This presentation is created to be used in an on-line teaching course of Southeast Asian Studies. This course is offered only to a group of wonderful students of Lodi High School, Wisconsin, USA.

1. THE MEKONG RIVER

2. WHAT IS WATER FESTIVAL LIKE?
Festival of reversing current
from Tonle Sap to Mekong
River
Held in November
People stop working
Annual boat race
Boat spirit and river spirit

3. WHAT IS WATER FESTIVAL LIKE?
Festival of reversing current
from Tonle Sap to Mekong
River
Held in November
People stop working
Annual boat race
Boat spirit and river spirit

4. WHAT IS WATER FESTIVAL LIKE?
Festival of reversing current
from Tonle Sap to Mekong
River
Held in November
People stop working
Annual boat race
Boat spirit and river spirit

5. WHAT IS WATER FESTIVAL LIKE?
Festival of reversing current
from Tonle Sap to Mekong
River
Held in November
People stop working
Annual boat race
Boat spirit and river spirit

6. A super natural being
Serpant
Decorate temples
Offer protection to travelers
and fisherman
THE NAGA

7. A super natural being
Serpant
Decorate temples
Offer protection to travelers
and fisherman
THE NAGA

8. A super natural being
Serpant
Decorate temples
Offer protection to travelers
and fisherman
THE NAGA

9. BUDDHIST TALES OF NAGA
Naga- the Serpent King
Watched the Lord Buddha
preaching and transformed itself
as a disciple
Banned from monkshood but
continue to protect the Lord
Buddha
Statue of Lord Buddha seated on a
coiled Serpent with 7 hoods of
naga

10. BUDDHIST TALES OF NAGA
Naga- the Serpent King
Watched the Lord Buddha
preaching and transformed itself
as a disciple
Banned from monkshood but
continue to protect the Lord
Buddha
Statue of Lord Buddha seated on a
coiled Serpent with 7 hoods of
naga

11. BUDDHIST TALES OF NAGA
Naga- the Serpent King
Watched the Lord Buddha
preaching and transformed itself
as a disciple
Banned from monkshood but
continue to protect the Lord
Buddha
Statue of Lord Buddha seated on a
coiled Serpent with 7 hoods of
naga

12. NAGA FIREBALL
Superstitions? or Sciences?
✦ Occurs only 1-3 days, end of
buddhist lent in both Laos and
Thailand
✦ Fireballs coming from beneath
the Mekong River
✦ Legend- created by naga
✦ Scientific point- combustion of
natural gases

13. NAGA FIREBALL
Superstitions? or Sciences?
✦ Occurs only 1-3 days, end of
buddhist lent in both Laos and
Thailand
✦ Fireballs coming from beneath
the Mekong River
✦ Legend- created by naga
✦ Scientific point- combustion of
natural gases

14. QUESTION: How do local people fish?
Traditional Fishing Gears
Cast net
Gil net
Line net
Scoop net

15. QUESTION: How do local people fish?
Traditional Fishing Gears
Cast net
Gil net
Line net
Scoop net

16. QUESTION: How do local people fish?
Traditional Fishing Gears
Cast net
Gil net
Line net
Scoop net

17. QUESTION: How do local people fish?
Traditional Fishing Gears
Cast net
Gil net
Line net
Scoop net

18. QUESTION: How do local people fish?
Traditional Fishing Gears
Cast net
Gil net
Line net
Scoop net

19. QUESTION: How do local people fish?
Traditional Fishing Gears
Cast net
Gil net
Line net
Scoop net

21. QUESTION: What kinds of fish are found?

22. QUESTION: What kinds of fish are found?
•Black fish (non-migratory)
•Climbing Perch
•Snake head fish
•Air breathing catfish/
broadhead catfish
•White fish (Migratory)
•Mekong Giant Catfish
•Giant River Carp
•Siamese Giant Carp

23. QUESTION: What kinds of fish are found?
•Black fish (non-migratory)
•Climbing Perch
•Snake head fish
•Air breathing catfish/
broadhead catfish
•White fish (Migratory)
•Mekong Giant Catfish
•Giant River Carp
•Siamese Giant Carp

24. QUESTION: What kinds of fish are found?
•Black fish (non-migratory)
•Climbing Perch
•Snake head fish
•Air breathing catfish/
broadhead catfish
•White fish (Migratory)
•Mekong Giant Catfish
•Giant River Carp
•Siamese Giant Carp

25. QUESTION: What kinds of fish are found?
•Black fish (non-migratory)
•Climbing Perch
•Snake head fish
•Air breathing catfish/
broadhead catfish
•White fish (Migratory)
•Mekong Giant Catfish
•Giant River Carp
•Siamese Giant Carp

26. QUESTION: What kinds of fish are found?
•Black fish (non-migratory)
•Climbing Perch
•Snake head fish
•Air breathing catfish/
broadhead catfish
•White fish (Migratory)
•Mekong Giant Catfish
•Giant River Carp
•Siamese Giant Carp

27. QUESTION: What kinds of fish are found?
•Black fish (non-migratory)
•Climbing Perch
•Snake head fish
•Air breathing catfish/
broadhead catfish
•White fish (Migratory)
•Mekong Giant Catfish
•Giant River Carp
•Siamese Giant Carp

28. QUESTION: What kinds of fish are found?
•Black fish (non-migratory)
•Climbing Perch
•Snake head fish
•Air breathing catfish/
broadhead catfish
•White fish (Migratory)
•Mekong Giant Catfish
•Giant River Carp
•Siamese Giant Carp

29. MEKONG GIANT CATFISH
Population has reduced by
80%
Critically endanged Species
in 2004 (IUCN)
The catch is incidental,
unreported
Northern Thailand-
spawning habitat
Tonle Sap- rearing ground

30. MEKONG GIANT CATFISH
Population has reduced by
80%
Critically endanged Species
in 2004 (IUCN)
The catch is incidental,
unreported
Northern Thailand-
spawning habitat
Tonle Sap- rearing ground

31. QUESTION: What kinds of animals are found?

32. QUESTION: What kinds of animals are found?
Painted stork
Agiton
Pelican
Turtle (softshell turtle)
Ottos

33. QUESTION: What kinds of animals are found?
Painted stork
Agiton
Pelican
Turtle (softshell turtle)
Ottos

34. QUESTION: What kinds of animals are found?
Painted stork
Agiton
Pelican
Turtle (softshell turtle)
Ottos

35. QUESTION: What kinds of animals are found?
Painted stork
Agiton
Pelican
Turtle (softshell turtle)
Ottos

36. What is the importance of the the Mekong and the
Tonle Sap to local people?

37. What is the importance of the the Mekong and the
Tonle Sap to local people?

38. What is the importance of the the Mekong and the
Tonle Sap to local people?

39. What is the importance of the the Mekong and the
Tonle Sap to local people?
Food Security
Species and number of
fish catch
Nutrients from flood
plain
Occupation
Fisheries, horticulture,
rice cultivation
Culture

40. TOURISM INDUSTRY

41. TOURISM INDUSTRY
Khone Phapheng Falls
Irrawaddy Dolphin
Festivals
Naga fireballs of
Thailand and Laos
Water festival of
Cambodia

42. TOURISM INDUSTRY
Khone Phapheng Falls
Irrawaddy Dolphin
Festivals
Naga fireballs of
Thailand and Laos
Water festival of
Cambodia

43. TOURISM INDUSTRY
Khone Phapheng Falls
Irrawaddy Dolphin
Festivals
Naga fireballs of
Thailand and Laos
Water festival of
Cambodia

44. TOURISM INDUSTRY
Khone Phapheng Falls
Irrawaddy Dolphin
Festivals
Naga fireballs of
Thailand and Laos
Water festival of
Cambodia

45. TOURISM INDUSTRY
Khone Phapheng Falls
Irrawaddy Dolphin
Festivals
Naga fireballs of
Thailand and Laos
Water festival of
Cambodia

46. Why would traditional style of houses along the
Mekong be built this way?

47. LANGUAGE ARTS

48. LANGUAGE ARTS
แม่น้ําโขง
澜沧江

49. LANGUAGE ARTS
แม่น้ําโขง
澜沧江
Chinese Cambodian
Vietnamese
Thai Laotian

50. GROUP DISCUSSION

51. GROUP DISCUSSION
Group of 3 students
8 minutes to discuss on...
Compare the Mekong with rivers of the US (Mississippi)
Similarities or Differences
Occupation, Culture, Beliefs, and animals

52. PRESENTING YOUR THOUGHTS
What is your river like?
Occupation
Culture
Belief
Animals

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