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    We have started a facebook page, mainly in Japanese, though. :D
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18/Mar/2012
Photo (Thailand) > Chiang Mai 1
"Wat Chedi Luang" updated

@Wat Chedi Luang was built about six hundred years ago. It was the tallest chedi in the era of Lanna Thai.  In 1391, King Saen Muang Ma (1386-1401) built this temple for his father, King Kuna. In 1479-1481, the pagoda was reconstructed and enlarged to 80 meters in height and 56 meters on each side at its base. It was a mixture of Lans, Sri lankan, and Pagan architectural forms.
 The most sacred Buddha image in Thailand, the Emerald Buddha, was enshrined here once for about 80 years.
 In 1545, during the reign of Queen Chiraprabha, the 15th monarch of Mangrai dynasty (1545-1546), a heavy rainstorm and an earthquake toppled part of the great spire like what we can see these days.


Thai Language This Week !  (19/Mar/2012)

 (stress/male/female)
  • Hay fever season has arrived.

  • Rueduu khong roke phare la-orng gaysorn@daai maathueng laew

    ฤดู ของ โรค แพ้ ละอองเกสร ได้มา ถึง แล้ว

Column This Week !    (-/-/-)




Information

  • 15/Jan/2012
    Thai Language:  Pronunciations of Thai language now can be listened, the update is still going on, though.
    Click buttons like showing left on each page.

  • Thai For Japan
    Not only in Japan but people from all over the world try to help the disaster suffers and the area of the catastrophic earthquake, the Tohoku Earthquake or the Japan Earthquake (March 11,2011).
     If you know Thailand well, you already noticed this but messages from Thailand are shown on the net like below.
 A lot of people, that is, students, policemen, people in stores, children to adults, tourists, etc, various people send cheering messages in Japanese, English or Thai. Deeply touching and also encouraging.

What's new the last one month

18/Mar/2012
Photo (Thailand) > Bangkok etc 7
"Boat trip on the Chaophraya River" added

 I went around by boat from Tha Chang Wan Luang Pier.
"Tha Chang Wang Luang" Or "Tha Phra", during the reign of king Rama I of the Rattanakosin period, was the main city gate and it was the area that elephants (chang) were brought from the royal palace (wang luang) to take baths. Therefore, it was known as " Tha Chang Wang Luang" (Pier for elephants from the royal palace)....



18/Mar/2012
Photo (Thailand) > Bangkok etc 7
"Wat Rakhang" added

   Wat Rakhang (Temple of the Bells) was initially called "Wat Bang Wa Yai" and was built during the Ayutthaya period (1351-1767). It's located on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkoknoi district, facing the Grand Palace.
@  In 1769, the temple was appointed to be a second-class royal temple by King Taksin The Great of the Thonburi Kingdom (1767-1782), and Phra Tripitaka (Buddhist Scriptures) was brought from Nakhon Si Thammarat province and a Buddhist council was held to revise it.
  The temple was rebuilt during the reign of King Rama I (1782 - 1809) at the end of the 18th century, and a large bell was found during some construction at the temple. The bell was moved to the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, and instead, five smaller bells were donated to the temple. This is why the temple is called Wat Rakhang (Temple of the Bells). ...



11/Feb/2012
Photo (Thailand) > Phetchaburi (Phetburi)
"Khao Luang Cave" added

 Khao Luang Cave, located about 30 meters below the ground, is regarded as the most important cave of Phetchaburi province because the important ornamented Buddha image built by King Rama V and dedicated to King Rama III and IV is enshrined here.The cave has more than 150 Buddha images. You'll see huge stalactites hang down from the walls of the cave. The fantastic thing is, the cave has large holes in the ceiling that allow natural light to stream in, illuminating the cave during the daytime.

This cave had been a royal meditation and picnic site since the King Rama IV period (in mid-19th century).. ...



08/Feb/2012
Wallpapers > Ayutthaya  added

wp GoingAround 02

wp Wat Phrasi Sanphet 06

wp Wat Phanan Choeng 05


17/Dec/2011
Photo (Thailand) > Pai (Mae Hong Son) added

 Pai is a small town in Mae Hong Son Province, Northern Thailand, near the Myanmar border. The town is located along the way called Mae Hong Son loop that is a 600km circuit that starts from Chiang Mai and goes through the province of Mae Hong Son. Although there are many views, the city is named after the Pai river.



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