Research & Article

The study entitled “cultural heritage capital and being the Nan city living old town” aimed to (1) study and gather data on cultures in Nan (2)apply with global positioning system (GPS) in order to organize the cultures’ data base in Nan (3) expose to public via proper media by collecting primary information from field works and global positioning on cultural heritage site in assigned area, categorize into groups of buildings which are cultural heritage, and then transfer the data onto the satellite map, lastly, publish on website.

The findings revealed that there was possibility in gathering the information about cultural heritage sites in Nan. There were four categories of the sites, which include (1) temples, (2) city decorating elements, (3) mansions, and (4) local residences. These are able to be the answer to the first aim of this study. Also, the second aim is going to be found in the result of the analysis on the sites mentioned by bringing the cultural heritage location data onto the satellite map, which the expansion and the contraction can be more obviously. This purpose bring about the primary information on the use of the cultural area in Nan province.