Using literature nirat muang phet for cultural tourism, khlong krachaeng subdistrict, Mueang district Phetchaburi province.

Abstract

This research was to study the current condition of Sunthorn Phu's Nirat literature. especially Nirat Mueang Phet in Khlong Krachaeng Subdistrict, Mueang District, Phetchaburi Province to study the interest of Thai tourists traveling to Khlong Krachaeng Subdistrict, Mueang District, Phetchaburi Province and to study the guidelines for the use of literature for the benefit of tourism by asking from village scholars, community leaders and people in Khlong Krachaeng Sub-District, Mueang District, Phetchaburi Province. This research is a mixed research which is a quantitative research and qualitative research. The period of data collection is from October 2021 - September 2022 with the population traveling to travel within the Khlong Krachaeng community. Muang District, Phetchaburi Province and use the online questionnaire that passed the confidence test. is a tool for collecting 400 sets of data, then the questionnaires were analyzed by the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences package (SPSS). The results showed that Demographic data of the respondents found that most of the respondents were female, aged 20-30 years, single status, bachelor's degree. General Contractor The average monthly income is 10,001 - 15,000 baht. Most of them analyze the interest in tourism in Khlong Krachaeng Subdistrict, Mueang District, Phetchaburi Province, emphasizing 1) architecture and ancient sites in Khlong Krachaeng community 2) various palaces such as Ban Puen Palace, Phra Nakhon Khiri ( Khao Wang) 3) Lifestyle of people in Khlong Krachaeng community 4) Traditions and culture in Khlong Krachaeng community 5) Natural beauty such as Tham Khao Luang, Tham Chan, Ton 6) Source of sweets and souvenirs in the community Khlong Krachaeng 7) Source of local products and souvenirs in Khlong Krachaeng community 8) Various art works such as wood carvings, stucco work, murals and was most interested in the promotion and conservation of Nirat Muang Phet literature in Khlong Krachaeng Subdistrict, Mueang District, Phetchaburi Province. To provide knowledge in the field of Nirat Muang Phet literature It will increase the interest of tourists who come to travel in the community more. And there should be a public relations event about Nirat Muang Phet literature on important days within the community in order to use Nirat Mueang Phet in the development of cultural tourism in Khlong Krachaeng Sub-District, Mueang District, Phetchaburi Province.