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Jack Eisner
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| Country: | Thailand  |
| City: | Chiang Mai |
| Registered: | September 9th, 2005 |
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THE COLOURS OF DOI SAKET
Posted by Jack Eisner on April 1st, 2011 | 0 comments | 79 views
Welcome to my blog, and photos, entitled The Colours of Doi Saket. This is an ongoing documentary of my home in northern Thailand. My wife's (Wi) family has lived in Doi Saket for several generations, and we live in the same village where she grew up, and where she has a large extended family.
Doi Saket is a district about 14 km east of Chiang Mai, Thailand's major northern city. It's a rural area of mainly rice farmers. The rice-cycle turns the fields into a constantly changing tapestry of colours.
Another of Doi Saket's interesting features is the only Thai Lue (pronounced Lew) community in Chiang Mai Province. The Thai Lue are a distinct ethnic group, but part of the larger Thai-speaking peoples. Doi Saket's Thai Lue originated in a part of Yunnan Province, China known as Sip Sohng Bannah, and migrated to Thailand probably in the late 19th century. My wife is related, on her mother's side, to the Thai Leu of Ban Luang Nuah, and she speaks Thai Leu dialect - passa Yohng (in addition to the northern dialect called Oo Kamuang spoken in the villages, and standard (central) Thai, taught at school).
Doi Saket's Thai Leu live in two villages, on either side of the main east-west Highway. Ban Luang Nuah, north of Hwy 118, is the main village, and on the same road as our house. A couple years ago the village decided they would completely rebuild their temple, previously standard central Thai architectural style, in Thai Leu style. This will be, perhaps, Thailand's first temple in Thai Lue architectural style. In addition to the temple's main sanctuary rebuilt in Sip Song Bannah style, the compound includes a specially-built Thai Leu style teak house.
This latest series of photos are from a special ceremony which took place at at the temple October 30, 2010. Temple Buddha statues were cast as a gathering of monks, dignitaries and the public prayed and gave blessings.
Thank you for visiting my page, and I welcome your comments.
Jack Eisner
Doi Saket is a district about 14 km east of Chiang Mai, Thailand's major northern city. It's a rural area of mainly rice farmers. The rice-cycle turns the fields into a constantly changing tapestry of colours.
Another of Doi Saket's interesting features is the only Thai Lue (pronounced Lew) community in Chiang Mai Province. The Thai Lue are a distinct ethnic group, but part of the larger Thai-speaking peoples. Doi Saket's Thai Lue originated in a part of Yunnan Province, China known as Sip Sohng Bannah, and migrated to Thailand probably in the late 19th century. My wife is related, on her mother's side, to the Thai Leu of Ban Luang Nuah, and she speaks Thai Leu dialect - passa Yohng (in addition to the northern dialect called Oo Kamuang spoken in the villages, and standard (central) Thai, taught at school).
Doi Saket's Thai Leu live in two villages, on either side of the main east-west Highway. Ban Luang Nuah, north of Hwy 118, is the main village, and on the same road as our house. A couple years ago the village decided they would completely rebuild their temple, previously standard central Thai architectural style, in Thai Leu style. This will be, perhaps, Thailand's first temple in Thai Lue architectural style. In addition to the temple's main sanctuary rebuilt in Sip Song Bannah style, the compound includes a specially-built Thai Leu style teak house.
This latest series of photos are from a special ceremony which took place at at the temple October 30, 2010. Temple Buddha statues were cast as a gathering of monks, dignitaries and the public prayed and gave blessings.
Thank you for visiting my page, and I welcome your comments.
Jack Eisner