DOCSLIB.ORG

Ililllililffiill$Iilmmfiil 3 1379 0T 158383 9

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Ililllililffiill$Iilmmfiil 3 1379 0T 158383 9 ililllililffiill$iilmmfiil 3 1379 0t 158383 9 THAI TOURISTS' SATISFACTION WI.IEN TRAVELING AROUND RATTANAKOSIN ISLAND BY TRAM JEERANUN KIJSAWANGWONG Adviso r: Assistant Professo r Prceyacha t Utta mayodh in a A RESEARCII PAPER SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER ARTS ,IN OF ENGLISH FOR CAREERS LANGUAGE INSTITUTE, THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY BANGKOK, TIIAILAND MARCH 2OO7 %*/ /,1o 8i,,7,,/;,*cn/a - ," 2i 1.3. tm . ABSTRACT This research is conducted for the academic purpose of strongly focusing on the tourism and hospitality industry. The centers of attention for this study are understanding as well as discovering the motivation that encourages people to use the Tram's service and evaluate Thai tourist satisfaction toward traveling around Rattanakosin island by tram. Obtaining this information will help to promote Thai Tourism and generate more awareness in Thai people to travel more in their territory. Moreover, the provider of service to the tram can use this database to improve their service quality. The main objective of this research is to measure the degree of Thai tourist satisfaction with services and facilities when traveling around Rattanakosin Island by tram. The sample size of this research is 100 Thai tourists, who travel around Rattanakosin Island by tram in December,2006. The subject will be chosen by the accidental sampling method. The instrument used in this research is the self- administered questionnaire. In addition, the instrument in data analysis is the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version I I The respondents agreed, that the reason that they chose to travel around Rattanakosin Island by tram is because they did not want to walk, which makes them tired. In general, the respondents were satisfied with the service from staff who guided them during the trip. Also they were satisfied with the length of time when traveling around Rattanakosin Island by tram and its schedule. In addition, the respondents were satisfied with the price. However, there were two things that the respondents were unsatisfied with the tram and the place to board the tram. a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This research paper could not have been completed without the kind support from many people. I would like to express my sincere thanks to my advisor Assistant Professor Preeyachat Uttamayodhin. Her advice and encouragement led me to success in this research. Also, I would like to express my thankfulness to all my instructors in the Language Institute at Thammasat University. I am highly appreciative for all of their effort to fumish me the great knowledge. Next, sincere thanks are given to the people who manage the project of the tram around Rattanakosin Island as well as Thai Tourist who provided the useful information for this research. Besides, I would like to express many thanks to Ms.Siriwon Ritruamsup, one of the staff at the Language Institute, Thammasat University. Without her suggestions, we may have struggled with many problems while studying in this program. Also, thanks to my friends especially from group 2, who encourage me throughout this study and brighten up the class all the time. Last but not least, I am eternally indebted to my beloved family, who always have unbounded love and support that lead me to success in my study. Thammasat University Jeeranun Kijsawangwong Bangkok, Thailand. March 2007 3 iii CONTENTS PAGE ABSTRACT..... ............ ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ......... iii CONTENTS..... .......... iv CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION I l.l Background .. I 1.2 Statement of the Problem 1 1.3 Objectives of the Study 4' 1.4 Definition of Terms ..... 5 1.5 Scope of the Study ......... 6 1.6 Significance of the Study ......... 6 1.7 Organization of the Study ........ 7 2. REVIEW OF LITERATURE ... ...... 8 2.1 The Concept of Tourism ............8 2.2The Concept of Motivation..... ...........9 2.3 Excursionists or Day Tripper. .................10 2.4 Cultural Tourism.. ............... l0 2.5 Consumer Satisfaction.... ..............1I 2.6The Tourist Attraction or Places Which Tram Pass Around Rattanakosin Island ...............13 2.7 Relevant Research ......... l5 3. METHODOLOGY 17 3.2 Materials....... ............... 17 3.3 Procedure. ... 19 3.4 Data Analysis .... 20 iv 4. RESULTS 2I 4.1 The Result of the Demographic Information of Respondents .........21 4.2The Result of Reason for ThaiTourists to Travel Around Rattanakosin Island by Tram. .....25 4.3 The Result of Satisfaction of Respondents with Services and Facilities..... ...........27 4.4 Evaluation after Travelling Around Rattanakosin Island by Tram. ........37 4.5 The Service orThings ThatNeed to be Improved... ...........40 5. CONCLUSION, DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATION 42 5.1 Summaryofthestudy j..................42 5.2 Summary of the Findings .......... 43 5.3 Discussion ... ........ 44 5.4 Conclusion . .........48 t 5 Recommendations for Further Research .......... 49 REFERENCES 5l APPENDIX.... 52 A. QuestionnaireinEnglish ........ 53 B. Questionnaire in Thai . ..... 58 C. Map of Rattanakosin Island . ... .:. .... 62 D. Photo of Tram in the old days... ........63 E. Photo of Tram arouqd Rattanakosin Island at present.. ........ 64 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION T.IEACKGROUND Tourism makes the world without boundary; that is, people travel from one place to another for leisure, easily. Cook (1999, P. 3) defines tourism as "the temporary movement of people to destinations from their normal places of residence. While spending time at each traveling place, people exchange their information of language, knowledge and culture. Tlailand also gains a lot of revenub. through this gigantic industry. The statistics from Tourism Authority of Thailand shows that every year from 200) to 2}O6,the number of Thai and foreign tourists has increased drastically (see figure l) Toble / Target of Tourism in Thailand,1997-2006 Table I Target of Tourism in Thailand 1997'2006 ----Inte;;til"1-- - I !-- I --PeTL--r Revenuc 1., _r;;,* .ffi[;fi;;;,;] i "o' ic'h;.s;i -rrrlli"" i [N;b-;prh*s. mf:l F,--/d,y F"r-i I I i lofStayl i I , I ro;r, -'i -Cvil --tn"r,,ti- %rl I fi,tliii,"ii"-iwi-tnl-aott- -l-[--rn"r,t] Wf 83 3,6?L87 2nJs4f .063i Wril'a rT tf+zsl [l}r-'WW a=usil . La'afufmi lrrrfll-- 8^s8l .r0-s0izs6 @s4 [-{z-T ,s3il018f .4481 - poor"f i0"06 7.% I,z+8.04- :;.nl- ms-sT *sl [-+rEl [ t I -i0.80 -l-t-fstiq -i]ors| Toolri-- [- +r:ttl-r.e8 [- ntitq[-+a.rzl I1,.\-,vl -r.Jv e. lz rrt,a.Jv ;05s JvrrLvrlt-oeJeol -Ari-1.J, lr00lT-lavvJ'WT-- I io.oo [-7i6 [-8lali iliiiso-i-I i 'v.rJl f- i r." -i 4,oiiii:t i.or[;re+? f -l;2,7rl;4,j44[-;;st1---t8?J60 i.*rzl lrootrl-13381'.ta84t &t0 t 4Js0r0 +17.08 fooPf--tsnl .1300 l- &20 4,300.00 I *f .e t 533-0001-.t8,44 2 Domestic I rhrr vrrrt* i;^* - A*r"g" -|.- rr"r.,* i i- ilp tr',il;i.ilsth ;i ip;;;;;,;", iah""s;[--- **";ph;"s' i. i istayiStal I i I I i(Million) i (o/") i (Days) | (Baht) i (%)i (sahol (%) -'[],46c00_-i-.ll.tt[- llsiolnT- ir.ot[-ro.rt i---2.i1- i8g,isC"oo[-*-r+rol Itersi' i- sr.o8 i--Ln,- n7 at,stLlo [ +ale !-- r8?fer^e2 t- +4Ci F -$srl .:roza 2$ i- lJr3is ; .Lzsi 203,t?e^00 FAI 14.t4|sq.?4f .2r8 2.48 tJw1-i +oui-70Jl6rs210.s16.15| .36r+3.6rI EUUU'lVtooTl l10Ii-78-f |r,717.77i+t2.7,l f- i -)-.si lzooZ'r--or.sil- *s .qsi- --[ i,680.s)-1----e:.jii - ztsI{t.IiFIIe - 0e.366s::6i +tz.zo"; t6 i - - 1,824.38 +7.98 +23.221 l4!i_LlioO;" 1- i irio l- 2.6t il i:s2A.iir- ii;r.e8 |l---xg.e86 289.986.811 i.u f +x n r-- -- _-,,,,,,-.,,--,__'--.--,,,,-..---,,-_-:- l +.s0 i 17,99! ili. 84 tio i l- I i . s i :-' il1 .izq.oi *n*r r_-l il "8sr. - i Pno{'ri -iii, +r.qll_- 2.6i - i- i,rei.oo- l;6.08i jAr,j00:00i-tta8i W6j_7233! +4.0si 2.67 i z.oso.oo i +4.33i rzg,ooo.ooi ;TgIi This can reflect the positive attitudes of foreign tourists to the visit of Thailand as well as the new habit of Thais in their adoption of traveling as leisure. This is due to the fact that government sectors, especially the Tourism Authority of Thailand, have been promoting the cultural tourism in many parts of the country. Cultural tourism is related to the desire to experience other current culnre and view the artifacts of previous cultures. This has been a motivator in the tourism market' One of the elements in cultural tourism is to visit the heritage athaction, destination or attend with the traditional festival. There are numerous historically significant structures and building located within the Rattanakosin Island such as the magnificent Grand palace, temples, buildings and historical places. The Royal Grand Palace is the Maha Monthien group of buildings, the Throne Halls, and other palaces and buildings. Wat phra Kaeo, the temple, is in the outer section of the Royal Enclosure west of the Grand palace. It was built on the orders of King Rama I, along with the Grand Palace and Rattanakosin Island. Wat Po, the large and extensive temple, neighbors the Grand Palace on Thai Wang Road. Moreover, in order to revive the old atmosphere and draw more attention from tourists both locally and internationally, a tram has been rebuilt for a convenient means of viewing the island city. Drummond and Yeoman (2001, p. 16) explained that the tourism increases in value for each country, and the demand of consumers for quality in product and services also inclease.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Bangkok City & Temple Tour
    Bangkok City & Temple Tour: Wat Pho, Wat Trimitr, Wat Benchamabophit This City & Temple Tours is specially designed as an introduction of Bangkok. Drive across the city into the Rattanakosin Island to see the contrast between old and new of Bangkok. Visit to the outstanding temples (Wat) such as - Wat Pho famous for its Reclining Buddha, Wat Trimitr, the world's largest Golden Buddha believed to be about 700 years old. Continue to Wat Benchamabophit, famous as the Marble Temple, which is built with white Carara Italian marble in a graceful architecture and house one of Thailand's most beautiful Buddha replica of Phra Phuttachinarat. Tour Code: BKK-02 Departure: Every Day Destination: Bangkok, Thailand Duration: Half Day Tour Session: Morning, Afternoon Meal: None PROGRAM: 08:00 / 12:30 - Pick up at your hotel and drive to the central district of Bangkok 09:00 / 13:30 - First visit Wat Trimitr, renowned for its Golden Buddha with 10 feet high and weighs 5 ton and a half. The image was built with pure gold with the fine art of Sukhothai period around 13th century. It was recorded as the world largest Buddha image made of gold by Guinness World Book of Record. Continue further with a drive to Rattakosin Island passing through China Town and flower maket. It is amazing to see a bustling, but colorful life style of the locals. 10:00 / 14:30 - Arrive at Wat Pho, well-known for its huge Reclining Buddha, with 46 meter long and 15 meter high. Founded in 1781 by King Rama I of Chakri Dynasty, Wat Pho was the first university of Thailand that taught wide range of knowledge ranging from astrology, literature and medicine.
    [Show full text]
  • Infrastructure
    INFRASTRUCTURE Bangkok has been undergoing rapid urbanization and industrialization since 1960. The increasing population is due in part to the development of infrastructure, such as road networks, real estate developments, land value, and a growing economy that resulted in expansion into the surrounding areas and the migration of people to the city from all parts of the country. 7>ÌiÀÊ ÃÕ«ÌÊÊ >}Ê>`Ê6VÌÞÊÀi> Õ°° Discovering the City the Discovering City the Discovering xxÈ°Ó Èää x£È°Ó xän°£ {nÈ°Î {n°È {ÇÈ°Ç {ää Óää ££°Ç È°{ n°£ ä ÓääÓ ÓääÎ Óää{ , - / *1 Ê7/ ,Ê-1**9Ê Ê"/ ,- 1- --]Ê-// Ê / ,*,- ]Ê"6¿/Ê 9Ê Ê 1-/, Source: Metropolitan Waterworks Authority /Ì>Ê7>ÌiÀÊ*À`ÕVÌÊÉÊ Water Management ->iÃÊÊ >}Ê>`Ê6VÌÞÊÀi> At present, the Metropolitan Waterworks To develop an effl uent treatment system, To build walls to prevent and solve Authority (MWA) provides the public and establish a “Flood Control Center” fl ood problems caused by seasonal, water supply in the BMA, Nonthaburi with 55 network stations, using low-cost northern and marine overfl ows in the and Samut Prakarn provinces at an treatment techniques and building Bangkok area. Ê Õ°° average of 4.15 million cubic meters additional water treatment systems, while Ó]äää per day, over a 1,486.5 sq. km area. restoring the beauty and cleanliness To develop an information technology £]xÎn°Î £]xää £]xäx £]x£È°£ of canals and rivers. system to support drainage systems £]{n£°Ç £]{În°x £]äÇÈ The BMA continuously monitors the throughout Bangkok. £]äää È°{ £]ä£Î° Ó°x nnä°Î quality of the water supply and canals.
    [Show full text]
  • THE ROUGH GUIDE to Bangkok BANGKOK
    ROUGH GUIDES THE ROUGH GUIDE to Bangkok BANGKOK N I H T O DUSIT AY EXP Y THANON L RE O SSWA H PHR 5 A H A PINKL P Y N A PRESSW O O N A EX H T Thonburi Democracy Station Monument 2 THAN BANGLAMPHU ON PHE 1 TC BAMRUNG MU HABURI C ANG h AI H 4 a T o HANO CHAROEN KRUNG N RA (N Hualamphong MA I EW RAYAT P R YA OAD) Station T h PAHURAT OW HANON A PL r RA OENCHI THA a T T SU 3 SIAM NON NON PH KH y a SQUARE U CHINATOWN C M HA H VIT R T i v A E e R r X O P E N R 6 K E R U S N S G THAN DOWNTOWN W A ( ON RAMABANGKOK IV N Y E W M R LO O N SI A ANO D TH ) 0 1 km TAKSIN BRI DGE 1 Ratanakosin 3 Chinatown and Pahurat 5 Dusit 2 Banglamphu and the 4 Thonburi 6 Downtown Bangkok Democracy Monument area About this book Rough Guides are designed to be good to read and easy to use. The book is divided into the following sections and you should be able to find whatever you need in one of them. The colour section is designed to give you a feel for Bangkok, suggesting when to go and what not to miss, and includes a full list of contents. Then comes basics, for pre-departure information and other practicalities. The city chapters cover each area of Bangkok in depth, giving comprehensive accounts of all the attractions plus excursions further afield, while the listings section gives you the lowdown on accommodation, eating, shopping and more.
    [Show full text]
  • Message from the Governor of Bangkok
    MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR OF BANGKOK Bangkok is one of the world’s most our people are encouraged to pay dynamic cities. For more than 224 more participation in several activities years of history, art, culture and conducted by Bangkok Metropolitan architecture, it is the pride of Thailand Administration to further enhance the and a place of warm welcome for local administration process. visitors. Named the Best Tourism City in Asia, Bangkok boasts a fascinating ‘Your Key to Bangkok’ is considered array of sights and experience that as a window to all aspects of the city. are both unique and accessible. With its most comprehensive information, you will be revealed all Emphasizing on its geographic the features, facts and fi gures as well characteristic, Bangkok is a veritable as other details concerning our city. gateway to other Southeast Asian cities. With its wealth of well-educated I would like to take this opportunity to human resource, network of express my heartiest welcome to you transportation, infrastructure and IT to Bangkok to explore many treasures system, it is drawing attention from that the City of Angels has to offer. the world as a business hub with abundant opportunities brought by a number of world-class enterprises. In the attempt to become an international metropolis, Bangkok is promoting several programs to pursue our goal to be a livable city, a city of investment and a tourism city. We are also encouraging more initiatives in order (Mr. Apirak Kosayodhin) to ensure the well-being of Bangkok Governor of Bangkok
    [Show full text]
  • UNIVERSITY of CALIFORNIA, IRVINE Waterways
    UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE Waterways of Bangkok: Memory and Landscape DISSERTATION submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in Anthropology by Michael Hurley Dissertation Committee: Professor Tom Boellstorff, Chair Professor Leo Chavez Associate Professor Keith Murphy 2015 © 2015 Michael Hurley DEDICATION แด กรงเทพมหานคร To Bangkok ii Moment after moment, life, gloriously improbable, advances. Michel Serres iii TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS v CURRICULUM VITAE vi ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION vii INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER 1: Origins 20 CHAPTER 2: Loss 50 CHAPTER 3: Forgetting 75 CHAPTER 4: Trajectories 102 CHAPTER 5: Belonging 134 CONCLUSION 163 BIBLIOGRAPHY 172 iv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS First, I would like to thank all of my informants and friends in Bangkok. When I think of Bangkok, and the people who live there, I sometimes feel an almost dizzying nostalgia. I would like to thank professor Tom Boellstorff, who has given me so much guidance and support over the years, and who continues to amaze me. I am honored to be his student. I am also grateful to the other members of my oral exam committee: Gabriele (Gaby) Schwab, Leo Chavez, Kris Peterson, and Keith Murphy. I have learned so much from all of them. I would like to give special recognition to Gaby, an incredible teacher with an unusual radiance. I am grateful to professor Robert Garfias. I was his assistant for four quarters and I really enjoyed these journeys in ethnomusicology. He inspired me, and our students, with his stories. Ather Zia has been one of my closest friends in graduate school.
    [Show full text]
  • The King's Nation: a Study of the Emergence and Development of Nation and Nationalism in Thailand
    THE KING’S NATION: A STUDY OF THE EMERGENCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF NATION AND NATIONALISM IN THAILAND Andreas Sturm Presented for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the University of London (London School of Economics and Political Science) 2006 UMI Number: U215429 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. Dissertation Publishing UMI U215429 Published by ProQuest LLC 2014. Copyright in the Dissertation held by the Author. Microform Edition © ProQuest LLC. All rights reserved. This work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. ProQuest LLC 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106-1346 I Declaration I hereby declare that the thesis, submitted in partial fulfillment o f the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and entitled ‘The King’s Nation: A Study of the Emergence and Development of Nation and Nationalism in Thailand’, represents my own work and has not been previously submitted to this or any other institution for any degree, diploma or other qualification. Andreas Sturm 2 VV Abstract This thesis presents an overview over the history of the concepts ofnation and nationalism in Thailand. Based on the ethno-symbolist approach to the study of nationalism, this thesis proposes to see the Thai nation as a result of a long process, reflecting the three-phases-model (ethnie , pre-modem and modem nation) for the potential development of a nation as outlined by Anthony Smith.
    [Show full text]
  • The Implementation of Conservation Plans of the Rattanakosin, Bangkok
    THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CONSERVATION PLANS OF THE RATTANAKOSIN AREA, BANGKOK Wimonrart ISSARATHUMNOON PhD Candidate Yukio NISHIMURA PhD, Professor Urban Design Laboratory, Department of Urban Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo Japan 113-8656 Fax: 81-3-5841-6265 [email protected], [email protected] Introduction Forced by the Rattanakosin Committee, the Master plan for Conservation and Development of Krung Rattanakosin was created in 1982. The master plan is the foremost plan of which 20 conservation programmes were applied to be the action plans and studies. Due to the revision of the master plan of 1994, less than 40 per cent of activities in conservation programmes have been applied during two decade of plan implementation. Hence, the question of why the plans cannot gain a success will be addressed in this study. The study comprise of three main parts. First part is to investigate the roles of the Rattanakosin Committee that pays an important part in the conservation bodies and the conservation plans in the Rattanakosin area, including the master plan and action plans. Second part is to evaluate the implementation of conservation plans based on the revise plan of 1994. Final part is to discover of the obstructions and provide the suggestions for attaining a success in plan implementations. The Rattanakosin Area: the Historic Core of Bangkok Bangkok, the official name of which is Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, has been the capital of Thailand since 1782. The city has served as the centre of the government administration, economy, social, and culture.
    [Show full text]
  • Youthquake Evokes the 1932 Revolution and Shakes Thailand's
    ISSUE: 2020 No. 127 ISSN 2335-6677 RESEARCHERS AT ISEAS – YUSOF ISHAK INSTITUTE ANALYSE CURRENT EVENTS Singapore | 6 November 2020 Youthquake Evokes the 1932 Revolution and Shakes Thailand’s Establishment Supalak Ganjanakhundee* EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • Grievance and frustration resulting from the government’s authoritarian style, its restrictions on freedom of expression and the dissolution of the Future Forward Party have been accumulating among students and youths in Thailand since the 2014 military coup. • While high school and college students are overwhelmingly represented among participants in the ongoing protests, young people from various other sectors across the country have also joined the demonstrations. • The flash-mob style of demonstration is a venting of anger against the political system, expressed in calls for the resignation of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha, a new Constitution and, more importantly, reform of the Thai monarchy. • The protests are a flashback to the 1932 Revolution, in that they are conveying the message that ordinary people, not the traditional establishment, own the country and have the legitimate right to determine its future course. • In response, the crown and the royalists are using traditional methods of smears and labels to counteract the youths. * Supalak Ganjanakhundee was Visiting Fellow in the Thailand Studies Programme, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute from 1 October 2019 to 30 June 2020. He is the former editor of The Nation (Bangkok). 1 ISSUE: 2020 No. 127 ISSN 2335-6677 INTRODUCTION A number of Thais have gathered annually at Thammasat University’s Tha Phrachan campus and at the 14 October 1973 Memorial site on nearby Ratchadamnoen Avenue to commemorate the student uprising on that date which restored democracy to the country.
    [Show full text]
  • 9 Sacred Sites in Bangkok Temple As an Auspicious Activity That Grants Them Happiness and Good Luck
    The 9 Sacred Sites Buddhists in Thailand pay homage at the temple or ‘wat’ as they believe it is a way to make merit. They consider paying homage to the principal Buddha image or to the main Chedi of the 9 Sacred Sites in Bangkok temple as an auspicious activity that grants them happiness and good luck. The number nine is considered auspicious because it is pronounced as ‘kao,’ similar to the word meaning ‘to progress’ or ‘to step forward.’ Therefore it is believed that a visit to nine sacred temples in one day gives the worshippers prosperity and good luck. The nine sacred temples in Bangkok are of significant value as they are royal temples and convenient for worshippers as they are located close to each other in the heart of Bangkok. Wat Saket Printed in Thailand by Promotional Material Production Division, Marketing Services Department, Tourism Authority of Thailand for free distribution. www.tourismthailand.org E/JUL 2017 The contents of this publication are subject to change without notice. The 9 Sacred Sites Buddhists in Thailand pay homage at the temple or ‘wat’ as they believe it is a way to make merit. They consider paying homage to the principal Buddha image or to the main Chedi of the 9 Sacred Sites in Bangkok temple as an auspicious activity that grants them happiness and good luck. The number nine is considered auspicious because it is pronounced as ‘kao,’ similar to the word meaning ‘to progress’ or ‘to step forward.’ Therefore it is believed that a visit to nine sacred temples in one day gives the worshippers prosperity and good luck.
    [Show full text]
  • Chinese Temples in Bangkok Sources of Data for 19Th-Century Sino-Thai Communities
    25 Chinese Temples in Bangkok Sources of Data for 19th-Century Sino-Thai Communities ChuimeiHo* 1. Introduction Modem Chinese communities in Thailand have been the subject of extensive research by social scientists and historians (e.g., Landon 1941; Skinner 1957, 1958; Coughlin 1960; Purcell 1951). Much empirical data has been collected regarding Chinese ethnic groups in 20th-century Thai society, but not nearly as much hard data has been made available for the study of the Chinese in Bangkok during the 19th century. The numerous observations by European travelers are too sketchy for serious analysis and contemporary Thai and Chinese documentary sources seem to be very rare. However, rich epigraphic data from the last two centuries survives within the Chinese community in Thailand. Much of this is still on public display inside Chinese temples and ancestral halls. Elsewhere in Southeast Asia, much Chinese epigraphic material has been compiled by historians (e.g., Chen & Tan 1970; Chen 1977; Franke & Chen 1982-87). Some I scholars have incorporated such material into broader studies of overseas Chinese culture (e.g., Salmon & Lombard 1977 for Jakarta). But in Thailand, no comprehensive survey of temple inscriptions has yet been published, apart from some of Franke's work (1976; 1991).1 In deed, researchers generally have not paid much attention to Chinese temples in Thailand. Among the few exceptions are Skinner (1957:84,138 and Coughlin (1960:94-100).2 In 1990 and 1991, the author visited twenty-eight Chinese temples3 as well as one Chinese and five Vietnamese Mahayana monasteries4 in Bangkok (Table 1: Fig.l ).5 These included all of the temples in Sampheng, Bangkok's traditional Chinatown, and several others in Thon Buri on the other side of the Chao Phraya River.
    [Show full text]
  • The Democracy Monument: Ideology, Identity, and Power Manifested in Built Forms อนสาวรุ ยี ประชาธ์ ปไตยิ : อดมการณุ ์ เอกลกษณั ์ และอำนาจ สอผ่ื านงานสถาป่ ตยกรรมั
    The Democracy Monument: Ideology, Identity, and Power Manifested in Built Forms อนสาวรุ ยี ประชาธ์ ปไตยิ : อดมการณุ ์ เอกลกษณั ์ และอำนาจ สอผ่ื านงานสถาป่ ตยกรรมั Assistant Professor Koompong Noobanjong, Ph.D. ผชู้ วยศาสตราจารย่ ์ ดร. คมพงศุ้ ์ หนบรรจงู Faculty of Industrial Education, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology, Ladkrabang คณะครุศาสตร์อุตสาหกรรม สถาบันเทคโนโลยีพระจอมเกล้าเจ้าคุณทหารลาดกระบัง Abstract This research article examines the methods of power mediation in the design of the Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. It examines its underlying concept and mechanisms for conveying political power and social practice, along with the national and cultural identity that operates under an ideological framework. The study consists of two major parts. First, it investigates the monument as a political form of architecture: a symbolic device for the state to manifest, legitimize, and maintain power. The focus then shifts to an architectural form of politics: the ways in which ordinary citizens re-appropriated the Democracy Monument through semantic subversions to perform their social and political activities as well as to form their modern identities. Via the discourse theory, the analytical and critical discussions further reveal complexity, incongruity, and contradiction of meanings in the design of the monument in addition to paradoxical relationships with its setting, Rajadamnoen Avenue, which resulted from changes in the country’s socio-political situations. บทคดยั อ่ งานวิจัยชิ้นนี้ศึกษากระบวนการสื่อผ่านอำนาจอนุสาวรีย์ประชาธิปไตย
    [Show full text]
  • The Forgotten Heritage of the Rattanakosin Area
    The Forgotten Heritage of the Rattanakosin Area Piyamas Lernapakun+ (Thailand) Abstract In order to safeguard the vanishing traditions and the history of a city, it is nec- essary to document and record the forgotten heritage. The aim of this study is to raise public awareness of the cultural significance of the Rattanakosin area including ancient wangs (mansions) and shophouses endangered by the develop- ment of urban projects and the lack of good management leading to their dete- rioration. This includes Crown Property Bureau’s assets of historical buildings on Rattanakosin Island. The research results show that heritage buildings are being demolished and replaced by modern concrete structures. The main conclusion drawn in this paper is that: If the heritage buildings continue to be replaced with present day structures, in the near future the entire history of the Rattanakosin area might be lost. Keywords: Conservation, Development, Rattanakosin Island, Architectural Heritage, Urban Management, Urban + Piyamas Lernapakun, Phd. Candidate, Architectural Heritage Management and Tourism (International Program) Faculty of Architecture Silpakorn University. 48/195 Mhubaan Baanmhai, Soi Krungthep Kritha 7, Krungthep Kritha Road, Huamark, Bangkapi, Bangkok, 10240. voice: +66 081-551-2148 fax: +66 02-130-1201 email: [email protected]. The Forgotten Heritage of the Rattanakosin Area | 53 Introduction “Heritage: A Gift from the Past to the Future. Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations (World Heritage Information Kit, 2008:5). The “past” is the Foundation of the “present” which leads to the growth of the “future” if nothing is left of the “past.” How can the “future” survive? (Shi- nawatra Weerapan, 2002:7).
    [Show full text]