They call this The Celestial Dragon Village. Since my last visit to Suphanburi, they have now added a new area alongside the giant dragon. Much of the information inside the museum is in Thai though they do have audio guides in other languages. As it is in a public area, you can view the outside of the dragon and also take pictures for free. The museum is open from Wednesday to Sunday and also on public holidays. For children it is 299 baht for Thai and 149 baht for foreigners. The admission price for adults is 299 baht for Thai and 499 baht for foreigners (including Chinese people). The “Dragon Descendants Museum” is one of those rare places in Suphanburi that has a two price system. She introduced each exhibit and then let the multimedia presentation explain in more detail. We had a tour guide that ushered us through from room to room. The final room told us of the origins of the Thai-Chinese people and how they have integrated with the people of Thailand. In total there are twenty rooms that we passed through and we had to keep to a strict schedule. We started at the cradle of the creation of the world and then as we walked from room to room, we passed through various dynasties covering a period of 5,000 years. The multimedia experience is unique as it takes you through the history of the Chinese civilization though the use of light and sound shows. You have to join tours that leave regularly between 10 a.m. You will find that it is not the normal kind of museum where you wander around by yourself. They decided to build the museum in the shape of a dragon as it is a symbol of China and recognizable around the world.
The museum was designed to showcase the unique history of the Chinese people together with their culture and wisdom. The museum took ten years to plan and 600 days to build. The brightly coloured dragon, which is made of fiberglass, is 135 meters long, 35 meters high and 18 meters wide. It dominates the landscape as you drive towards the city pillar shrine. In the case of this museum, the building is in the shape of a giant dragon. It is one of those rare places where perhaps the building itself is more interesting and beautiful than the artifacts it holds within. One of the most stunning man-made tourist attractions in Thailand is the “Dragon Descendants Museum” in Suphanburi Province.
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