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Brilliant colours, a vibrant culture and a generous, hospitable people make Thailand a magnet for Western travellers. The orange robes worn by Buddhist priests crossing pale green rice paddies, blue water lapping at pure white beaches and the amazing beauty of the rainforests that grow thick ok the mountainsides are images that best represent the splendour of this ancient land. The stilted houses are home to a people that has created a culture famous for its vitality, energy and creativity, which turns everyday objects into works of art. Craftsmanship is best expressed in the royal courts where monuments, temples and palaces of extraordinary splendour are decorated with lacquer, mother-of-pearl, silver and bronze, and embellished with objects of unmatched beauty. However, it is the people of Thailand that give this country its inimitable character: from the painted hill-tribes of the north to the curly-haired Ngoh pygmies in the south, this kingdom is inhabited everywhere by the most generous of people. The image that remains fixed in the traveller's mind long after all others have vanished is that of the gentle smiles seen everywhere.Product Identifiers
PublisherWhite Star
ISBN-139788854402065
eBay Product ID (ePID)86699759
Product Key Features
Publication Year2007
TopicTravel Guide
Book TitleThailand: the Kingdom of Golden Temples
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
AuthorSteve Van Beek
Book SeriesCountries of the World
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height285 mm
Item Width235 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureItaly
Title_AuthorSteve Van Beek