Salon, who were very poor and lived at seas and they are our native. They have special qualities of sincerity, peacefulness contentment and skillfulness at seas. So we called " The marine Nomads"
Sea Gypsy Festival(Salon Festival) was held at the Ma Kyone Galet village ont he BoCho Island, near the Lampi Island.
It was intended to promote the Salon's native life and to be developed into a major toruist attractive region.
They travel around the seas most of time and only live temporary on the islands to avoid bac typhone. These tribes are living on boat carrying the whole family, artifacts, food-staff and pets. Their earning is to collect marine products and sell such as rockoyster, shell fish, coral, ambergirs, honey and other. As they are very skillful can plunge down to the depth of 80' under the water surface as 15 minutes without taking a diving suit. So must of them are deaf because of water-pressure. Some historians call them " Sea Gypsies "
Salon are men fo little greed. They live temporary on the island especially raining season. They live in house and they do not think that the house is their own. It can be lived in by the others.
They will be no dispute ont he ownership of the house, when they reach other there again next raing season and happen to know the house has been already occupied by other.
They can have such on attitude because they will not have to worry for their living as long as seas and islands are existing.

Salones and the Mergui Archipelago