You know today I have
brought a very interesting tale of a mysterious man, who became prime reason
for Silk Revolution in Thailand and put new life into dying silk industry.
Well, I am talking about Jim Thompson, whom I can call as the visionary and
great Silk Man of Thailand.
In fact, Jim Thompson
is not the man behind Silk industry only, nevertheless he can also be said the
real gem, who inherited the bucolic culture and architecture of ravishing Thailand.
If you make any plan of taking Thailand
tour packages then I would insist you to visit this amazing cultural blend.
Mysterious tale of Jim Thompson:
Jim Thompson, a USA
born professional architect, veteran military servant and then huge art lover,
was a man with ample of amazing characteristics. He has immense love for arts
and crafts, especially Asian art. This is the reason that he shifted to
Thailand after he retired from military and dedicated his remaining life in
collecting diversified rare and adorable crafts throughout the country.
He was so crazy for
those ravishing pieces of arts that he even brought six different houses of
Thai architecture from various regions and assembled them at one place and
placed all the various monuments inside it.
Apart from arts, there
was another thing that potentially captivated Jim’s attention and it was dying
silk industry. Artesian Jim could not resist the fact that such an amazing and
creative industry is dying like this way. That is why; he took the step to
relive it and did all measures to make it again flourishing and prosperous. In
fact, his efforts paid him off and the industry took rebirth and again became
one of the most successful industries of the country.
Nevertheless, during
1967, he suddenly got disappeared, while he was in another exploration tour.
People still have lot of speculations behind his sudden disappearance and have
lot of stories to narrate. But, I don’t know which story is true actually.n
Well, apart from those
stories I can say that he really gave lot of reason to this world to cherish
him forever. Later on, his house was converted into museum by Thailand
government, which see myriads of visitors every year.
Now, let us move ahead
with all those attractions of the house cum museum that you must visit in your Bangkok tour packages from Delhi and
see what actually Jim Thompson has done for Thailand:
- 6 different houses to learn diversified Thai Culture:
Jim Thompson brought
six different teak wood houses with more than 200 years of age from various
regions of Thailand. Each house depicts entirely different culture of Thailand
that makes entire complex innovative and adorable.
- Garden to be near nature:
While you wander around
the home, do not forget spending rejuvenating time amidst of nature. Jim must
be nature lover as well, that is why; he extensively planted trees and plants
of assorted varieties so that he could spend quality time under their shed. When
you will take happy vacation to Bangkok
and go for tour to Jim Thompson House, you must go for a walk along side of
canal nestled aside of garden and can also take relaxing breath in fresh air of
garden.
- Interior to find ultimate blend of various architectural styles:
Jim expedited all
across Thailand to find impeccable and state-of-the-art monuments, structures
and lot of other things. His extreme love for art you can find in his house,
which consists of myriads of mesmerizing and stunning pieces like Buddha
sculptures and various other things.
In fact, while you
traverse around the home, you can see magnificent blend of various architecture
along with sensational lighting. The whole interior looks such captivating that
you will instantly fall in love with it. If you don’t believe me then have a
look at below given picture.
Well, these are just
two examples of mind-blowing creation from Jim’s heart and mind, for more you
must take long tour to Bangkok and
explore what he has done for arts.
- Restaurant to explore delectable taste of world:
Do you know, when you
will get tired from roaming around the huge area of Jim’s house, you will look
for some sumptuous food, which you will find only at restaurant area. At first,
after reaching at hotel you will get welcome with menu filled with tasty drinks
and then, you will get menu containing delectable food items. Moreover, if you
don’t know how a particular dish look like then you can see its stunning
pictures on the tab given to you.
Thus, at your Bangkok tour, do not forget tasting
various cuisines from all across Thailand at one place.
- Store to buy one of the best silk products:
As I told you that Jim Thompson dedicated his
life for betterment of silk industry and was successful up to great extent.
Thus, when you are visiting Jim Thompson museum then you must buy silk products
like dresses, scarf, home furnishings, etc. I can bet once you enter the store you will just gaze at ravishing silk
products and cannot resist yourself from buying anything.
Thence, now say what
you have to say about this amazing tale. Didn’t you like it? Aren’t you excited
like me to visit Jim Thompson House and grasp the entire beauty of home?
Well, when you go there
please make sure that you come with some other adorable tales, which I don’t
know and do tell us. If you love this blog, please do share your views and tell
what you wish to say about this story.
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