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IntroductionofThailandMaps名称泰王国首都曼谷体制君主立宪人口6500万面积51万公里2Location•Thailandisaprominentsouth-eastAsiannationextendingtotheMalayPeninsulatoitssouthwhereitisborderedbyMalaysia.Toitswest,itisborderedbyBurmaandtoitseastbyLaosandCambodia.RoughlythesizeofFrance(200,000sq.miles),andiscomposedoffourmainregions.•Thailandisrankedamongstthemostpopulouscountriesintheworld..People&Religion•Population:Itcurrentlyhasanestimatedpopulationof65,444,371people.•Religion:BuddhismistheCountry’smainreligionthoughIslamisalsowidelypracticedespeciallyinthesouthernpartsoftheCountry.WorldofBuddhaClimate•Thailandcanbeanextremelyhotandsoggyplace.•Itstropicalclimateisdividedintothreeseasons:coolinNovembertoFebruary,hotinMarchtoMay,andrainyinJunetoOctober.Theseasonsaremoreextremeinthenorthernregions,wherethedryheatcangrowquiteintenseinlatespringandthecoolcanbecomecoldinthemountains.•TherainyseasonisnodetrimenttotravelinThailand,astherainscanbecoolandrefreshingTourism•Withoverfivemillionannualvisitors,ThailandisoneofthemostpopulartouristdestinationsinAsia.Ithasanenormousamounttooffer,fromancienttemplestorainforestsandremoteislandswithpalm-fringedbeaches–and,ofcourse,coralreefsteemingwithlifefordiversandsnorkellers.Tourismisanimportantpartofthekingdom’sserviceeconomy.FestivalsILanguageThepersonwhocreatedthewordsRamkhamhaengPolitics:却克里王朝（曼谷）RamaI1737-1809RamaII1809-1824RamaIII1824-1851Mongkut1851-1868Vajiravudh1880-1925chulalongkorn1868-1880Prajadhipok1925-1935Mahidol1935-1946Bhumibol1946-Foods•Thaifoodisinternationallyfamous.Whetherchilli-hotorcomparativelyblands,harmonyistheguidingprinciplebehindeachdish.Thaicuisineisessentiallyamarriageofcenturies-oldEasternandWesterninfluencesharmoniouslycombinedintosomethinguniquelyThai.•ThecharacteristicsofThaifooddependonwhocooksit,forwhomitiscooked,forwhatoccasion,andwhereitiscookedtosuitallpalates.Originally,Thaicookingreflectedthecharacteristicsofawaterbornelifestyle.SomepicturesIdowanttoknowwhattheirNamesandtastesare…•SojustwhatisitthatmakesThaicuisinespecial?Mostlikelyitisthecombinationineachdishofthefourbasicflavors–sweet,sour,saltyandspicy.•Overthecenturies,ThaicookinghasborrowedfreelyfromtheculinaryartsofChina,IndiaandMalaya,blendingthesedifferentinfluencestocreatesomethingthatistrulyunique.AndwhileThaifoodhasareputationforbeingspicy,inrealitymostdishesarenot.Thespicinessvariesbyregion,andcentralThaicuisine–themostcommonlyencounteredvariety–isprobablytheleastspicyofall.FruitsThailandhassomekindoffruitalwaysinseason.Orangesareavailableyearround,andThaipineapplesarenotedforbeingamongthebestintheworld.andThaisweetsalldotendtotasteabitalike,andabetterchoiceisaplatteroffreshfruit.Withitssemi-tropicalclimateLandscape&sceneryTheGreatPalaceLocatedinthecenteroftheBangkokcity,theyarehugecombinationsOfsplendidpaintings,sculpturesanddecorations.Aspecialkindofadorablefish