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Ban Pong Tan, Tambon Chang Nuea, Amphoe Mae Mo, Lampang Province, is a small village. When anyone visits, it is like going back in time 20-30 years, to the era when roads and vehicles were not yet convenient. This is because people here still “ride carts” or what the villagers call “buffalo wheels” to work every day. They are like the symbol of the village. In the past, almost every household had more than 100 of them, but currently only 27 are in use. The villagers make a living by cutting “bamboo Sang” from the community forest to sell and process into chopsticks, skewers, toothpicks, etc. They ride carts or “buffalo wheels” to cut bamboo, which is a long and difficult route, going through the forest, deep in the dirt, and over large and small rocks. These are all areas that are difficult for cars to access. Therefore, it is necessary to use carts with strong wheels into the forest. Each cart is pulled by two “buffaloes” that are strong enough to carry a weight of 600-800 kilograms. Even though the people of Ban Pong Tan say that nowadays there are fewer buffalo wheels, the way of life and using wheels as a means of transportation has also changed. Especially when “cart repairers” are so rare in the village, there is only one left. Where else in Thailand will there be someone like this left? Join the journey along the path of the cart wheels and the buffaloes in the series “Way of People” on Saturday, May 25, 2023 at 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. on Thai PBS. ---------------------------------- ???? Click Subscribe to follow the channel's great programs at: / thaipbs