Long Neck Village

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The long-necked people in northern Thailand are one of the ethnic minorities on the Thai-Myanmar border. They fleeing the war in Myanmar and flooded into northern Thailand. They mainly settled near Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Mae Hong Son. Mae Hong Son is the largest settlement of the long-necked people. Long-necked people live in tall thatched huts. Girls have been winding copper rings around their necks, wrists, knees, etc. since they were 9 years old. The appearance looks like a circle of independent copper rings, but actually a solid copper strip. Yes, the length is changed once every two years, and there is no need to lengthen it until the age of 25 or after marriage. It is said that the copper bar can weigh up to 5 kg. There are many theories about the origin of this custom. Some people say that it is because the long-necked people think that the long neck is beautiful, and some people think that it is to prevent the beasts in the forest from biting.

This is a local village that still preserves many traditional customs. Although we have come to see the feeling of selling things, we can still see the traditions they themselves represent. Yes, yes.

This is one of the ethnic minorities in Thailand. They have long necks as their beauty and longevity. They have been wearing them since childhood. They add a circle to it every year they grow, and they must wear it throughout their lives. There are few tourists, and you need to buy tickets to enter. There are many stalls. They sell some handicrafts, including scarves, various wooden puppets, and copper rings. The price is not expensive, the building is very simple, and the houses are all wooden In the house, most of the people I saw were women. Many children would ask for photos and tips. The environment was dirty and messy, so it is not recommended to go there.

The long-necked tribe was originally a minority ethnic group in the mountainous areas of Myanmar, and moved to northern Thailand to escape the war. Become a stateless refugee. Local women believe that wearing a copper ring on the neck is a symbol of beauty and wealth. Therefore, from the age of 10, a copper ring weighing 1kg will be worn on the neck every year until they grow up. Their neck length is no different from ordinary people, but their collarbones and shoulder bones are compressed and sunken by wearing heavy copper rings all the year round, so they look extremely long. It can be said that a long neck is a sickly, incomplete beauty. Because of their strange decoration, they attract many curious tourists. Nowadays, visiting Long-Neck Villages has become a business. Long-Neck Villages are fenced up and tourists are charged tickets. But at the same time, most of the long-necked people live in poverty, and their only source of income is the tickets for tourists to visit the village and selling the scarves they have woven to tourists. Although the long neck can attract tourists, it cannot change their embarrassing fate.

This is a small village. Previously, I lived on the mountain and took this to prevent the bite of my neck. So I inherited this custom. Now I have moved, I can basically not take it. But there is still such a custom. I brought up to 27⭕ and bought a scarf 200 baht. It's a bit pitted. The stalls and the night market are only 100 baht