Name
of a museum in
Chiang Rai,
near the
infamous
Golden Triangle,
an
area that got
its name from the cultivation of
opium. The hall is
a royal project of the
Mae Fah Luang
Foundation under the auspices of the Queen Mother (fig.),
Princess
Sri Nagarindra. The
Hall of Opium
has a permanent
exhibition that aims to educate about opium and portrays
every aspect of the opium story, from its origin and
history, including the
Opium War,
the effects of the drug, to the battle against it.
The museum includes a 137-meter-long tunnel with bas-reliefs, as well as
displays of opium smoking dens, statues of historical figures, tools and science
used for the development of the drug, and its overall effects on society.
Known
in Thai as Ho
Fin.
See MAP.
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