Word: chiangs
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...places on the Mekong have changed so dramatically as has the northern Thai river port of Chiang Saen. Located near the Golden Triangle, the point on the Mekong where Burma, Laos and Thailand meet, Chiang Saen was for centuries a drowsy temple town. But when Chinese engineers opened up the river by blasting nearby reefs, trade exploded. Laborers from all three Golden Triangle nations converged on the docks looking for work. A few years ago, only boats carrying less than 100 tons of goods could navigate this stretch of the Mekong - hardly worth the trip. Now, ships can handle triple...
...Democratic Progressive Party interpreted the exhibit as a veiled attempt by Beijing to whip up pro-China sentiment. This time around, no one so much as raised an eyebrow. "People used to ask why bring this or that production over," says Wu Jing-jyi, who formerly chaired the National Chiang Kai-shek Cultural Center. "Now it's easy; no one questions it anymore...
...third party (exhibition sponsor United Daily News Group) because high-level government-to-government contacts are forbidden. And no one expects progress on the issue of the National Palace Museum collections in Taiwan. The Chinese government still views the museum's holdings as stolen loot, spirited away by Chiang Kai-shek's army when it retreated to the island in 1949; curators in Taipei don't dare let the artifacts travel to the mainland for fear that they might not return. (Sportingly, China has loaned objects in the other direction - earlier this year, the National Palace Museum received 12 sets...
...arty epicenter can be found at Nimmanhaemin Road near Chiang Mai University. Home to the university's art museum, Nimmanhaemin began its real development in the late 1990s, when the street became the location of an arts-and-crafts show that's now held every December and is a must-attend event for retailers and the local design trade. "If you want to see the next generation of Lanna artists and designers, you come here," declares Rachen Intawong, proprietor of the fashionable Nimmanhaemin boutique hotel, At Niman Conceptual Home. And if you want to know where to buy some...
...handful of galleries in town that spurns faux-traditional art adorned with the usual lotus blossoms and other Buddhist motifs, Ji-Qoo, tel: (66) 5389 4250, is run by husband-and-wife team Chatchawan and Satoru Nilsakul. They prefer to showcase the work of emerging, Chiang Mai-based artists, and they've got the inside track on whose work to buy: Chatchawan is an artist himself and teaches at Chiang Mai University...