"Heritage"

(PR News) Klongtom Heritage is making its selling point more unique and meaningful by showing the world how valuable its underground treasure can really be. Klongtom Salt Hot Spring, a one-of-a-kind natural wonder found in Thailand’s Krabi province, contains large amounts of dissolved minerals and is believed to have plenty of healing benefits in fighting against ailments.

An animal park in Bavaria that had named one of its wild boars Putin due to its Russian genetic heritage held a ceremony on Tuesday (April 19) to rechristen the hairy hog with a traditional southern German name in the light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Nora, a form of traditional, folk performing art popular in the South of Thailand, is expected to win Unesco’s Intangible Cultural Heritage for Humanity honour on December 16, the Department of Cultural Promotion said.

Surrounded by a winding river and tucked among green mountains, Zhaisha Dong Village in southwest Chinas Guizhou Province is a popular tourist destination.

Ayutthaya has been chosen by Forbes magazine as one of the 50 best places to visit in the post-pandemic era.

Thailand ranks 7th for heritage and 28th overall in this year’s Best Countries rankings compiled by US News.

Thailand has been ranked seventh in the heritage sub-ranking and 28th in the total best country ranking, organised by US News Best Countries rankings for 2021.

In recent years, Bangkok has been busy demolishing its historic buildings with the sad result that some of them are gone for good, taking them with their historical and cultural heritage.

As the Kingdom marks the first anniversary of the inscription of traditional Cambodian dance drama Lakhon Khol on Unesco’s cultural heritage list, the government is preparing to have 10 other forms of tangible and intangible heritage registered with the UN body.

Two Thai national parks were designated ASEAN Heritage Parks at a ministerial meeting in Siem Reap, Cambodia, this week attended by Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa.

Culture Ministry Vira Rojpojanarat said on Wednesday that the Committee on the Promotion and Preservation of Cultural Wisdom plans to propose that tom yam kung be included in Unesco’s intangible cultural heritage list for 2020.

A POPULAR new tourist destination in Chiang Mai, Hinoki Land, has become controversial on social media after the Culture Ministry nominated the Japanese-inspired site as one of Thailand’s top 10 cultural destinations.