Welcome to old Chiangmai Cultural center where you will
enjoy a serene evening three-hours experience of the exotic Khantoke dinner,
stage performances and hilltribes shows known as Lanna Thai, the region
of elegance.
Among the more obvious 'must' sights to visit but no visit to Chiangmai
is complete without spending an evening at Old Chiangmai Cultural Center.
all started in Hawaii
The idea for the Old Chiangmai Cultural Center was born in 1968 during a
stop-over in Hawaii, when Khun Oon and Khun Borvorn Chutima, the originators
of the centre, visited the Polynesian Cultural Centre and the International
Market in Honolulu.
Realising the increasing popularity of northern Thailand as a tourist destination,
a similar cultural centre in Chiangmai could only enhance the area’s attractions
and further boost the ever growing number of visitors. Plans were made to
build the centre on 25 rai of land Wualai Road not far from the Chiangmai
International Airport. The Project was started in 1970.
The centre’s buildings were designed by Col Jira Silapakanok who had made
an in-depth study of Lannathai (northern) architecture and traditional local
building materials. Authentic northern roof tiles, made of simple baked
clay and locally known as “Din Khaw”, had to be especially manufactured,
as they were no longer produced. The architectural style adopted for the
buildings was the “Ruean Pae” style, meaning “row house” in the northern
dialect.
The foundation stone of the complex was laid on September 5, 1970 and construction
progressed rather rapidly with the centre’s Khantoke restaurant opening
on April 2, 1971. Delays in the supply of teak wood and roof tiles somewhat
slowed down progress and the complete centre was finally opened on August
25, 1972.
Today, the Old Chiangmai Cultural Center is known in many countries all
over the world. It has been recognised by the international tourism industry
as one of the most popular tourist attractions in northern Thailand.
The Banquet
There is much more to enjoy at the Old Chiangmai Cultural Center. You can,
by private appointment made through the helpful staff, visit the Saw-Hong
House during the day to see how daily life was actually lived. Or, if you
really want to build a set of memories that you will treasure for the rest
of your life, you can celebrate your wedding, for the first time or again
just for the sheer pleasure of it, in the traditional grace and ambience
of old Lanna Thai.
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