Chiang Mai conceives a new cultural attraction

By The Nation

 

 

Two new landmark projects are coming up in Chiang Mai province. One is a monument dedicated to Thai belief in serpents while the other will be a floating night market incorporating scope for entertainment.

 

The Thuluthai Foundation, together with musicians, singers, actors and The Sacred Arts held a press conference in the Bueng Buakhao area, in Chiang Mai's San Sai district on the project to build the Great Naka Hall of Fame and the launch of the San Sai Night Floating Market. The project includes a ‘Tawinaka PanPow’ grand show performed through music, dance, light, and sound on a floating stage that will be permanent stage for other artists.

 

 

The Great Naka Hall of Fame is a project about beliefs and legends about serpents that has been with Thai society for a long time. Most of the beliefs are related to Buddhism.

 

The Great Naka Hall of Fame will be built as a gathering place, telling the story of Chiang Mai, the Lanna [ancient Chiang Mai] way of life, stories of various streams using the serpent as a conductor, and also exhibiting various branches of art such as painting, sculpture, musical instruments as well as digital images, including 3D images showing the stories of the Naga.

 

 

The hall will be built in the floating market area in the midst of a large white lotus pond [Bueng Bue Kaw] over 200 rai. There will be beautiful landscaping and a clear view of Doi Suthep, they said.

 

Entrepreneurs said that the night floating market will be a centre for selling food, including raw food, ingredients and cooked food. It will be the first night floating market in Thailand.

 

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/travel/30390812

 

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"There will be ....... a clear view of Doi Suthep, they said".

 

But only for several months each year and certainly never during the burning season.

Dangit..came here to say the same thing...same same but different--that is!!!!!   carry on......(cough)

Floating night market sounds like fun, I'd like to see it at least once.

The only thing lacking is of course tourists as I don't see this as an attraction for the locals.

3 hours ago, Trillian said:

"There will be ....... a clear view of Doi Suthep, they said".

 

But only for several months each year and certainly never during the burning season.

Yes. And it would be  much better to invest the money for ending the burning once and for all.

That might bring some tourists back.

Only then investing in new attractions makes sense.

I hope they will not come up with praising the haze as an attraction.

6 hours ago, Thailand said:

The only thing lacking is of course tourists as I don't see this as an attraction for the locals.

True.  Chiang Mai has the zoo, the night safari, the night market, more temples than you can throw a stick at, weekend walking street, the list goes on and on.  All these things rely on tourists and they are lacking.  Not just because of the virus either.  It is going to be hard work building up the tourist industry again in Chiang Mai and just adding more Disney like attractions is unlikely to do it. 

Hey those dudes stole my spare chests!!  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hmmm, I did look good in'em

a floating market, ....how original !!!

Other than their saying it's "in the Bueng Buakhao area, in Chiang Mai's San Sai district," one would think the reporter would give real information as to where this is located and how to get there, even if it's completed and open for business yet.

 

Does anyone know the location?

8 minutes ago, MrBrad said:

Other than their saying it's "in the Bueng Buakhao area, in Chiang Mai's San Sai district," one would think the reporter would give real information as to where this is located and how to get there, even if it's completed and open for business yet.

 

Does anyone know the location?

I THINK this is West of the 1001, after the Honda dealer at the crossroads and around the Toyota dealer (on the right side heading North). There's already an outdoorsy type of eatery/drinkery with bamboo huts on stilts in that location and the water lillies in the picture are evident. 

On 7/6/2020 at 6:04 AM, Trillian said:

But only for several months each year and certainly never during the burning season.

It is a night floating market. No smoke visible at night?

10 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

It is a night floating market. No smoke visible at night?

We wish.

It will have to be a rainy season event.

 

 It’s funny they have already forgot about the record breaking pollution that burns your eyes and lungs 

Did you know that Marie Antoinette and her ladies-in-waiting put on specially worn and soiled "peasant outfits" to play at being shepherdesses and farmers ?

 

Welcome to "virtual Thailand" !

 

~o:37;

On 7/6/2020 at 8:13 PM, daoyai said:

a floating market, ....how original !!!

 

No, its a floating NIGHT market...completely original, never been seen, will be a huge attraction...