点评:I really like arts and crafts, and while this is a for-profit place looking like an NGO or coop, it's still great as this originally Burmese craft - and the parasols etc. look Burmese - is not generally popular anymore. So this arrangement is great. First watch the crafts process, then the painters, then the shop, and also a lot of really great photo opportunities - this is an Instaconscious place.
I had a wallet decorated (yes starts at 100 THB but I gave more) which still looks great and took very little time, and then selected an umbrella that fits into my suitcase. An umbrella not a parasol, meaning it's against rain and not just sun (although obv originally umbrella also means shadower). Why? because back home in the cold ugly Global North, a paper parasol is deko, not useful. But they have Thai cotton ones too which are then lacquered several times and are also available in the muted colors men usually were here. I got a blackish grey one which works great, looks great, and is a perfect usable souvenir - perfect size, and just ridiculously cheap.
Altogether, a great visit, highly recommended, and on the way of many tours from Chiang Mai. Also across is a really good 7 for a quick stop.
翻译:我非常喜欢手工艺。虽然这里表面上看起来像是个非政府组织或合作社,其实是以盈利为目的的机构,但能保留这种源自缅甸的传统手工艺仍然很不错——毕竟这些手工艺品,比如雨伞之类的,现在已不太流行了。所以这样的安排真棒。先参观手工艺制作过程,接着看画家作画,最后逛逛商店;这里还有很多绝佳的拍照机会——绝对是个适合发Instagram的好地方。我定制了一个钱包(没错,起价就是100泰铢,不过我付得更多一些),现在它看起来依然很不错,而且制作过程也很快。之后我又挑了一把能装进行李箱的伞——请注意,是雨伞而非遮阳伞,也就是说它能挡雨而不仅仅是遮阳(虽说“umbrella”这个词原本也指遮阳的工具)。为何如此选择呢?因为在我所在的寒冷又糟糕的“全球北方”,纸质遮阳伞根本没什么用处,只适合用来装饰罢了。不过他们也有用泰国棉花制成的产品,这些产品会经过多次上漆处理,颜色也是男士们通常喜欢的淡雅色调。我买了一个黑灰色的,用起来很不错,外观也很漂亮,是件完美的伴手礼——尺寸恰到好处,价格更是便宜得离谱。
总的来说,这是一次很棒的体验,强烈推荐!这里也是众多清迈旅游线路的必经之地。对面还有一家很不错的7-11便利店,适合顺道停留。