Chiang Rai Province - Art

Art

• The area is known for its traditional Lanna music with instruments such as the sau (fiddle) and kaen (panpipe).
• The north of Thailand has its own distinctive art and crafts including bronze casting, carving, mulberry paper, Buddha Images and sign painting.
• Local handmade items popular with tourists are clay charcoal stoves, tea sets, brooms and dust-pans, and umbrellas for shade and decoration.
• Some of the craftswork is made for spiritual purposes.