Bangkok: A Special Time, A Special Place (1982)
Title
Bangkok: A Special Time, A Special Place (1982)
Subject
Thailand
URL
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Description
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A film featuring various scenes and events held in Bangkok in 1982 celebrating the bicentennial of Bangkok as the successor to Ayuthaya as the capital of the Thai Kingdom and of the Chakri Monarchs. The scenes include the Royal Barge Procession, the yok chor faa ceremony at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and the Ramayana epic with a cast of hundreds.
Ephemera : text saved from original ephemera. Small clipping from program guide. Bankok: A Special Time, A Special Place. Gold temples, royal barges, fireworks, and exotic costumes are all in evidence as Bangkok, the Venice of the East, celebrates its 200th anniversary.
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A film featuring various scenes and events held in Bangkok in 1982 celebrating the bicentennial of Bangkok as the successor to Ayuthaya as the capital of the Thai Kingdom and of the Chakri Monarchs. The scenes include the Royal Barge Procession, the yok chor faa ceremony at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and the Ramayana epic with a cast of hundreds.
Ephemera : text saved from original ephemera. Small clipping from program guide. Bankok: A Special Time, A Special Place. Gold temples, royal barges, fireworks, and exotic costumes are all in evidence as Bangkok, the Venice of the East, celebrates its 200th anniversary.
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Original Format
TV broadcast recorded off air by JWK: Betamax tape
Creator
Robert E. Altman (director)
Alice H. Bell (producer)
Publisher
The National Identity Board Office
Date
1982
Citation
“Bangkok: A Special Time, A Special Place (1982),” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections, accessed June 10, 2023, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/173.