Tourists enjoy souvenirs made from elephant dung
Necklaces, earrings made from elephant dung or simply a piece of dyed dried dung are unique items that are popular with many tourists in Chiang Mai.
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The Elephant Dung Paper Park eco-tourism destination in Chiang Mai, Thailand is famous for its unique recycled elephant dung products. The motto of the resort is zero waste. Elephant dung is collected and made into colorful necklaces and earrings. |
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The park has an eco-friendly environment, built close to nature, and has an open-air museum. Here, visitors are introduced to the unique paper-making process. |
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Visitors walk through the lush green space, through 8 different exhibition areas. Each exhibition area represents a stage in the recycling process such as collecting elephant dung, washing, and finishing the product. |
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Elephant dung is collected waiting to be recycled to make useful paper products. |
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Or simply, visitors can take a colorful piece of dried dung as a souvenir. |
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The stacks of paper made from elephant dung have beautiful colors. |
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Elephant dung is made into fashionable earrings. |
According to VNE