It opens daily except Mondays from 8.30 am until 4.30 pm. The museum is located near the Anantara Golden Triangle hotel a little away from the river. Crops like coffee, rice, flowers and many sorts of fruits and vegetables are being grown now that are sold all over the country. The term Golden Triangle was coined by the CIA and has since been used to refer to the broader area of approximately 950,000 square kilometers that overlaps the mountains of the three countries. This project has given local farmers an alternative for poppy growing. Thailand’s Golden Triangle is a region located at the intersection of the borders of Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar. The project was started to improve the lives of poor local farmers, especially the hill tribes people and to rehabilitate the forests.

A highly successful project initiated by the Royal Projects Foundation of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej has achieved the eradication of poppy cultivation in the region. Entrance to the museum is through a tunnel with sculpted depictions of people suffering the pain and horrors of drug addiction.Īn interesting and informative museum with lots of displays and information in Thai and English, there are several sections including one on the British opium wars and one on the financial and social cost of drug use.Įradication of poppy cultivation in the regionĪnother section is dedicated to the hill tribes in the area that used to grow opium poppies. The Hall of Opium is a large museum that shows the history of opium growing and trade in the Golden Triangle. Spend a day with the Akha hill tribe people and get to know their traditions & culture

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