konying Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Most likely will get Chinese to do it, as Thai can not make A grade copies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farang99 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Go ahead and build your "clone". It will draw a few curious at first, then die. People who want to see Preah Vihear, want to see the REAL THING, not some mock up bull crap! Thai thinking at it's best. Look, fake Rolex looks just like the real thing, fake Gucci, Armani, Louis Vuitton the same. All are happily aquired by tourists, so why will they not welcome a fake Phrah Vihear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Thailand LOS - the Land of Simulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dageurreotype Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 (edited) Oh my, what a stupid idea. Do they really think tourists, especially foreign tourists, would be interested in coming to Thailand to see a copy? Real tourists travel to see the real thing. Another stupid idea from another brain dead bureaucrat. I wish these guys would stop having their brain farts in public. If they want to see the real thing, they should visit Cambodia where it was obviously originated. Seriously, look at it and tell me the Thais built that. Edited August 7, 2015 by dageurreotype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 (edited) Go ahead and build your "clone". It will draw a few curious at first, then die. People who want to see Preah Vihear, want to see the REAL THING, not some mock up bull crap! Thai thinking at it's best. Look, fake Rolex looks just like the real thing, fake Gucci, Armani, Louis Vuitton the same. All are happily aquired by tourists, so why will they not welcome a fake Phrah Vihear? I know you are being facetious, but copying a brand name fashion item is a million miles away from trying to replicate a 900 year old temple complex. There is such a thing as weathering and patina that only age can produce. "Archaeologists also use the term "patina" to refer to a corticated layer that develops over time that is due to a range of complex factors on flint tools and ancient stone monuments.[1] Wiki. Edited August 7, 2015 by ratcatcher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I admit this man has great ideas, he deserves a promotion to the TAT and will really find his spot there. From all the great temples i've seen in Asia there wasn't one in Thailand. I mean real temples like the Borobudur or Taj Mahall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnikaIII Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Disneyland Would it be molded in polystyrene foam? Or will they rob stones from existing Thai temples ... "Democracy" !! Where art thou? Can you hear me? He'll always be thanked for giving us a break from Red Shirt violence, but really, ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuv06 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Oh my, what a stupid idea. Do they really think tourists, especially foreign tourists, would be interested in coming to Thailand to see a copy? Real tourists travel to see the real thing. Another stupid idea from another brain dead bureaucrat. I wish these guys would stop having their brain farts in public. They need good PR management team or they can start holding full moon parties at the new site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swerver Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Why not build that thing in Bangkok saving the tourst the problem to travel all the way to the hinterland while being exposed to the reckless Van and/or Bus drivers and the souvenir consessions can be made available to genuine Sisaket born and raised citizens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maderaroja Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Great idea! But why stop there, how about also cloning the Eiffel Tower, the Grand Canyon and the Sydney Harbour Bridge whilst singing "We Are The World" China spends a lot of money building tourist sites withing their borders. They are successful at it, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamnutsak Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 A lot of famous Thai structures have been re-created at the Ancient City (Meuang Boran) in Samut Prakan, including Prasat Phra Wihan. http://www.ancientcitygroup.net/ancientsiam/en/map/ I thought that it would be schlocky, but it was very amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fookhaht Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 (edited) Japan is saturated with mock international cities (with the obligatory replicas of monuments and landmarks) in order to keep most of their tourists at home. It works there. Edited August 7, 2015 by Fookhaht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Clone the view, and you have something... Clone the temple, and it's like ten thousand others already here- and a waste of money. Source: http://home.hiwaay.net/~jalison/vihear.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songhua Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 If you can't beat 'em, clone 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mancub Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I'd fly half way around the world to to see a polystyrene copy of an ancient temple. And come home with anther souvenir t-shirt with the slogan "Same same but different" or "2016 Ancient Khmer temple built in Thailand by Burmese slave labour " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 There is already a clone of it at Mini Siam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisH Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I'd fly half way around the world to to see a polystyrene copy of an ancient temple. They should make a blow up version for the kids to play on at carnivals. Let's see how well that goes down with our neighbours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnacarta Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Just how much stupidity can we take from this military government. Just about everyday, we are subjected to clowns in the administration making laughable and idiotic suggestions and statements. How long is a piece of string? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casindonet Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Great idea! But why stop there, how about also cloning the Eiffel Tower, the Grand Canyon and the Sydney Harbour Bridge whilst singing "We Are The World" Don't give them any bright ideas....they might just do what you suggested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthai Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Pay 10x the Thai entry price to see fake Thai crap and buy more Thai crappy souvenirs. Sign me up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabothai Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Disneyland Would it be molded in polystyrene foam? Or will they rob stones from existing Thai temples ... "Democracy" !! Where art thou? Can you hear me? He'll always be thanked for giving us a break from Red Shirt violence, but really, ... lego Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technologybytes Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 “So I want this project to be built quickly, so that people around Phrea Vihear Temple will be able to sell souvenirs to tourists.” That about sums it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 A copy of the real thing complete with a worthless 12 month warranty. At least sticking to what they are good at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurkster Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 You know what is so scary to think about. If Siam (Thailand) had gotten its way at around the colonial times when France was meddling, modern day Cambodia wouldn't exist and ALL of the Khmer people's identity would fade/start to fade away (I.e. Khmer cultural areas of Souther Issan) and it would be part of modern Thailand and Thais could happily claim Angkor Wat as "Their own" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLock Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 "SI SA KET — Those fighting over sacred sites elsewhere in the world should take note of this innovative solution." I just liked the first line of the press release, like they had stumbled on the secret to world peace and harmony. Dimwits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebyrd Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Well they copy everything else, watches, shirts, women..... They seem to have no idea, or perhaps don't care, that they make themselves look cheap by pulling stunts like this. Amazing Thailand, always amazes you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmh8 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 surely the only thing to do that makes sense is go to war over the original site. in the night move the border posts and write up new land boundary in nearest office. then act ignorent and smile a lot when cambodians arrive in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatproblem Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I went there last month ,foreigners can go to temple ,only Thais can't go there.its nice to see Thai not welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lopchan Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Words fail me. In a land where plagiarism, new copyright laws, copying and cheating in schools and other forms ............ nope, I'll go back to what I said, words fail me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varangkul Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 A sort of Walt Disney Thailand.......... why does that have a ring of truth to it? a lovely image without any of that nasty truth/reality besmirching it But Thailand already has its own 'wonderland". Go look at "ancient city- Muang Boran " in Samut Prakan. Quite A wonderful replication of historic structures in and around Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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