Traditional houses on stilts at Ban Phai Hu Chang; Inset: Tai Dam matrons with head dress, location of Tai Dam in northern Vietnam, line of young Tai women dancing; Tai Dam writing using special script. Ancestors of a Tai Dam village in Nakhon Pathom near Bangkok migrated from Vietnam more than 200 years ago. Amidst the traditional conservation of the Tai Dam people, the Tai Dam in Thailand now want to be called Tai Dam rather than Lao Song. 20 TAI DAM VILLAGES IN NAKHON PATHOM NEAR BANGKOKIn Nakhon Pathom, there are about 20 Tai Dam villages. WEDDINGSAs for weddings, Tai Dam people in the past have preferred marrying Tai Dam or Chinese people, because they wanted men to stay home and pay homage to ancestors.

Source: Bangkok Post May 12, 2017 09:33 UTC