Story telling of the Thailand, The world’s largest elephant village I believed that everyone knows "elephants", the big mammals after whales. Currently, there are only 3 species: the African elephant, the African wild elephant. And Asian elephants If talking about elephants, everyone would know each other well. But how many people will know that on our planet there is the largest elephant farming village in the world? That place is not far from us, it’s located in Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village, Krapho Subdistrict, Tha Tum District, Surin Province. Why do they have to keep so many elephants and has been called the largest elephant farming village in the world? First of all, I have to banish myself that Surin is the homland And I’m so proud to be able to share the experience with you guys So let’s get along with together. This place is called the Kochasan Center, but the local people refer to call the Elephant Village. Here, almost every village has an elephant as a pet. Which has been raised since the time of grandparents for a long time and It has been raised elephants since the ancestor period, in the beginning it was raised for labor and it’s was used in wars, but over time, elephants became the family pets left by grandparents for their grandchildren and has been keeping elephants since then. Later, it became the way of life of people and elephants to see today. Which is considered a legacy for generations to come . People here love their elephants. It is considered part of the family and its a valuable treasure of the family. Many local traditions here have been passed down from their ancestors. That is obvious and unique and can not be seen from anywhere. That is the tradition "Elephant ordination" a famous local tradition of Surin Province. Which was held exclusively at Baan Ta Klang Or the elephant village, the only one place here It is a tradition that has been passed down for hundreds of years. And what is the naga elephant ordination? Many people may wonder The Ordination of Elephant Naga Not bringing an elephant to ordain But it is a tradition that men in the house ordain, where the house must keep the elephants as a pet in order to be ordained naga elephants. And there will be a ritual process according to the style of the Kuay or Kui people, this tradition is considered a tradition that it is believed that all the men in the house must be ordained to replace the merit of their parents If they go to ordain anywhere Will be considered a failure to replace the merit This tradition is considered an important tradition of everyone in the village. Which is considered to be the only unique tradition in the world .Naga ordination tradition is different from ordination general. It’s because of people here have a lifelong relationship with elephants. And believe that elephants are very sacred and charismatic animals If they could sitting on the back of an elephant on the day of the ordination of the Naga, it will help promote a lot of merit. Visiting here, in addition to seeing the unique lifestyle and traditions of the people of this village Also get both knowledge and fun Because here there is a museum that gathers all knowledge about elephants. History of the village from the past to the present Allowing everyone to fully study And for the fun, of course, you will receive from the elephant show. Whether it's a drawing elephant, a dancing elephant, an elephant throwing balloons Elephants kick football, elephants play in the water and even take pictures with elephants. And you can also ride an elephant to tour around the elephant village as well. And there is one more faith-related activity here. That is, people here consider elephants as an imposing animal. It is closely related to the way of life and culture of the people, including through the belly of the elephant. Under the elephant's belly, they belief that Who dares to pass the elephant's belly? Which can be a formidable big animal Will escape obstacles and problems as a belief since the great-great-great-great-grandfather That the traditional way of passing through the elephant's belly Will bring good luck Exorcise Completely Besides the culture, traditions, fun, enjoyment, knowledge and loveliness of these elephants That is indispensable for the Instagrammer that is Surin Project or Elephant World Project, the only one in the world of Surin Province. Which is located in this elephant village as well it’s a new building architecture This is due to the cooperation of the government allocating economic stimulus funds together with the governmental organization of Surin Province totaling 455 million baht to build the largest elephant conservation camp in the world. On an area of more than 500 rai ( 1600 * 500 square meters)that has been completed recently, including -Elephant Stadium Building -Brick Observation Tower - Elephant museum -And the facade of the entrance to the project The architecture is made from ancient red bricks, giving the impression of Egyptian pyramids. Because there are similar colors Combined with the grandeur of the buildings There is a modern and classic combined together. If you come here, you will definitely get some beautiful photos. But even though the world has changed The development of new buildings has not changed the way of life, culture and traditions of the people here. Still remains the only uniqueness in the world that cannot be found anywhere else You can say that visiting here has many different experiences. Both about knowledge history, Excitement from the grand architecture, the exotic, So what do you think about this village after red this kind of thing, feel want to pack your bags and travel right now, right? I would like to express my pride in Surin Province. One of the secondary cities of Thailand Waiting for you to experience the way of life Find new experiences Visit the cuteness of the elephants The beauty of the friendship of the people in this villagers and the beauty of the architecture. And hope that more than traveling , you will have a great experience And impressions to go back together For today, let's go bye until we meet again.