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In this page, you'll see small knowledge (or trivia ? :D) of Thailand.
Different from
General Information of Thailand but feeling like it maybe or might be useful for some occasions if
you remember.
[Bits of knowledge] Sightseeing
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- Triangle pillow
Pillows that has some plants inside are prohibited to be imported.
Check it beforehand ! :D
- related page: Column no.50 - Triangle pillow
- Tom Yam Kung
"Tom" means "boil", "Yan" is "mix", "Kun" is "shrimp/prawns".
Instead of shrimp/prawns, if you put fish (pla), it will be "Tom Yam
Pla".
It's said that "Tom Yam Kung" is one of the world's three major
soups.
- related page: Column no.37 - Tom Yam Kung
- The highest chedi (Buddhist pagoda) in the world
"Pra Pathom Chedi" located in Nakhon Pathom, about 60 km west
of Bangkok.
- related page: Pra Pathom Chedi on New Year's Eve
- The biggest gong in the world
They say that the gong is the biggest in the world in Wat Phra That Haripunchai.
- related page: Wat Phra That Haripunchai
- The tallest Buddha image
A huge Buddha image, one of the tallest in the world, about 68 meters high
in Roi Et.
- related page: Roi Et
- The largest crocodile farm in the world
The Crocodile Farm (Jorakay Farm) is located in Samut Prakan province,
about one hour drive from Bangkok.
- related page: [Bangkok etc 5] Jatuchak Market
- Nine Sacred Temples in Bangkok
- Floating Market
There are two famous market; It's said that Damnoen, the morning market and
Ampawa, the evening market.
- related page: Floating Market (Ratchaburi)
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[Bits of knowledge] Geography
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- Golden Triangle
Where the borders of the three countries cross on the Mekong River; Thailand,
Laos and Myanmar. It's located around 60km to the north from Chiang Rai.
- related page: Chiang Saen (Golden Triangle)
- Emerald Triangle
The area where Ubon Ratchathani (Thailand), Cambodia and Laos meet is called "Emerald Triangle".
- related page: Ubon Ratchathani
- The highest mountain
"Doi Inthanon", the highest mountain in Thailand, 2,565 meters
above sea-level.
- related page: Chiang Mai 2 (Doi Inthanon)
- Thai-Laos Friendship Bridge
- The first Friendship Bridge: Nong Khai - related page: Thai-Laos Friendship Bridge
- The second Friendship Bridge: Mukdahan
- The third Friendship Bridge: Nakhon Phanom
- Phuket
Phuket is the largest island in Thailand, as large as Singapore, and it
is the only one place that the whole island is a province.
- related page: Phuket
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