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Siam Orchid Culture
Grower in thailand specializing in Dendrobium nobile plants in a variety of sizes.
http://socthai.hypermart.net
All Thailand Experiences
Specializing in private ecofriendly culture and nature tours in thailand. Offers elephant safari, white water rafting, trekking to hill tribe villages and bird watching in national parks.
http://www.all-thailand-exp.com/

Extractions: 8 Day Hilltribe Jungle Experience Sightseeing tours, shopping, bird watching, Golf, trekking, hiking, camping, cooking lessons, elephant riding, rafting, boating, deep sea fishing, diving, snorkeling or any other available activity. We specialize in Private Custom Tours that you can design yourself. We will give you the information about what to see and do in Thailand. All you need to do is tell us what you like and how much time you have and we do the rest. You may also select a tour from our sample itineraries. You will also notice that prices for our tours are not listed. This is because price depends on how many persons in your party and accommodations preferred. Please let us know when filling out the tour request form.
Thailand-travel.net - Thailand Travel Guide With Daily Thailand Travel News
culture. Social Life. Media. Education. Sports. Health. Finance. Shopping. Holidays. Cuisine. Accommodation. Travelling to and within thailand
http://www.thailand-travel.net/

Extractions: Samui Local News Chinese opt for Thai holidays (BBC News, February 7, 2003) Thailand claims aerobics record (BBC News, November 27, 2002) Uncovering the Secret of Pai (Time Asia, October 7, 2002) And the new Thailand is? (Sunday Times, September 9, 2001) ... A Gourmet in Bangkok Needs Street Smarts (Time, August 13, 2001) Other AsianTrails Websites: asiantrails.net asiantrails.com Thailand: thailand-hotels.org thailand-travel.net bangkoktickets.com phukettravel.com ... samuitravel.com
Syan (Siam) Archaeology Expeditions : Thai Special Vacation / Tour Of Southeast
Thai archaeological exploration highlights of tours of South East Asia's history, archaeology, art and culture. thailand, Khmer (Angkor), and Burma.
http://members.tripod.com/syan-arch/home.htm
Ariel Javellana
Photographs the people and the culture of the Philippines, Indonesia, and thailand. The farming and consumption of rice gains a special focus. Also included are images of windsurfing.
http://www.geocities.com/arieljavellana/
2thaiweb.com Cordially Welcome
thailand and Thai culture, Handicraf Shopping Shopping khon mask
http://www.2thaiweb.com
MapZones.com Culture
thailand, culture, Back to Top. It formerly was thought that the Thai'soriginal home was in China, but it is now generally believed
http://www.mapzones.com/world/asia/thailand/cultureindex.php

Extractions: Country Info Thailand Introduction Thailand General Data Thailand Maps Thailand Culture ... Thailand Time and Date Thailand Culture Back to Top It formerly was thought that the Thai's original home was in China, but it is now generally believed that Tai-speaking peoples originated in northern Vietnam and began settling the Indochinese Peninsula and southern and southwestern China about 1,000 years ago. These people, however, brought with them many cultural institutions of the Chinese. As they moved southward into what is now modern Thailand, they encountered Mon and Burman peoples from the west, Javanese from the south, and Khmer from the east and were influenced by their cultural traditions. In addition, an Indian presence already had been established in the region, and the continuous absorption of Indian culture became a significant component of Thai cultural development. The royal palace plays an important role in leading and preserving Thai culture through frequent royal functions and state ceremonies. Among these is the kathina, or robe-offering, ceremony, a colourful pageant marking the end of vassa, the period of Buddhist monastic retreat. It takes place with a procession of royal barges on the Chao Phraya River, reconstructing a tradition dating from the earliest days of Buddhism. Thai temples hold ceremonies to mark the special events of the Buddha's life, which often are accompanied by fairs attracting large crowds to the temples. Egypt Maps
OAT Magazine
Official Airline Timetable Magazine, including flights arrival to and departure from thailand for all airlines. Also has information on traveling in thailand and abroad, hotels in thailand, news, art and culture, and health.
http://www.oatmagazine.com/
Thaistall.com - Best Thai Handicrafts At Affordable Prices.
Through this homepage, you can order quality Thai products and explore their significance to Thai culture. There is a myriad of general information on thailand.
http://thaistall.hypermart.net/

Extractions: Let American Consumer Counseling Help you Get Out of Debt! Contact Us About Us FAQ Learn more about the beauty ofThailand and major tourist locations here Brand New Wood Items for home decoration are now available at this link! (wholesale only) A fully-functional 3x8.5.1.5 cm pewter lighter with the Great Elephant Duel on one side and two marching elephants on the other. Now only This 13x9x7 cm. handicraft jewellery box is made from tall Thai grass and lacquered for durability. The interior is covered with red velvet and includes a viewing mirror. The product was exhibited during the National Inventor's Day 2000. Get Thaistall.com's best-selling pewter flask for just A 9.5x11x2.6 cm pewter flask straight from Thailand. Both sides depict the Great Duel on Elephant, a common means of warfare in Thai history. We accept payment by: Even more promotional sales inside! Silk pillow cases now each.
Www.hani-akha.org
HaniAkha.Org describes the Akha and Hani history, lifestyle, language, culture, and activities in thailand, Burma, Laos, China, Myanmar, and Mainland Southeast Asia
http://www.hani-akha.org

Extractions: Home - Hani and Akha peoples MPCD-SEAMP International Meetings and Workshops Golden Triangle Peoples' Art and Handicraft 23.7.02 Sanitsuda Ekachai writes about The Third Master Plan on Community Development, Enviroment and Drug Control in the Highlands see the article in Bangkok post 03.7.02 Mukdawan Sakboon writes on the Thai ID card .See the article in The Nation 02.7.02 Pavin Chachavalpongpun writes on the drug problems .See the article in The Nation 25.6.02 Sanitsuda Ekachai writes on the citizenship problems of minorities in Thailand . See the article in Bangkok Post Regional Development in Northern Thailand: Its Impact on Highlanders
ThinkQuest
Teaches about Southeast Asia, particularly the countries of Laos, Vietnam, thailand, and Cambodia. Examines history, culture, customs, languages, food, people, religion, buildings, manufacturing, and animals.
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5734/
Thai-UK Home Page
Supports the Thai community in UK and those with an interest in thailand and its arts, culture, people and society. Links, news and informational articles.
http://thai-uk.org/

Extractions: Promoting the diversity of Thailand, its culture and people in the UK All Any Search Engine Powered by Information: 100's of use Arts fine art; music; literature Culture, language and religion Citizenship UK and Thai visas, marriage Education studying in the UK; learning Thai Food Thai supermarkets in the UK Health traditional Thai massage parentage/ dual heritage Thailand's diverse population : Thai boxing; takraw; kite flying Travel and tourism Reciprocal links Thai-uk.org is promoting ... Bike beside the Mekong! 2002 world Legacy Award Winners SONGKRAN: THAI NEW YEAR Photo: thanks to Sriwittayapaknam School The great Thai festival of Songkran comes at the height of the dry, Thai summer, usually around the 12-15th April. Traditionally younger members of the family sprinkle water on their elders and on Buddha images as a mark of respect. But Songkran has also become a huge public holiday and madness in the streets as people splash water over each other. To join a Songran festival in England this year check out the links to Thai temples ENVIRONMENT A Land of Fire by former Nation columnist, James Fahn, looks at the environmental consequences of the economic boom in the early 90s. Check out his
The Cultures Of Thailand
The Central area. The Southern area. History of thailand's culture. Now fora bit of history to complete the bird's eye view of thailand's culture.
http://www.mahidol.ac.th/Thailand/glance-thai/culture.html

Extractions: By PHYA ANUMAN RAJADHON N ow for a bit of history to complete the bird's eye view of Thailand's culture. A thousand or more years ago, most of Thailand apart from the southern area in the Malay Peninsula, was under the domination of the hinduiz ed Mon-speaking people of Dvaravati (457-657 A.D.) and the Khmer or Cambodian Empires (957-1257 AD); while the Malay Peninsula was under the suzerainty of Srivijaya, the hinduized Sumatran Empire (657-1157 A.D.). During these times the Thai, as a race, emigrated gradually from their home in Southern China into the Indo-Chinese Peninsula. During these times many off-shoots of the Thai tribes Siam or Palized into Samadesa. There is no doubt that the Thai had been befor e that time already in the land of the Mon and The Khmer Empire but they were only a minority and formed themselves into semi-independent states under the suzerainty of these empires. Traditionally these Thai who settled in Central Thailand or Siam were called Thai Noi or Lesser Thai in contrast to Thai Yai or Major Thai who are the Shans of Burma. Traditionally the Thai Noi or Lesser Thai came from the north of Thailand. It was therefore presumed that they were the Northern Thai of Chiang-mai with the Laos or the Thai of Mekhong basin partly mixed; but to me the so-called Thai Noi or Lesser Thai had in their melting pot in no less degree the Thai Yai or Major Thai i.e. the Shan too.
Central Thai
Ethnographic report on the people of Central thailand.
http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/EthnoAtlas/Hmar/Cult_dir/Culture.7836

Extractions: Society-CENTRAL-THAI Central Thailand covers an area of about 62,000 square miles, and is bordered by the Bilauktaung Range on the west and the Phetchabun Mountains on the east. The Chao Phraya (Menam) River flows through the central plains area, and each year, by flooding its banks, deposits the fertile silt that has made this region the largest producer of rice in all Thailand. The Thai language is spoken by 85 percent of the population in Thailand. Except for the Chinese and Indian minorities, the Muslim Malay of the south, and some tribal groups, all people in Thailand speak one of the four dialects of Thai. These dialects (Northern, Northeastern, Central, Southern) correspond to the four main geographical areas of Thailand. As of 1960, there were 10 million speakers of the Central or Bangkok dialect in Central Thailand. This dialect is the official language of the country and is taught in the schools and used for official communications. Also, because Bangkok is the cultural and political center of Thailand, the Central Dialect is the most reputable. Dialect differences are becoming less important in interpersonal relations due to improved communications and educational facilities and to the Thai government's attempt to strengthen the national consciousness of the Thai people. There has been much controversy in the linguistic literature as to how the Thai language should be classified. Generally, it has been included within the Sino-Tibetan phylum. More recently, however, Benedict (1975) has made a strong case for classifying Thai within a Kadai language group, which forms part of an Austro-Thai macro-phylum, along with Austronesian (or Malayo-Polynesian) and Miao-Yao. According to the 1960 census, the population of Thailand (excluding the migratory hill tribes of the north and northeast) was 26,392,000. Using 3.1 percent as the estimated growth rate, as given by the National Statistical Office, the population for 1975 can be estimated at approximately 43,000,000. The Chao Phyraya Valley in Central Thailand is the most densely populated area of the country, supporting between 800 to 1,000 people per cultivated square mile (in 1960). This area, which comprises 30 percent of Thailand's land area, contains 40 percent of the total population. Although the Thai government is aware that measures must be taken to control the rate of population increase, it has not yet formulated an official population control policy. And even though the population is steadily increasing, there is no evidence of population pressure, at least according to Asian standards, and there is enough land to support an increasing population, even with an improving standard of living. The Central Thai can be characterized as rural rice agriculturalists who work their own land. Their settlement patterns are of two types. In the first, a line of houses faces a waterway or road, with only occasional clustering; unfenced fields are located at the back of the houses. In the second type, a circular group of houses is set among the fields or fruit trees and is connected to the main road by a path. Because most communication is by boat or foot, each house must have access to the road or waterway. The settlement pattern is more dispersed in the central plains than it is in the north, where the arrangement is more compact. The size of settlements ranges from 300 to 3,000 people. Agriculture forms the basis of the economy, but all rural people also fish. The principal crop grown in the heavy, dark, clay soil of the central plains area is nonglutinous rice, mainly for export. Usually, wet rice is grown in permanent fields which are worked by both men and women. Other commercial crops grown include sugarcane, tobacco, rubber, coconuts, condiments, and cotton. Crops grown for domestic consumption are yams, cassava, chilies, eggplant, and beans. In this area, 75 percent (in 1953) of the farmers work land they own themselves. Landownership however, is declining. Renting land is on a cash or crop basis. Descent is reckoned ambilineally, and lateral connections are made by grouping siblings together with cousins and their spouses. Two types of kindred groupings are found in the central plains. The first is the multihousehold compound in which siblings' parents and married children, cousins, and co-wives and their children live adjacent to each other in two or more separate houses facing a common area. The people in this type of arrangement cooperate with each other in common enterprises. The second type is the hamlet cluster in which each household is independent, with its own compound. The group of houses forms a distinguishable unit, whose members exchange labor. In social relationships, the emphasis is entirely on age. This emphasis is reflected in the Thai language in which the relative ages of people are indicated by most kinship terms. Kinship terms are also used in colloquial Thai to express respect and affection toward nonrelatives. The family is composed of those people who cook and eat meals at the same hearth and who also participate in joint economic enterprises, usually farming. The most common minimal domestic unit is the nuclear family often joined by various relatives. In marriage, the choice of a mate is left to the young people and opportunities for courtship are common. Elopement (usually) occurs only among the poor. Contemporary marriages are monogamous, but polygyny was common among the nobility in the past. After marriage, the couple usually establish their own household; among the poor or rural people, however, the couple may elect to live briefly with the bride's family. Village endogamy is preferred. Divorce or separation is by mutual agreement. Property is divided equally, and the children may accompany either parent. Social stratification is based on age, occupation, wealth, and residence. On the social scale, the rural farmers rank below the artisans, merchants, and government officials, but there is social mobility in Thai society. The priesthood is considered to be apart from the rest of society. In rural areas, provinces are subdivided into districts, communes, and villages. There are also administrative units, with headmen who are elected from hamlets and communes. The duties of these headmen are to communicate with the people of the district and to recruit labor for special tasks. The central government of Thailand provides public and social services through local agents while the district government uses unpaid local labor to maintain highways, schools, irrigation systems, and so forth. The major religion in Thailand is Theravada Buddhism; only a small percentage of the population is Muslim, Christian, Hindu, or Confucian. Religion is the dominant force in Thai life, and the people devote much time and money to festivals, rituals, and merit-making. The temple symbolizes their religion, and Buddhist monks are held in high esteem. Buddhist values have such an important role in Thai culture that they can be found in the mores, arts, literature, metaphysics, and so on. Animism is also prevalent, and this belief permeates Thai Buddhism. For more extensive information on Thailand, including the Central Thai, see Moore (1974) and Hanks and Hanks (1974). The data in this file focus on the community of Bang Chan, located approximately 20 miles northeast of Bangkok. Bang Chan was chosen by the Cornell Thailand Project (Southeast Asia Program) in the early 1950s for a study of cultural change. A 1956 village census of Bang Chan states that there were 1,771 people, comprising 296 households. The village is spread out over an area of five square miles, allowing the people to be near their fields. Bang Chan contains a Buddhist monastery and an elementary school, giving the dispersed village its identity as a unit. It is composed of seven hamlets. Both of the settlement types mentioned above are present, but the linear pattern predominates. Because of a decentralized administration, divided between the hamlets and two communes, community-wide projects and a sense of village solidarity do not exist except for religious festivals. The nuclear family and the loosely-defined kindred are the principal groups with which the people identify. The school, the monastery, and the nation-state are the only other institutions that serve as foci of loyalty. Only one hour by road and three hours by canal from Bangkok, the people of Bang Chan are much more cosmopolitan than their more rural neighbors. Bangkok provides jobs, schools, markets, entertainment, and mass communication that are not available to most rural Thai. Despite their proximity to Bangkok, however, the people of Bang Chan are basically rice-cultivating peasants whose lives are centered on the land. See Hanks and Richardson (1964) for an overview of life in Bang Chan. Culture summary by Heather M. Fellows Benedict, Paul K. Austro-Thai: Language and culture, with a glossary of roots. New Haven, HRAF Press, 1975. Hanks, Lucien M., Jr. Siamese Tai. By Lucien M. Hanks, Jr. and Jane Richardson Hanks. In Frank M. LeBar, Gerald C. Hickey, and John M. Musgrave. Ethnic Groups of Mainland Southeast Asia. New Haven, Human Relations Area Files Press, 1964: 197-205. Moore, Frank J. Thailand. With chapters by Clark D. Neher. New Haven, HRAF Press, 1974. Phillips, Herbert P. Thai peasant personality: the patterning of interpersonal behavior in the village of Bang Chan. Berkeley and Los Angeles, University of California Press, 1966. 14, 231 p. tables. 7836
M A H I D O L U N I V E R S I T Y - - - -
History of thailand's culture. Now for a bit of history to completethe bird's eye view of thailand's culture. A thousand or more
http://www.mahidol.ac.th/thailand/culture.html

Extractions: HOME Search Site Map Phonebook ... www.mahidol.ac.th By PHYA ANUMAN RAJADHON For cultural purposes, Thailand may be divided into four areas, namely the Northern, the North_Eastern, the Central and the Southern areas. The Northern area The North_Eastern area The Central area The Southern area History of Thailand's culture Now for a bit of history to complete the bird's eye view of Thailand's culture. A thousand or more years ago, most of Thailand apart from the southern area in the Malay Peninsula, was under the domination of the hinduiz ed Mon-speaking people of Dvaravati (457-657 A.D.) and the Khmer or Cambodian Empires (957-1257 AD); while the Malay Peninsula was under the suzerainty of Srivijaya, the hinduized Sumatran Empire (657-1157 A.D.). During these times the Thai, as a race, emigrated gradually from their home in Southern China into the Indo-Chinese Peninsula. During these times many off-shoots of the Thai tribes Siam or Palized into Samadesa. There is no doubt that the Thai had been befor e that time already in the land of the Mon and The Khmer Empire but they were only a minority and formed themselves into semi-independent states under the suzerainty of these empires. Traditionally these Thai who settled in Central Thailand or Siam were called Thai Noi or Lesser Thai in contrast to Thai Yai or Major Thai who are the Shans of Burma. Traditionally the Thai Noi or Lesser Thai came from the north of Thailand. It was therefore presumed that they were the Northern Thai of
Welcome To Siam Square Club
Promotes the culture of thailand with a fall study break and spring cultural show at the University of Chicago.
http://siam-square.uchicago.edu/
Front
Martin Neijman, Dutch artistpainter, presents a collection of his photographs of thailand - its people and culture.
http://www.geocities.com/thaimarks/front.html
Kulturaustausch: Europa In Thailand. CulturE-ASEF
Translate this page Institutionen, Assoziationen Delegation der Europäischen Kommission fürKambodscha, Laos, Malaysia, Burma/Myanmar, thailand Website ua mit
http://www.culture-asef.org/deutsch/asia/tha/easia/
Kelvin Baggs: World-Wide Travelogues And Culture
Travelogues, culture and photos from around the world Egypt, Greece, thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Bali, Canada and Singapore.
http://www.KelvinBaggs.com
Cultural Exchange: Europe In Thailand. CulturE-ASEF
Institutions, Associations Delegation of the European Commission to Cambodia, Laos,Malaysia, Burma/Myanmar, thailand The website includes sections on joint
http://www.culture-asef.org/english/asia/tha/easia/

Extractions: Events Touring exhibition of works, some produced on site, by 26 artists from Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Commissioner: Apinan Poshyananda (Thailand). Schedule: National Gallery and associated venues, Bangkok, February - March 2002; National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, 2002; Fine Arts Museum, Ho Chi Minh, 2002; Fine Art Museum, Shanghai, 2003. Information and texts on the presentation of contermporary art from Northern Europe in Asia 2002 - 2003. Initiative of the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, organized in cooperation with: the National Museum of Contemporary Art (Oslo), the Danish Council for Art (Copenhagen), the Finnish Fund for Art Exchange (Helsinki), and the Swedish Institute (Stockholm). [en] First Thai-EU art project staged by the Delegation of the European Commission for Thailand in conjunction with European Union Member State embassies, Silpakorn University and About Art Related Activities (AARA). In 1999, 13 European artists travelled to Thailand to work as artists-in-residence alongside local counterparts, and held a joint-exhibition of their work.

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