steadfastly.
The small province lies in the folds of Khao Luang Mouuntain with the Yom River flowing through, dividing its land into the eastern and western parts, starting from the edge bordering Phrace Province and winding north of Si Satchanalai District, passing Sawankhalok, Si Samrong, Muang, and kong Krailat Districts before dipping to the northwest of Phitsanulok Province. If the Yom River represents the main artery feeding the lives of Sukhothai people who for hundred years have made
For people living on the bank of the river in the province famous for being the fiist capital of Thai Kinkdom, their new day has come severral houes before the start of the first ray of the sunlight in the sky.
The short road meandering along the Yom River, starting from the walls of Wat Ratchathani to Praphon Bamrung Street, is crowded with people coming from many places with farm produce collected from their rice fields and gardens. They start their trip when it is still dark and dawn has not arrived. Those from faraway places settle down on old canvas beds covered with faded plastic sheets. They take a map while waiting for their regular buyers who come at the usual appointed time to purchase their goods for reselling. Tose living nearby com nearly at the fixed time. They unload their baskets and containers from trucks and keep themselves busy bundle and trundle them up in a hurried and frenzy way.
Sukhothai at this monent portrays the time when the dawn of life is approaching with the arrival of the new day a peaceful dawn that has been going on from time immemorial and the old lifestyle that has been maintained steadfastly.
The small province lies in the folds of Khao Luang Mouuntain with the Yom River flowing through, dividing its land into the eastern and western parts, starting from the edge bordering Phrace Province and winding north of Si Satchanalai District, passing Sawankhalok, Si Samrong, Muang, and kong Krailat Districts before dipping to the northwest of Phitsanulok Province. If the Yom River represents the main artery feeding the lives of Sukhothai people who for hundred years have made
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