Thais and foreigners are being drawn to a remote border village to experience the rural lifestyle and to learn how to weave in an ancient, traditional style.
Residents of secluded Ban Sanuan Nok on the Thai-Cambodian border have earned an enviable reputation for their silk cloth. Their silkworms are fed locally grown mulberry leaves before they form cocoons that are dried in the sun. The local silk cloth is characterised by elaborate patterns and designed influenced by Cambodian heritage. The village has opened up to tourism which supplements incomes and spread the word about the distinct cultural fashion. (Photos by Phitsanu Thepthong)