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Celebrating the traditional cultivation of mulberry trees, which feed silk worms and provide silk thread for weaving. This is a colourful event adding to an already impressive list of exciting attractions in the city.</div> <bR> <div> Khon Kaen is located in the Northeast region of I-San, some 449 km from Bangkok in an area world reknown for its beautfiul silk cloth.</div> <bR> <div> Khon Kaen National Museum contains artifacts and objects excavated from the surrounding archaeological sites - the noted Ban Chiang included. Special emphasis is on prehistoric findings, pieces from the Dvaravati and LopBuri periods as well as other major periods in Thai history.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="28640cc0.png" border=0 width="320" height="204" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="30660ce0.jpg" border=0 width="352" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> The nearby Phu Wiang National Park is rich in flora and fauna with beautiful waterfalls and dinosaur remains. </div> <bR> <div> <B>11 day</b><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><B> </b></FONT><B>I-SAN ADVENTURE</b><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><B> including the</b></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><B> </b></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><B>Khon Kaen Silk Festival</b></FONT> visiting Ayutthaya, Khai Yai National Park, Korat, Phimai, Khon Kaen, Udon Thaini</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><B>AUD$3499</b></FONT> pp twn sh  ex Australia<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Book Antiqua" > <IMG SRC="19bb7a50.jpg" border=0 width="183" height="165" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="19cdcdf0.jpg" border=0 width="220" height="223" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> AUD$2290 <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Book Antiqua" >pp twn sh ex Bangkok</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.zinester.com/mpb/ml_fs.cgi?859" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.zinester.com/mpb/ml_fs.cgi?85"><U>JOIN OUR MAILING LIST</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="mailto:pearlbeach@ausi.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:pearlbeach@ausi.com"><U>Contact PBTMS for details and booking</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Archaeological finds show that <B>silk production</b> in Isan may even pre-date production in China and has been a local handicraft for well over 4,000 years. The distinctive Thai silk is a heavier, more lustrous fabric than the light silks of China due to the special silkworm raised in Thailand. The Thai silk fabric is excellent for jackets, dresses and furnishings. </div> <div> Mulberry bushes, producing the leaves on which silk worms feed, is grown throughout the area and provide the basis for farm production of traditional silk. Some of the best silks are produced in <B>Chaiyaphum</b> province, where silk can be purchased in the city at half the price for which the same silk is sold in Bangkok. </div> <div> <B>Ban Khwao is</b> renowned for its high quality and elaborately patterned hand-woven silk, provides the opportunity to see silk production from the essential mulberry cultivation through to dying and weaving.</div> <div>  In Phu Khieo district to the north, a women's group has established the <B>Pha Khit Products Centre</b> to sell the silk and cotton fabric and goods which they produce.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#3300FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>