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Koh-Kred Village where produce Mon style pottery
One village where a 200-year-old tradition continues is Kwan Arman. Located on the small island of Koh Kred in the Chao Phraya River a short boat ride from the center of Bangkok, this haven of tranquillity is home to a group of Mons. Their ancestors originally came from Monland, a country now part of southern and central Burma. In 1757 Hongsawatoi, the capital of the Monland, was attacked and destroyed by Burmese troops and thousands of Mon people were forced to take refuge in Thailand. Many settled on Koh Kred where they quickly built kilns and began to re-established their traditional craft of producing high-quality pottery.
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