Thailand - Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2006
The year 2006 marks the 60th Anniversary of His Majesty's Accession to
the Throne, making him the present world's longest-reigning Monarch, and his 80th birthday, also. It's a wonderful and memorable year for people in Thailand.
Various and wonderful events to celebrate the anniversary were held as you can see in the page of Thailand - Rama 9 The Sixtieth Anniversary, and although it was already finished but the Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2006 in this page was held also as one of the celebrations.
- Place: Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Period: 1. Nov. 2006 - 31. Jan. 2007
- Theme: To express the love for humanity
- Participating countries: 32 countries
We visited this festival around the beginning of 2007.
[Royal Flora Expo] Scenery |
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Landscapes of Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2006.It's an extensive place and even if you have a map, you don't know where you are now. According to the map, the area is about 80 hectares. The picture is the Royal Pavilion, the center of this expo. This expo has four areas including this pavilion;
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| Around the entrance (There is a huge umbrella art.) |
Going around (This expo has a very spacious area.You can go around by car like in the picture.) |
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| Scenery 1 (A portrait of the King right after starting sightseeing by sightseeing car.) |
Scenery 2 (Big corn forest ?) |
Scenery 3 (Not sure what it's for but a board says "The Wisdom of Lanna Folk Health Care". Emergency medical center ? ) |
Scenery 4 (Around the international Horticultural Exposition for His Majesty The King. Misty water is sprinkled.) |
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| Japanese Garden (The left is by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Japan, and the right is by Kyoto, Osaka and Hyogo, Japan. I felt like something is missing as a Japanese garden.) |
Huge tree (Not sure which country presents this tree but you can tell how big it is if you compare it with people.) |
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| Scenery 5 (All space of this expo is beautifully managed very much. The lawn is neatly manicured and various kinds of flowers can be seen.) |
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| Bhutan (This is presented by Bhutan, the country between China and India.) |
Republic of Kenya (Presented by Republic of Kenya, the country in eastern Africa. The entrance shows the country's feature.) |
Making a wish (People write a wish on a leaf-shaped metal and hang it as you see in the picture. It can be seen in Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai(wpDoiSuthep03)) |
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[Royal Flora Expo] Royal Pavilion |
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(By the Visitor Guide) The Royal Pavilion is designed by Rung Jantabun, in an exquisite traditional Lanna Thai style (arranged in a modern style). More than 60 special carpenters for Lanna architecture joined this construction from Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lamphun, Lampang, Phrae and Nan.
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| Appearance 1 (The Royal Pavilion. It's a fascinating building and you can feel the Thai historical art.) |
Appearance 2 (The side view.) |
Appearance 3 (A little angle shot. Excellent view.) |
Appearance 4 (Looking-up shot. This building has fine and admirable patterns.) |
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| Sculpture 1 (This building has a lot of sculptures. Some of them are white Yak that can been seen in the Grand Palace.) |
Sculpture 2 (This is a lion ? Very similar to the one at Wat Prathat Lampang Luang in Lampang.) |
The Royal Virtue Tree It has nine lotus buds overlapped;
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| A bridge (A bridge from the pavilion. I don't know what it is at the another side.) |
Around the pavilion 1 (The scenery around the pavilion. Very wide space and a lot of flowers can be seen.) |
Around the pavilion 2 (The way to the front gate from the pavilion. Opposite side of the picture at the top of this page.) |
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