The Kingdom of Thailand, whose English name is The Kingdom of Thailand, is located in the south-central Indochina Peninsula, bordering the Gulf of Thailand in the Pacific Ocean in the southeast and the Andaman Sea in the Indian Ocean in the southwest.

It borders Myanmar in the west and northwest, Laos in the northeast, Cambodia in the east and Malaysia in the south. It has a tropical monsoon climate, with high terrain in the north and low terrain in the south, and inclines from northwest to southeast, with a total area of 5 13000 square kilometers and a coastline of 2705 kilometers.

What is the origin of Thai name?

Thailand was called Siam in ancient times, which means a tribe with darker skin. 1939 changed the name of the country to "Thailand", which means "the country of freedom". 1September 8, 945, Thailand was called "Kingdom of Siam" again. 1May, 949 1 1 day, Thais renamed Siam as "Kingdom of Thailand" with the name of their own nation.

Some ancestors of Thailand originally lived in Yunnan, China, and moved south to Indo-China Peninsula to escape the Mongolian invasion. During this period, Xishuangbanna has always had intermarriage and trade exchanges with Lanna and other areas in northern Thailand. In 1238, the kingdom of Sukhothai was established.

Xishuangbanna is dominated by Dai people, while Dai people are called Shan people in Myanmar and Thai people in Thailand. Thai people account for 40% of the population in Thailand, so it is not difficult to see that although different cultures have evolved due to geographical division, Thai culture has been greatly influenced by China.

Reference to the above content: China Consular Service Network-Thailand Country Profile