Saturday, February 4
2017
Today is another
tour day. We wake up really early because the van will picks us up at 5 in the
morning. Our first destination for today is Red Lotus Lake. It takes an hour
travel by van from the university. We arrive there when the sun even doesn’t
rise yet.
Red Lotus Lake is
one of the province famous tourist attractions situated in Kumphawapi District.
Visitors can enjoy the beautiful scenery of tropical flower in the lake. The
best time to visit the lake is during the cold season, December to February. We
can see the beautiful lotus blossoms between early in morning until almost
noon. This romantic site is usually very crowded during Valentine’s Day weekend.
From the Red Lotus Lake, we travel to next
destination. Ban Chiang National Museum. This museum has been an example of
prehistoric culture and technology for centuries. It is located in Nong Han
District in the east of the province, about 50 kilometers on the route to Sakon
Nakhon province. The villagers had uncovered some of the pottery in prior years
without insight into its age or historical importance. The Fine Arts Department
and the University of Pennsylvania did two extensive archaeological excavations
at Ban Chiang and nearby areas in during 1974-1975. Ban Chiang has been called
“the centre of a remarkable phenomenon of human cultural, social, and
technological evolution” in Southeast Asia. In 1992, the Ban Chiang
archaeological site was registered as a UNESCO world heritage site at the World
Heritage Committee. This archaeological site exhibits Ban Chiang style pottery
which reflects the lifestyle of people in the past. Visitors can also enjoy a
demonstration on how to make Ban Chiang pottery by the villagers. The museum
opens daily from 9.00 am till 4.00 pm except on Mondays.
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