Beautiful and charming subtropical scenery, extensive Buddhist culture and unique folk customs make Thailand famous overseas and attract tourists from all over the world to visit.

Thailand is well-known as the "country of thousands of buddhas", and is known as the "country of yellow robes and buddhas". It is an ancient civilization with a history of more than 2, years of Buddhism. In a beautiful and rich land, there are more than 3, ancient temples full of myths and magnificent palaces. The Buddhist temples in Thailand are magnificent in appearance and exquisite in architectural decoration. They enjoy the reputation of "Thailand Art Museum" and are the national treasure of Thailand and the essence of Thai culture. 9% of Thailand's residents believe in Buddhism, and its folk art is rich and colorful. It is the leading tourist country in Southeast Asia.

Thailand is located in the middle of Indochina Peninsula in Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand in the southeast and the Andaman Sea in the southwest. It borders Myanmar in the northwest, Malaysia in the southwest, Laos in the northeast and Cambodia in the southeast, with a total area of 513,115 square kilometers and a population of 6,4,. It is a multi-ethnic country dominated by Thais and inhabited by Chinese, Burmese, Malays, Indians and Laos. There are 73 prefectures and 675 counties in China, and the main cities are Chiang Mai, Kokai, Hoai, and the capital Bangkok. According to geographical characteristics, Thailand can be divided into four regions: northern Thailand, central Thailand, northeastern Thailand and southern Thailand.

Thailand's mountainous areas are densely forested with exotic flowers and trees, and are home to many rare birds and animals. The Thai government has divided some natural forests into nature reserves and turned them into forest parks. The fresh air in the forest is a good place for forest bathing. The climate here is spring all the year round, and there are waterfalls, lakes and all kinds of birds and animals, which attract groups of tourists.

The main tourist cities in Thailand are Bangkok, the "city of angels", and Chiang Mai, a Buddhist holy land. The main tourist areas are Pattaya, the Oriental Hawaii, Phuket, the Pearl of Thailand, Koh Samui, the Golden Triangle, and Jintang City. The main tourist attractions are the magnificent Grand Palace and Paxin Temple, the magnificent Jade Buddha Temple, the reclining Buddha Temple where thousands of buddhas gather, the priceless Golden Buddha Temple, the magnificent Liming Temple, the novel and beautiful Dali Temple, the thrilling crocodile pond, the Dongba Culture Village and Rose Garden with strong ethnic customs, the unique water market in Dannenshaduo, the mysterious four-faced Buddha, etc.

There are about 5, rooms in Thailand, and there are

accommodations. There are many luxury hotels in China, such as Hilton, Holiday, Mandarin, Shangri-La, etc. The famous "Oriental Hotel in Bangkok" has been rated as one of the top ten famous tourist hotels in the world for many years for its excellent service.

There are many informal hotels in Thailand with relatively low prices, mostly clean and quiet environment and complete facilities, such as university guest houses, family hotels, villas, inns, aquatic homes, guest houses, motels, simple and clean Chinese-style inns and hotels, and seaside cabins, etc., which provide a variety of choices for accommodation, and the expenses range from tens of baht per day to hundreds of baht per night.

The hotel provides 24-hour service for dining and laundry. When staying in a hotel, it is best to deposit valuables in the hotel safe. When using self-contained electrical appliances, check the voltage first (the voltage in Thailand is generally 22 volts, but it is 11 volts in some places).

Every year, except December to March and late July to August, it is the off-season of Thai hotels, and you can enjoy a discount of 2% ~ 3% in the off-season. In addition, most hotels in Thailand are subject to 7% ~ 1% government tax and 1% service tax. However, the hotel marked with the words "net price" has included taxes and service charges.

transportation

Thailand's transportation network is extremely perfect, with railways and highways centered in Bangkok and leading to all parts of the country, which is convenient and cheap. However, the traffic in Bangkok is quite crowded and there is no subway, so it has the nickname of "the world's number one traffic jam".

Aviation Thailand's civil aviation industry is very developed, with airports in large and medium-sized cities, such as don mueang international airport in Bangkok, which is one of the major aviation centers in Southeast Asia, and international routes can fly directly to more than 3 cities in Asia, Europe, the United States and Oceania. There are weekly flights to Bangkok from Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Kunming, Chengdu and Shantou. To travel to other cities in Thailand, you can take the domestic route of Thailand International Airlines. For example, there are several flights from Bangkok to Chiang Mai and Phuket every day. The traffic at Bangkok Airport is also very convenient. There are five kinds of vehicles, such as special line and shuttle bus, which shuttle to and from Bangkok, 25 kilometers away from the airport.

The railway can reach major cities in Thailand from Bangkok. Bangkok National Railway Station sends express trains to northern, northeastern and southern Thailand, and international trains (for example, to Singapore and Malaysia), long-distance buses (for example, to Chiang Mai) and special tourist trains held every Saturday and Sunday can be inquired and booked here. Bangkok East Line Railway Station, there is a daily shuttle bus to eastern Thailand; The southern railway terminal has a local train to southern Thailand every day.

Long-distance buses are well developed in all parts of Thailand. For example, there are three long-distance bus terminals in Bangkok, which are eastbound, southbound and northbound. Through the developed long-distance bus route network, you can reach various cities in China. Along Highway 3, you can reach Pattaya in 2 hours and 3 minutes. Along Highway 4 and 42, Phuket can be reached in 7 hours. Along the No.1 and No.16 highways, it takes 9 hours to reach Chiang Mai.

cars and cruise ships can also be rented for travel by private cars. Internationally renowned taxi companies, such as Hertz and Avis, all have offices in Thailand to provide self-driving or chauffeured car rental projects. You can rent and rent a car by telephone, high, medium and low, which is very convenient.

Urban transportation in major cities The transportation in major cities in Thailand is very developed, and there are countless air-conditioned taxis or taxis. In addition, the three-wheeled TUK TUK has a strange appearance and low price; Taxi is cheaper and faster.

Cuisine

In Thailand, different regions have their own dishes with different preferences. Northeasters prefer glutinous rice with roast chicken and "Som Tam" spicy papaya salad, which is a mixture of shredded papaya, dried shrimp, lemon juice, fish sauce, garlic and randomly doped chopped pepper. Northerners like "naem"-local unique sour meat; Southerners have a special liking for Muslim flavor and all kinds of raw seafood.

The famous Lai styles of seafood include lemon shrimp soup or Tom Yam Kung, crispy rice noodles (mikrop)-rice noodles fried with shrimp, pork, eggs and sweet and sour sauce, Chicken Curry in Thai style, chicken with coconut juice (Tom Kha Kai), spicy beef salad (Yam Nua), steamed fish curry with banana leaves, and fried rice noodles. China's roast duck spread to Thailand, combined with Thai flavor, became curry roast duck, stewed with people, shark's fin in clay pot and Chaozhou braised goose abound in Chinatown, with good flavor.

Thai restaurants usually fry bananas in syrup or coconut juice for dessert. As for snacks and desserts, there are fish cakes, hot and sour chicken feet, black glutinous rice and all kinds of cakes with excellent flavor, especially durian or mango glutinous rice. But remember to ban alcohol when eating this kind of meals. It is said that when wine meets durian or mango glutinous rice, it will generate a lot of heat in the human body and make the body temperature rise sharply.

When dining in major cities in Thailand, you can enjoy delicious food from all over the world except Thai food. Generally, restaurants mainly serve western food, while China restaurants are also popular in Bangkok and major tourist spots, serving mostly Fujian and Cantonese dishes.

Shopping

Silk products are the first specialty in Thailand. Clothes or headscarves, ties, sofa cushion covers made of Tess are fine and beautiful, economical and practical. In addition, wood carvings, horn crafts and leather products are also popular with tourists. Thailand is also rich in rubies, sapphires and turquoise, all of which are cheaper. In particular, "Siam Diamond" has a special shape and is very popular with shoppers.

Almost all cities in Thailand have their own shopping advantages, and Chiang Mai is the center of national handicrafts. Bangkok is full of businessmen, cheap and good; Pattaya is "shine on you is better than blue", and the prices of many commodities are much cheaper than Bangkok. The price of textiles is only half that of similar products in Europe and America.

people can not only go to shopping malls to buy goods, but also go to traditional Thai markets to see the lively scene of water trading. It's cheap and good, and it's also a good place to shop. Bang lam Phu market, full of vitality, takes ready-made clothes as the sales protagonist; Pratunam, close to Indra Hotel, is a surprising place where all kinds of cheap clothes gather. Sampheng in Yaowarat, Chinatown, is long and narrow, with goods from roadside stalls, up to gold ornaments and kitchen utensils. Chatuchak Weekend Market is the largest hawker market in China, and its business hours are from Friday night to midnight on Sunday, with numerous forests, including almost all products manufactured and planted in Thailand.

shopping instructions

1. The Tourism Bureau of Thailand in Hong Kong has a Chinese version of the booklet "Shopping in Thailand", which introduces the local products of Thailand in detail. If you read it carefully, it will help tourists understand the local products of Thailand.

2. When shopping in Thailand, the cheapest thing is leather goods. Woodcut and shell ornaments. As for the gems produced there, people who are not experts had better not buy them. When choosing leather goods, we should pay attention to the different prices of different goods, which is very different.

3. Shop around in Thailand. The price of goods in large department stores is fixed, but when shopping in small shops or shopping malls, you can bargain. In fact, the price of goods is two or three times lower than the marked price.

4. The Thai government clearly stipulates that foreign tourists should purchase antiques: ① For antiques brought out of the country, the buyer must obtain a license from the Thai Ministry of Art five days in advance. (2) antiques of historical or educational value to Thailand are not allowed to be taken out of the country.

5. Before buying an antique, be sure that the selling store can handle the above procedures on your behalf. When the reliability of the goods is in doubt, the customer has the right to ask the merchant to issue a guarantee that the goods can be returned. When shopping, don't point your finger at the store to ask about the price, because it is rude and impolite in Thailand.

6. Do not accept services such as tour guides and shopping guides provided by strangers; Respect the special religious beliefs in Thailand, but also prevent being forced to shop on the grounds of religious beliefs.

7. Thailand expressly prohibits any Buddha from leaving the country, so never buy it. If you buy Buddha statues in other countries, you should mail them home before entering Thailand, otherwise they will be confiscated by the customs.

8. If you don't have enough US dollars on hand, you can directly swipe your card at the local ATM with the UnionPay logo (such as Bangkok Bank, the ATM is orange), and ordinary bank cards can be used. The exchange rate is calculated according to the foreign exchange quotation of the day, plus a handling fee. The rate varies depending on the card type and amount.

Entertainment

Traveling to Thailand, you can get a taste of thai massage and see the soul-stirring of Muay Thai while being more addicted to entertainment.

Thais are good at singing and dancing, and folk dances are graceful. Among all the traditional Thai performing arts, the most famous one is khon, which is performed with a mask. Thai folk song and dance performances are extremely popular, and music and dance programs based on promoting Buddhism are also very popular. The cultural performances provided by restaurants are particularly popular.

the world-famous "shemale song and dance" performance is the most amazing program for many tourists. Those slim and graceful "beautiful women" are singing and dancing, and their tenderness is really breathtaking.

the most attractive thing in Thailand is nightlife. Royal Thai Army is a paradise for romantic and chic nightlife in Bangkok. The famous one is Youma Hot Spring in Suriwong block of Bangkok.

If you are interested in watching a Muay Thai match, it is also a good choice. Generally, you can enjoy this kind of competition in Rachadamunon Boxing Hall and Roubini Boxing Hall in Bangkok, and there are always two or three races every week. Or, go to the Royal Thai Army in Bangkok and have a golf addiction. In addition, you can also go to see the performances of animals such as elephants and crocodiles, which is very exciting!