A Study of Local History in Old Town, Mae Chan District, Chiang Rai Province, as a Sustainable City

การศึกษาประวัติศาสตร์ท้องถิ่นในเขตย่านเมืองเก่า อำเภอแม่จัน จังหวัดเชียงราย กับการเป็นเมืองที่ยั่งยืน

Abstract

The research objectives are 1)​ to study, explore, collect knowledge on local history in the area of ​​Mae Chan municipality in order to create a cultural resource map in Mae Chan old town area; and 2) to disseminate the knowledge and interest in learning. This qualitative research uses the concept of studying local history, the concept of cultural resource management, cultural resource map guidelines, the method  of documemtary study and research studies related to cultural history and local wisdom. The data from field trips include in-depth interviews, participatory observations and notes from important documents. The 5 criteria used to assess the importance of cultural resources include the economic value, functional value, educational value, social value and political value. The research results are divided into 2 parts. For  Part 1, Mae Chan local history can be divided into 4 periods as follows: Period 1 Before the Chiang Saen renaissance, Period 2 Becoming Chiang Saen sub-district, Period 3 Moving Chiang Saen sub-district to be upgraded to Mae Chan district, Phase 4 Phaholyothin Road cutting between the rice trade junction and the present Mae Chan and the development of a map of 14 cultural resources, namely 1. Ho mine; 2. Mae Chan municipal market; 3. Mae Chan public charity foundation; 4. Lung Phat coffee shop; 5. Thidaporn market; 6. Kong Yao area; 7. Ban Mae Chan school; 8. Mae Chan Rama movie theater; 9. Mae Chan district office; 10. Pa Bong temple; 11. Nuan Chan market; 12. Kong Ngiao area; 13. Kasa temple; and 14. Decha Sil Shop. Part 2 includes the dissemination to the public in 3 forms, namely the preparation of a booklet, organizing a forum and organizing a mobile exhibition in collaboration with Mae Chan subdistrict municipality and the findings on the sustainability of Mae Chan old town in 3 aspects: 1)​ The ability of a strong weir mining system; 2)​ the effective preservation of Mae Chan city's cultural environment; and 3)​ a strong union of civil society in Mae Chan old town area.