Thailand4Jesus
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About Thailand
Thailand is located
in a fertile monsoon
belt midway between
India and China.
Unlike her immediate
neighbors; Burma
(Myanmar), Laos,
Cambodia (Kampuchea), and Malaysia; the country
never fell to a European colonial power. The country
is divided into four main regions with many differences
between the people and the dialects.
The North is an area of forested mountains where hill-
tribe minorities coexist with mainstream society. In
the South, the narrow Kra Peninsula presents a 1500
mile coastline with a hilly interior of rain forests and
rubber plantations. Malay-Muslim culture is a major
influence here. Between these two extremes are the
Central Plains, the cradle of Thai civilization and a
fertile, rice-growing region. Near the mouth of the
Chao Phraya River, the capital, Bangkok (with a
population of over 12,000,000), sprawls even further
each year. Different again is Northeast Thailand (also
widely known as Issan), the poorest part of the
country, its eastern border with Laos defined by the
Mekong River. Thailand is the world’s largest
producer of natural rubber and the world's largest
exporter of rice. The country also exports tapioca,
cane sugar, coconuts, fruit, pineapple, flowers,
orchids, hard and soft wood, fish, shrimp, squid, tin,
and various gemstones such as rubies and sapphires.
But tourism is now the single largest foreign exchange
earner in Thailand. The concept of the extended
family is important in Thailand. Elders are always
accorded respect within families and in society. A
constitutional monarchy, the king is revered almost as
much as when kings were chakravatin, or “lords of
life.” Kingship and religion are inextricably linked in
Thailand. At least 90 percent of Thais practice
Theravada Buddhism. However, Thai practice
incorporates many Hindu, Tantric, and Mahayana
Buddhist influences. Animist beliefs in spirits and the
magical, and in astrology are also widespread. Thais
believe that Buddhism is one of three forces that give
their kingdom its strength, the other two being the
monarchy and nationhood.
Thailand is located
in a fertile monsoon
belt midway between
India and China.
Unlike her immediate
neighbors; Burma
(Myanmar), Laos,
Cambodia (Kampuchea), and Malaysia; the country
never fell to a European colonial power. The country
is divided into four main regions with many differences
between the people and the dialects.
The North is an area of forested mountains where hill-
tribe minorities coexist with mainstream society. In
the South, the narrow Kra Peninsula presents a 1500
mile coastline with a hilly interior of rain forests and
rubber plantations. Malay-Muslim culture is a major
influence here. Between these two extremes are the
Central Plains, the cradle of Thai civilization and a
fertile, rice-growing region. Near the mouth of the
Chao Phraya River, the capital, Bangkok (with a
population of over 12,000,000), sprawls even further
each year. Different again is Northeast Thailand (also
widely known as Issan), the poorest part of the
country, its eastern border with Laos defined by the
Mekong River. Thailand is the world’s largest
producer of natural rubber and the world's largest
exporter of rice. The country also exports tapioca,
cane sugar, coconuts, fruit, pineapple, flowers,
orchids, hard and soft wood, fish, shrimp, squid, tin,
and various gemstones such as rubies and sapphires.
But tourism is now the single largest foreign exchange
earner in Thailand. The concept of the extended
family is important in Thailand. Elders are always
accorded respect within families and in society. A
constitutional monarchy, the king is revered almost as
much as when kings were chakravatin, or “lords of
life.” Kingship and religion are inextricably linked in
Thailand. At least 90 percent of Thais practice
Theravada Buddhism. However, Thai practice
incorporates many Hindu, Tantric, and Mahayana
Buddhist influences. Animist beliefs in spirits and the
magical, and in astrology are also widespread. Thais
believe that Buddhism is one of three forces that give
their kingdom its strength, the other two being the
monarchy and nationhood.
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