A Study of Information on History, Culture and Local Wisdom for Tourism Support in Khao Khaow Subdistrict, La-ngu District, Satun Province

Abstract

This research article aimed at investigating and collecting the information on history, culture, and local wisdom for tourism support in Khao Khaow Subdistrict, La-ngu District, Satun Province. The research instruments included a document study and interviews conducted with those involved in history, culture, and local wisdom in such subdistrict. The interviews were concerning issues on the history, the culture, and the local wisdom for tourism support, and the interview data would be used for presenting the information to tourists as well as develop tourist activities and tourist attractions in the area. The findings revealed that the history of Khao Khaow Subdistrict could be traced back to the prehistorical era while some information on the local administration of Saiburi and South Thailand showed the evidence indicating the mid-historical era. For the local wisdom, the subdistrict possessed experts of local wisdom specialized in creating equipment for being used in daily life, particularly agricultural equipment used for rice farming as it was considered to be the main career of those living in the area, and the area itself was deemed to be a significant rice farming of Satun Province. The equipment also included fishing gears, local musical instruments, and herbs using which were based on Muslim culture. Therefore, it was the identity of the area to be transferred to tourists and used to promote tourist activities and develop local products to be sold to the tourists in the future.