การส่งเสริมการท่องเที่ยวเชิงวัฒนธรรมจากภูมิปัญญาท้องถิ่นและทุนทางวัฒนธรรมของชุมชนไทยพวนถนนใหญ่ จังหวัดลพบุรี Promotion Cultural Tourism with Local Wisdom and Cultural Capital of Thai Phuan Community at Thanon Yai , Lop Buri Province

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to: 1) study the local wisdom and cultural capital of Thai Phuan community at Thanon Yai, Lop Buri Province, and 2) propose guidelines to promote participatory cultural tourism in accordance with wisdom and cultural capital of Thai Phuan community. The informant groups in this study, selected through purposive sampling, were 7 government agency executives, 13 community leaders and 18 residents in Thai Phuan community. This included document reviews, in-depth interviews, focus groups, and community forum. The qualitative data were analyzed by content analysis. The findings showed that residents in Thai Phuan community at Thanon Yai were unique in their traditional way of life, that is, having their own spoken language, adhere to Buddhism. There are sacred places including temples, grandfather shrine and grandmother shrine. They have their own traditions, cultures and local wisdom. In addition, Thanon Yai Sub-district also has a lime soil that can be used to produce white clay filler. As for the problems faced with Thai Phuan community were: many lifestyles of  Thai Phuan people were gradually absorbed into Thai’s way of life, Thai Phuan descendants lack awareness and disregard the traditions of the community, there was no good systematic tourism management, lack of public relations and the government’s budget was insufficient. With regards to the guidelines for Thai Phuan community at Thanon Yai, it was recommended that a committee responsible for tourism should be established. Government sectors should allocate enough budget for supporting tourism cultural activities, improving museum and places, arranging cultural tourism activities, setting a systematic travel routes, improving public relations and developing the potential of local tour guides.