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Friday, July 6, 2012

Preliminary I

Craft (or Handicraft) is a kind of product which is made by hand with simple skills and focused to its functionality and usability in everyday life. Typically, Craft always reflects its cultural and/or religious nationalism. The product which is manufactured by automatic machine in large amount will not be called Craft or Handicraft.

Thailand (Siam) and Burma (Myanmar) are geographically connected countries with long period of co-history. They fought for getting further boundary since 1548-1855 A.D. (2091-2398 B.E.). During those sessions, there were many activities, trading and life-styles in between both of them, as cultural and religious exchange.

Especially, in the northern provinces of Thailand which are close to Burma, such as Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Mae Hong Son, Craft is one thing to confirm the above mentioned.

(To be continued)

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