Dan
Kwian : The land of ceramics
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, Thailand
- 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.
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Forming
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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, 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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