After dating stone tools, ancient coloured pictures, beads,
pottery and skeleton remains
found in the province's many cliffs and caves, it is thought
that Krabi has been home to Homo sapiens since
the period 25,000-35,000 B.C. In recorded times it was called
the 'Ban Thai Samor', and was one of twelve
towns that used, before people were widely literate, the monkey
for their standard, At that time, c. 1200 A.D.,
Krabi was tributary to the Kingdom of Ligor, a city on the Kra
Peninsula's east coast better known today as
Nakorn Sri Thammarat. At the start of the Rattanakosin period,
about 200 years ago, when the capital was
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finally
settled at Bangkok, an elephant kraal was
established in Krabi by order of Jao Praya Nakorn
(Noy), the Rajah of Nakorn Sri Thammarat, which
was by then a part of the Thai Kingdom. He sent
his vizier, the Pra Palad to oversee this task, which
was to ensure a regular supply of elephants for the
larger town. So many emigrated in the steps of the
Pra Palad that soon Krabi had a large community in
three different boroughs: Pakasai, Klong Pon, and
Pak Lao. In
1872, King Chulalongkorn graciously
elevated theseto
town status, called Krabi, a word
that preserves in its meaning the monkey symbolism
of the old standard. |
Although the most beautiful parts of
Krabi are still those nature
has created, our local inhabitants have also carved out
many
hidden gems (such as this beautiful elephant-topped street-lamped
lane) for you to discover and treasure. |
finally
settled at Bangkok, an elephant kraal was established in
Krabi by order of Jao Praya Nakorn (Noy), the Rajah of Nakorn
Sri Thammarat, which was by then a part of the Thai Kingdom.
He sent his vizier, the Pra Palad to oversee this task,
which was
to ensure a regular supply of elephants for the I larger
town. So many emigrated in the steps of the Pra Palad that
soon Krabi
had a large community in three different boroughs: Pakasai,
Klong Pon, and Pak Lao. In 1872, King Chulalongkorn graciously
elevated these to town status, called Krabi, a word that
preserves in its meaning the monkey symbolism of the old
standard.
You'll have the opportunity to learn a great many things
when you visit krabi, but there's no need to study. The
main things to
learn are how to relax, and enjoy life at a pace that's
a little slower than what you're used to
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