Publicomos

Notice (permalien)

Réf.

41439

Type

conference item

Titre

Amphawa : saving its spirits of place

Langues

English

Auteurs

Silapacharanan, Siriwan

Date

2008

Pages

15 p.

Titre de conférence

16th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Finding the spirit of place – between the tangible and the intangible’

Lieu de conférence

Québec, Canada

Date de conférence

29 sept – 4 oct 2008

Mots-clés

spirit of place / intangible heritage / wooden architecture / temples / historic houses / waterways / historic villages / conservation projects / economic aspects / social aspects / canals / tangible and intangible

Pays mentionnés

Thailand

Monuments et sites

Amphawa, Samut Songkhram province, Thailand

Résumé en anglais

The objective of this research work is to analyse the cultural heritage of Amphawa and its impact on saving the spirit of place. Amphawa is a rich cultural heritage communitystretching along Amphawa canal with its reputation as the “Venice of the East” in this region. This wooden village was in the status of degradation due to the economic downturn, caused by the utilization of automobiles since 1980. After the restoration in 2004 involving 18 wooden buildings and a landscape project of the Thai Cultural Environment Project,giving an essential impact in physical, socio-economic and cultural aspects due to cultural tourism. As a result, more and more tourists come to visit Amphawa since it is famous for its heritage environment. This paper presents how the conservation of tangible heritage gave an essential impact to the transmission of intangible heritage in Amphawa.

Document joint

77-koba-15.pdf

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)