Jun 12, 2009

07Jun09 Long Neck Village and Chiang Rai in Thai

I went to Chiang Mai for 3days from Bangkok. When I arrived at Chiang Mai airport, someone gave to me litchi.

3日間バンコクからチェンマイに遊びに行ってきました。 チェンマイ空港に着くとライチが無料でもらえたよ!!

Chiang Mai is source of litchi. Of Course it was nice taste!!!!
And next day, I joined a tour that bring me to Chiang Rai and Long Neck Village.
It was soooooooooo interesting!!!

チェンマイはライチの産地なんだって。 もちろんめっちゃ美味しかったよ!!

到着の次の日はチェンライと首長族に会えるツアーに参加してきた。 

I went to Wat Rong Khun in the tour.
It is still under construction. I've never seen like this temple. It was totally different of another one. There are beautiful and modarn painting on wall in side, and out side also very interesting.

(English : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Rong_Khun)
(Japanese : Sorry, it doesn't have Japanese site)

始めはワットロングクン(?)という真っ白のお寺。未だに建設中とのことで本堂だけが公開中。 今までこんな建物見たこと無い!!他の寺とは全く異なるタイプ。 本堂の内壁はすっごく綺麗なモダンな絵が描かれているし(映画のマトリックスなんかも少しかかれててちょっとウケる)、外観も面白い。

Everywhere white and brightening.



I went to Long Neck Village that last sightseeing place in the tour.

このツアー最後の観光場所で首長族の村に行ってきました。

I heard that heaviest ring ware 8kg and they are wearing the ring since 5 or 6 years old. The ring was not separate, it was just rolling on their neck!!
First year, start few roll and the number of roll is going to increase each year and they can stop if they think enough. And I heard their original was Myanmar, not Thai.Only few group imigrated to Thai from Myanmar.

首長族のこの輪は最大で8キロもあって、5~6歳からつけるんだって。 しかも このリングは離れてなくて、一本の長い真鍮を熱で柔らかくして首にぐるぐる巻きにしてるの。
はじめの年は2~3重で、巻く数は毎年増やしていくんだって。 でも彼女たちがもう十分だと思ったら増やさなくてもいいらしい。 ちなみに彼女達の元はミャンマーで、数グループがタイに移住してきたんだって。

It was good opportunity to see their culture and life!!

それにしても首長族の文化と生活に触れるすっごくいい機会だった!!

Long Neck

English : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayan_(Burma)
Japanese : http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A6%96%E9%95%B7%E6%97%8F

Another tribe also were living at same village. They have big hole in their ear.
他の部族も住んでました。 彼女の部族は耳に大きな穴。。。。痛そう。

I enjoyed with their child, they have so innocent smile:):):) They were so cute!!




Tour Agent : Amporn tour Chiang Mai
http://www.amporntourchiangmai.com/

Tour Name : "Chiang Rai + Long Neck One Day Tour"
Plice : 1000Bt (about 2800yen)

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