Chiang Mai, the center of Thai crafts

Chiang Mai is the center of national handicrafts and is famous for its wide variety and high quality of traditional handicrafts. Here, the skills of skillful hand and fine brushstrokes and painting patterns have been passed down from generation to generation. These handicrafts are all produced at home, and most of them are hand-made. They are simple, exquisite and endearing. Varieties include fancy cotton fabrics, hand-beaded clothing, exquisite lacquerware, hand-painted paper umbrellas, rattan handicrafts, detailed wood carvings, embossed silverware, colorful silk fabrics, and sea-green celadon. In addition, similarly abundant and high-quality products include embroidery, silver ornaments, jewelry, etc. made by northern mountain tribes. Other products that have attracted attention include shiny copperware, wood carvings and rattan furniture, hand-woven straw mats, Thai musical instruments, black gold inlays, batik fabrics, glazed pottery and bamboo baskets, etc.

Whether it is the vases, candles, dried flowers, photo albums, photo frames, ashtrays, bookmarks placed on the table, or the lighting, window grilles, tapestries, wall hangings, etc. hung on the wall, they are all full of original nature. breath. As soon as the reporter walked into the ASEAN product exhibition area of ??the Convention and Exhibition Center, he was immediately attracted by the various styles of Thai handicrafts. Thailand is a famous Buddhist country and is known as the "Paradise of Antiques" in Southeast Asia. Every year, many antique collectors go to Thailand to hunt for "gold". There are many little-known and attractive products here, especially the simple hand-carved log products, which inherit the essence of Thai folk culture. They are exquisite in handcraftsmanship, unique in style and pleasing to the eye. From this, the reporter thought that perhaps this is one of the main reasons why Thai handicrafts are famous far and wide.