Kayan: Beyond the Rings | Short Film
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- The Kayan people of Northern Thailand's so called 'long-neck' villages want the world to see the truth behind negative media headlines.
The media has had a lot to say about the ethics of visiting the so called 'long-neck' Kayan villages of Northern Thailand, but should we not let the Kayan people decide whether they want people to visit them or not?
Years ago the Kayan people fled Burma and headed to Thailand due to civil war, they lived in refugee camps until the Thai government settled many of them in their own self-styled Kayan villages around Northern Thailand.
Mu Tae moved to one of these villages called Huay Pu Keng 25 years ago, here she and the rest of the Kayan people we free to live their traditional way of life and adhere to their many age-old traditions.
The Kayan people had always been the object of fascination for travelers as the woman are known to wear brass neck rings which give the appearance of an elongated neck.
Over the following years Huay Pu Keng attracted many tourists primarily for this reason and the the village economy began to thrive, this in turn helped the refugees to live a more comfortable life as they made a good living hosting and selling their crafts to visitors from all over the world.
However the Kayan people still faced some problems, they were unable to get Thai citizenship which could effect their education and ability to travel free.
The media began publishing inflammatory articles claiming that Huay Pu Keng was nothing but a human zoo and insinuating that the Kayan people were forced to live there for the sake of tourism.
This led to many tourists boycotting the villages and encouraging others not to visit, without understanding the true extent of the issue or ever speaking to Kayan people.
Consequently the Kayan people's main source of income drastically decreased, leaving these refugees in a worse situation.
As Mu Tae explains, the people of Huay Pu Keng would like people to come and visit them.
But not only do they want tourist to visit but they want to share their Kayan culture with visitors in a meaningful way, a cross-cultural exchange with a sincere experience of life in Huay Pu Keng.
It's important to not objectify these people, especially the women who wear the neck rings, but simply ignoring them is not the answer to this.
In this 'ethical boycott' nobody wins.
A film by Marko Randelovic
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These women are originally from Kayah state in Myanmar/Burma. They are from the Kayan ethnic group and are called Padaung people. During the military rule of Myanmar they crossed the border into Thailand due to conflicts with the government. Nowadays, most of them have returned to their homeland of Myanmar and we can find some of the Padaung women in
the Inle Lake area, Mandalay region and even in Bagan and Yangon.
The present Myanmar government opened Kayah State for tourism only a few years ago and in 2018, foreign tourists could go inside their villages without special permission. Now, tourism is an important part of their income and a respectful way to improve quality of life for themselves and at the same time, encouraging elders to keep their traditions.
Really great documentary - i've been to that village and met the lady interviewed. You really capture the feeling of the place
Really excellent video! Congrats. Very well done.
Some of our old students are from that village. Great documentary. ❤️
These tribes are called Kayan. These are one of the ethnic minority group of Myanmar. They have been live in Myanmar long time ago. They are originally from Myanmar not Thailand. They just work in there. They are not Thailand ethnic. If you guys want to know more, come and visit our country Myanmar. They live in Myanmar till now. Sorry for my poor Eng.
You are right. Also I am Kayan and I love Kayan.
I am KAYAN too from Sarawak Malaysia. I wondering if our language is same.
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How do they manage to resist the pain ???
so why are they wearing the rings? what is the significant of wearing that?
This is called "beyond the rings." Maybe there is another video that explains the rings. So fascinating! I googled it and read it's a badge of honor, a vital part of their culture, protects them from tiger attacks, and enhances a woman's beauty/femininity.
I got to this because my name is kayan lol
So why doesn't the men wear the rings also, seems fair to me 🤔
@Not Applicable You're right. Modify the women to appear differently from how they were born. Restrict their movement. It may be their culture but it doesn't make it right for human nature.
@Not Applicable I see my perception of this touched the corn on your toe. You said a lot and trying to imply that I said all that you're contending with me against. Documentaries is sometimes like data. Depends on who's doing the recording similar to cv19.....commercial vehicle 19 that is.
I have no ideology because I created none. I'm afraid to respond in disagreement with you, because you may flip the table over. Anyways, my perception isn't so deep for you to be this troubled. You're making this personal. I didn't disrespect, disparage, demean, nor denounce.
"It's true that we face some problems here in Thailand". Like looking down?
that was rude of you to say
when you realize stating the truth is considered rude in this society
I did this because my name is kayan irl
bro my name is kayan
But, this myanmar ethnic.
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I invite you to learn about ALL religions. There are so many, and none of them is better than others
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@@wakazashi20 im an atheist and tried learning each and every religion there is. safe to say im half way there and the only meaningful/reasonable and believable belief ive learned about is islam and Buddhism
The translator is a joke 🤣