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Pattaya also has Asia's largest gay scene.
Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal but reality shows that it is tolerated as is the case for Pattaya where it is found in certain areas with vast numbers of bars, massage parlours, saunas, and hourly hotels, serving foreign tourists as well as locals. This is prevalent in the Walking Street as well as other areas around the city.Efforts have of late been made to clean up the city's image.
Manufacturing and tourism led its growth, but agriculture continued to play an important role — employing over 60 percent of the workforce.
Economy
The country remains a major producer and exporter of agricultural products, including rice, rubber, and tapioca (木 薯).
Economy
Thailand has a relatively diversified export-oriented economy that grew rapidly in the latter part of the twentieth century until the crash of 1997.
Location
Thailand, is a constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar to the northwest, by Laos to the northeast, by Cambodia and the Gulf of Thailand to the southeast, by Malaysia to the south, and by the Andaman Sea (安达曼海) to the southwest.
Next two weeks: no more T’s presentation
The arrangement for the next two weeks:
17th week: Unit11 and case studies in Unit 13, 14 &15.
18th week: Unit 12 and revision
Culture
Thai language is one of the best symbols of Thai culture.
The Thai alphabet was invented by King Ramkamheng the Great in 1283 inspired by the ancient Indian alphabets and Pali languages through the medium of the old Khmer character. ราชอาณาจกั รไทย Kingdom of Thailand
Present
Today Thailand has a population of 54 million people, the vast majority of whom are of Thai ethnicity.
Significant minorities of Chinese, Malay, Khmer, Mons, and various hill tribes also reside in Thailand, in addition to tens of thousands of refugees in border camps from the more troubled countries of Southeast Asia.
“Good Guys go to Heaven, Bad Guys go to Pattaya” !
Pattaya has derived part of its reputation as a tourist destination due to the sex industry and the resulting nightlife.
National Emblem
The national emblem features the Garuda.
In Thailand, this figure is used as a symbol of the royal family and authority.
The Garuda also features in the coat of arms of Indonesia and the city of Ulan Bator (the capital of Mongolia).
Thailand is composed of four main regions.
The northern mountainous region contains numerous ruins and temples, the ancient city of Chieng Mai (清 迈), and Thailand’s highest peak, Doi Inthanon (茵他农山 ).
Thailand's currency is called the baht.
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Culture
T variant of many cultures in Asia.
Lying between the two great hubs of Asian civilization, China and India, it is not surprising to see the significant traces of Hindu and Chinese cultures in Thai culture, too.
The city boasts some of the country's most visited historical venues such as the Grand Palace, Wat Pho, and Wat Arun.
Grand Palace 大皇宫
Official residence of the King
Pattaya
Pattaya is located on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about 165 km southeast of Bangkok.
The city of Pattaya is a self governing municipal area.
Religion
Buddhism is the dominant religion in Thailand, although a variety of tribal religions continue to be practiced.
Thailand’s people regard their royal family with a respect bordering on awe.
Major cities
Bangkok Chieng Mai Pattaya
Bangkok
Bangkok’s full name can be translated to:
“The city of angels, the great city, the eternal jewel city, the impregnable city of God Indra (因陀罗), the grand capital of the world endowed with nine precious gems, the happy city, abounding in an enormous Royal Palace that resembles the heavenly abode where reigns the reincarnated god, a city given by Indra and built by Vishnukarma"
Chieng Mai
Chieng Mai is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand. It is located 700 km (435 mi) north of Bangkok, among the highest mountains in the country.
Bangkok is considered to be one of the world's tourist hotspots.
Bangkok is Thailand's major tourist gateway, which means that the majority of foreign tourists arrive in Bangkok.
Red stands for the nation and the power and devotion of the people.
White represents the purity of the religionBuddhism.
Blue symbolizes the royalty.
A street in Chieng Mai
Chieng Mai's historic importance derived from its strategic location on the Ping river and major trade routes. The city has long been a major center for handcrafted goods, umbrellas, jewelry (particularly silver) and woodcarving.
the Kingdom of Thailand
Capital: Bangkok Official language: Thai Official currency: Thai Baht (THB)
National Flag
The flag shows five horizontal stripes in the colours red, white, blue, white and red, with the middle blue stripe being twice as wide as each of the other four.
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