Donsak: The Multicultural City and Memory of Community-Based Tourist Attraction

摘要

This research paper investigates the history and memory of community-based tourist attractions in Donsak district, Suratthani province. A qualitative methodology approach was applied in the study, together with observation, life-history approach, in-depth interview, and group interviewwhich were implemented as research tools to collect field data. Four communities in Donsak district were selected as the research area. The research results found that the native Southern people were the first to establish a community in Donsak city, and then groups of people from Petchburiprovince started to arrive in 1941, to work in the fisheries. In 1975, people from Nakorn Srithammarat province moved to settle in a community at Donsak city, and these were followed by people from the provinces of Suratthani, Pattalung, Satun, Chiang Mai, and Chiang Rai in 1989. These groupsof people settled in their communities named (1) Kao Kloy community, (2) Pak Klong Donsak community, (3) Koh Rat community, and (4) Nok Pao community.