Though the handiwork of Thai craftsmen has always been
beautiful, practicality was most likely to determine whether
a particular item would be produced again and again. Household
utensils, tools used in daily work, and articles of clothing
were valued as much for their shape, size, and durability
as for their aesthetic worth. But with recent changes
in the thai way of life, these items have become more
and more appreciated as work of art and cultural legacies.
Their practical value now depends on how international
demand for them contributes to the economy of communities
specializing in their production, and to the preservation
of the natural resouces from which they are made Thailand Handicrafts
หมู่บ้านด่านเกวียน อ.โชคชัย จ.นครราชสีมา จำหน่ายสินค้าเครื่องปั้นดินเผา
หินทรายประดิษฐ์ และสินค้า otop ชั้นนำอื่นๆอีกมากมาย ได้รับการกล่าวขานว่าเป็นหนึ่งตำบล
หนึ่งผลิตภัณฑ์ ที่มีชื่อเสียงมายาวนาน ของจังหวัดนครราชสีมา
และของโลก(ก็ว่าได้) ประวัติด่านเกวียน
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Dan Kwian The land of ceramics, is located in
Tambol DanKwian, Chokchai District and is 15 kilometres
south-east of Korat City. Route No.224 Nakhon Ratchasima
- Chokchai runs thougth the village where both sides of
the orad are fulled of beautiful and astonishing ceramic
shops.The moon River runs on the east side of the village.
Dan Kwian Litter ally means the by-pass area of bull-carts.
As told by the people, years ago, people from variousparts
on the side of the country, for example, Nang Rong, Buri
Ram, Surin, Khunhan, Khukhan and down to khamer regions,
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who had travelled west-wards
in their carts, would normally camp their caravans
here at Dan Kwian, During their stops, the travellers
or the merchants would collect the raw clay from the
banks of the Moon River for making earthenware-pots,
jars, table wares etc. Shapes and designs were copied
in traditionnal way as the 'Kha' tribe who originally
lived there. Many of those product wear taken back
with the merchants and since the products from Dan
Kwian had special charactoristics both in shapes and
colors and also marverlous quality of tough, they
became well know to all people everywhere. Today,the
Dan Kwian products become one of the major export
goods from Korat.The clay at Dan Kwian has
a special marverlous quality of though, as said, ductile
texture and color of rust which beyond comparison
and the quality is fantastic.The clay is taken from
the banks of Moon River, the place locally colled
'Kud' (Parts of the river banks that have been worn
away or eroded then created an area of swamp-liked).The
clay is also well known for its features as forming
shapes, and on the firing process, it is not easily
broken or bending,The very most special feature is
that after the firing the clay will give out natural
red colour which is belived to be iron oxide mixed
in the clay.
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Today, the Dan Kwian products become
one of the major export goods from Korat, Thailand.
Example products of the year 2008
(Our 10,000 designs.) Click
here
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