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| Capital | Bangkok |
| Goverment | constitutional monarchy |
| Currency | Thai baht (THB) |
| Area | Total: 513,120 km2 Soil: 510,890 km2 Country: 2,230 km2 |
| Population | 66,720,153 (2011 estimate) |
| Language | Thai (official), minority languages |
| Religion | Buddhism (mainly Theravada), Islam in the south |
| Power system | 220V/50Hz (European or/and American outlet) |
| Phone number | 66 |
| Internet TLD | .th |
| time zone | UTC 7 |
Thailand (Official name: Thailand Kingdom, Thai: ราชอาณาจักรไทย Racha-anachak Thai), is a country in Southeast Asia, bordering Laos and Myanmar to the North, Laos and Cambodia to the East, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia to the South, and the West to the West. Myanmar and the Andaman Sea. Thailand's territorial sea to the southeast borders the territorial sea Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand, to the southwest bordering the territorial waters of Indonesia and India in the Andaman Sea.
overview
Thailand is a constitutional monarchy headed by King Bhumibol Adulyadej who ascended the throne in 1946, the longest-serving head of state in the world and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history. The King of Thailand is ceremonially the head of state, commander-in-chief of the army, and the country's Buddhist spiritual leader. The capital, Bangkok, is the largest city and the center of politics, commerce, industry and culture. Thailand has an area of 513,000 square kilometers (198,000 sq mi), the 50th largest in the world, and a population of about 64 million. 21st largest in the world. About 75% of the population is ethnic Thai, 14% is of Chinese origin and 3% is Malay, the rest are ethnic minorities such as Mon, Khmer and other tribes. There are about 2.2 million legal and illegal immigrants in Thailand. The official language is Thai.
Theravada Buddhism is considered the state religion in Thailand, with a conversion rate of 95%, making it one of the largest Buddhist countries in the world by population. Muslims make up 4.6% of the population and other Roman Catholics make up 0.7% of the population. Thailand's economy grew rapidly from 1985 to 1995 and became a newly industrialized country in which tourism with destinations famous as Ayutthaya, Pattaya, Bangkok, Phuket, Krabi, Chiang Mai, and Ko Samui and exports make a big contribution to the economy.
History
Various cultures have been present here since the time of Baan Chiang Culture. But due to its geographical location, Thai culture has always been influenced by India and China as well as from other Southeast Asian neighbors. According to Thai history books, Thai people originated from the Altai mountains, northeast. Sichuan province, China from 4500 years ago, then gradually migrated to the land of present-day Thailand. In 1238, the Thai established a Buddhist kingdom named Sukhothai (in Northern Thailand), gradually replacing the role of the dying Khmer Empire (in the 13th - 15th centuries).
In 1283 the Thai people had writing. The Thais then expanded their territory to the south, and in 1350 moved the capital to Ayuthaya (70 km north of Bangkok). In 1431, the Siamese sacked Angkor. Many treasures and costumes of Hindu culture were brought to Ayutthaya by them, and Khmer rituals and dress were integrated into the upper Siamese culture.
For about 400 years, from the 14th to the 18th century, wars were fought between the Thais and neighboring Burmese and the capital Ayuthaya was destroyed in the 18th century. In 1767, a Thai general was originally from Thailand. Hoa, Taksin, stood up to the Burmese army to regain their independence and moved the capital to Thonburi, on the banks of the Chao Phraya River, opposite Bangkok. King Rama I (1782) ascended the throne and chose Bangkok (or "City of Angels") as the capital. Before 1932, Thailand was under an absolute monarchy. After the 1932 bourgeois revolution led by a group of young officers, Thailand transitioned from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy. On December 5, 1932 King Prachadhipok (Rama VII) approved the first constitution of Thailand. Over the past 60 years Thailand has changed 16 constitutions (many coups), but the 1932 Constitution is still considered the basis. Finally, in the 1980s, Thailand turned toward democracy. In 1997, Thailand became the epicenter of the East Asian Financial Crisis. The baht quickly depreciated from 25 baht to 1 dollar to 56 baht to 1 dollar. After that, the baht gradually regained its weight, by 2007, the exchange rate between the baht and the dollar was 33:1. The official calendar used in Thailand is the Buddhist calendar, a type of calendar of the Westerners. East, 543 years earlier than the Western calendar. 2007 is the 2550th year of the Buddhist calendar in Thailand.
Geography
With an area of 514,000 km² (equivalent to an area Vietnam plus Laos), Thailand ranks 49th in the world in terms of area, the third largest in Southeast Asia, after Indonesia and Myanmar.Thailand is the common roof of a number of different geographical regions, corresponding to regions. economy. The north has mountainous terrain, with the highest point (2,576 m) being Doi Inthanon. To the northeast is the Khorat Plateau with a natural border to the east by the Mekong River. This is the most cassava growing area of Thailand due to the climate and soil suitable for cassava. The center of the country is mainly the Chao Phraya River Delta that empties into the Gulf of Thailand. The South is the Isthmus of Kra which gradually expands towards the Malay peninsula.
Climate
Tropical monsoon climate. The weather is hot and rainy. From mid-May to September, it is influenced by the southwest monsoon. From October to mid-March, it is influenced by the cold, dry northeast monsoon. The southern isthmus is always hot and humid.
Political regime
The head of state is the King: Considered sacred and inviolable. The King is nominally head of state, Commander-in-Chief of the army and patron of Buddhism. National Assembly: According to the Constitution of August 24, 2007, the National Assembly of Thailand is a bicameral National Assembly. The House of Representatives (legislature) consists of 480 seats and the Senate has 150 seats. Government: consists of 36 members including 3 Deputy Prime Ministers, 21 Ministers and 11 Deputy Ministers. There are also a number of Government Committees set up to coordinate the implementation of common policies. Since the overthrow of the autocratic monarchy in 1932, Thailand has had 17 constitutions and amendments. Throughout the process, the government successively transitioned from military dictatorship to democracy, but all governments recognized the hereditary dynasty as the nation's supreme leader. .
Economy
Thailand is a traditional agricultural country. Starting in 1960, Thailand implemented the first socio-economic development plan and now the 9th plan. In the 1970s, Thailand implemented an "export-oriented" policy, ASEAN, the US, Japan and Europe are Thailand's main export markets. Industry and services have gradually played an important role in the economy, and the role of agriculture has gradually decreased.
Currently, Thailand is a newly industrialized country. After achieving one of the highest growth rates in the world from 1985 to 1995, with an average growth rate of 9% per year, the pressure on maintaining the baht in Thailand increased, leading to the financial crisis. 1997, spreading to the whole East Asia region, forcing the government to float the currency.
Population and culture
The Thai population is mainly Thai speakers. These include Thai Chinese, Siamese, Northeastern Thai or Isan, also known as Lao, Northern Thai or Lanna, also known as Lao, and Southern Thai and Malay. The Thai people make up only about a third of the population, behind those from the northeast, but they are a group that has long dominated Thailand's economy, politics and culture. Thanks to the unity in the education system, many Thais can speak Siamese as their dialect.
Apart from the Thai are the Chinese, the second largest ethnic group, whose political influence is disproportionate to their economic role. Most of them do not live in Chinatown in Bangkok (on Yaowarat Road), but fully integrate into Thai society. Other ethnic groups include the Malays in the south, the Mon, the Khmer (the largest ethnic group) and the Black Thai (Tay Dam-Thai:ชุดเสื้อแขนกุด) in Loei Province. After the Vietnam War, many Vietnamese people went to Thailand as refugees and settled, most of them in the Northeast. There were also many Vietnamese people related to the Tay Son Dynasty who went to Thailand as refugees during the Nguyen Dynasty. During the French colonial period, there were also many French colonial refugees or avoiding the Indochina war and the Vietnam war who came and resided in Thailand.
According to the 2000 census, 95% follow Theravada Buddhism and this religion is considered the national religion of Thailand. In second place is Islam with 4.6%. Some provinces and cities south of Chumphon (463 km southwest of Bangkok) are mainly Muslim residences. They often gather in communities separate from other communities. Most concentrated in the four southernmost provinces of Thailand are the Malays. Christianity, predominantly Roman Catholic, makes up 0.75% of the population. There are also some influential groups of Hindus and Sikhs living in the cities.
Thai culture is deeply influenced by Buddhist ideas - the officially recognized religion in the country and from water-dependent production. The above two points can be clearly seen through the festival days. In the culture of behavior, Thai people show piety, reverence for the royal family and respect for rank and age. Marriage: Thai people have the custom of staying in-law, a few years later, when the couple has a new child, they come back to the husband's house, but now there is almost no except for a few cases where the girl's family is too difficult. In the past, Thai people believed that dying was continuing to "live" in the afterlife. Therefore, the funeral is the ceremony to see off the dead to "Muong heaven". Folklore: Myths, fairy tales, legends, poems, folk songs... are precious capitals of traditional Thai literature. The famous poetic works of the Thai people are: Xing chu xon, Khun Lu Nang Ua, Am tired always. The Thai people soon had writing, so many ancient capitals (literature, laws, folk songs) were recorded on paper and leaves. Thai people love to sing, especially handshakes. There is a way of reciting poetry or singing along with the lyrics, accompaniment and dancing. Many dances such as Xoe dance and stall dance have been performed on domestic and foreign stages, attracting a large audience. Drought and throwing are also two famous cultural features of the Thai people. Housing: The Black Thai house is close to the style of the Mon-Khmer residents. However, the Black Thai house has features not found in the Mon-Khmer resident's house: the Black Thai house has a tortoise shell-shaped roof, the head has a quail with many different styles. As for the other Thais, The houses have decorative patterns in the royal or Western style.
Region
Thailand can be divided into 5 geographical and cultural regions as follows:
| Northern Thailand Chiang Mai, the mountain peoples, and the Golden Triangle. |
| Isaan |
| Central Thailand Bangkok, lowland |
| Eastern Thailand Beaches and islands near Bangkok, like Pattaya, Ko Samet and Ko Chang. |
| South Thailand The region is forested and has hundreds of kilometers of coastline and many islands in both the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea such as Phuket, Krabi, Ko Samui, Ko Tao and many other famous beaches. |
City
- Ayuthhaya — historic city, UNESCO world heritage site and former capital of the kingdom of Siam
- Bangkok — The capital of Thailand
- Chiang Mai — capital of northern Thailand and cradle of Lanna culture
- Chiang Rai — the entrance to the Golden Triangle
- Kanchanaburi
- Nakhon Ratchasima — the largest city in the region Isaan
- Pattaya — Thailand's many tourist attractions
- Sukhothai — The first capital of Thailand
- Surat Thani — home of the Srivijaya empire, gateway to the Samui . Islands
- Phuketsea tourism city.
Other destinations
- Khao Sok . National Park - one of the most beautiful wildlife sanctuaries in Thailand
- Khao Yai National Park - have a night time Jeep hunting spotted deer or visit spectacular waterfalls
- Koh Chang - once a quiet island, now undergoing major tourism development
- Koh Lipe - small island in the middle of Tarutao National Park, surprisingly unspoilt with amazing coral reefs and beaches
- Koh Pha Ngan - where there's a full moon party with miles of quiet coastline
- Koh Samet - the island with the closest beach compared to Bangkok
- Koh Samui - island with comfortable, natural beach
- Koh Tao - famous, for scuba diving
- Krabi Province - beaches and sports mecca in the south, including Ao Nang, Rai Leh, Ko Phi Phi and Ko Lanta
- Phuket - originally a Thai paradise, now very developed but still has some beautiful beaches
Arrive
Ordinary passports of many Western and Asian countries including most countries ASEAN, Australia, Canada, most of the countries in European Union, Hong Kong, Japan and USA No visa is required if coming to Thailand for tourism purposes. Passengers and airways will be granted visas 30 days (except for citizens South Korea, Brazil, Chile and Peru granted for 90 days [1]), but from December 15, 2008, the degree is only granted 15 days (visitors from many countries, mainly neighboring countries, especially Russia, are still granted a 30-day visa upon arrival by land due to the signing of a bilateral visa waiver). Thai Customs requires a visa with a minimum of 6 months validity and at least 1 blank space left to close the visa on the passport. Arrival visas can be issued at multiple border gates for nationals of 28 other countries (Bhutan, China, Cyprus, Czech, Estonia, Hungary, India, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Maldives, Mauritius, Oman, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Ethiopia, Taiwan, Bulgaria, Andorra, Malta, Romania, San Marino). Please read the latest announcement at the page Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand[2]. In principle/law, you must carry your passport with you at all times [3].
By air
Su Van Na Phum Airport is the largest airport in Thailand. Phuket International Airport is the second largest airport.
By train
There is only 1 international train route to Butterworth (near the Penang) and Kuala Lumpur live Malaysia, can go from here to Singapore. Fares are very cheap for even first class beds, but it's pretty slow; Compared to air, it takes 2 hours to fly to Singapore while by train it takes up to 48 hours and has to change trains twice. Another option is to take a luxury train Eastern & Oriental Express[4], a super-luxury refurbished train that runs on the same line but only runs once a week, offering gourmet cuisine, personalized service and more... but the one-way fare is around $1,000. From Bangkok to Butterworth, this train is 30 times more expensive than a first-class sleeper.
If you can't get from Laos or Cambodia by train, as the station is very close just a short distance from the border in Nong Khai (crossing the Mekong from Vientiane) and Aranyaprathet (arrive Poipet, on the way to Siem Reap).
There is no train connection to Myanmar, but a section on the Thai side that isn't as well known as the Burma Death Railway is still operating nearby Kanchanaburi.
By road
Cambodia - Cambodia has six international border gates with Thailand. Expressway from Siem Reap and topics in Angkor Wat via PoiPet arrive Aranyaprathet and from Phnom Penh arrive PoiPet. If you're catching from Ho Chi Minh City, you can buy tourist bus tickets from companies selling drawing at Pham Ngu Lau Street, District 1, the price is about 140 000 to 200 000 to Phnom Penh (ភ្នំពេញ), travel time is about 5-6 hours. These tourist cars pass through Moc Bai border gate, then continue on National Highway 1 Cambodia (ផ្លូវជាតិេលខ ១) to Phnom Penh. If you are in the West, you can buy travel tickets to Phnom Penh in Can Tho, Long Xuyen, Chau Doc. You can also take a bus to Tinh Bien, 1 km away from the border. Crossing the border in Tinh Bien need to take a motorbike taxi to a small town 7 km away from the border, cost 5000-6000 ៛ (Cambodia money). From there, take a 16-seat bus to Phnom Penh (but they prefer to keep 20 people inside), costing 10 000 ៛. Note: This border is open from 6am to 10pm.
After arriving in Phnom Penh, you can buy a ticket to Poi Phet (ប៉ោយប៉ែត) by Cambodia National Highway 5 (ផ្លូវ ៥), cost about 35,000 VND to 40,000 VND, going 7-10 hours. Buses can take you to Cambodia border gate but prefer to take you to tourist bus stop 1 km away from border gate and border. If taking a motorbike taxi (instead of walking), the price should not be more than 3000 ៛. After going to the Cambodia export house, walk about 100 meters to the Thai border bridge, go through the left hand side to enter the import border house because the car flows on the left hand side on the road in Thailand. Foreign passports (not Thai passports) have to walk up long (second floor) when checking passports. The reason why the Cambodia border gate is 100 meters away from the border is that Thai people can play gambling in casinos so they can return without importing and exporting across the Cambodia border. Note: This border is open from 6am to 10pm.
After entering Thailand, you are at Cho RongGlu (ตลาดโรงเกลือ) 6 km from the nearest town AranPrathêt (อรัญประเทศ). From RongGla Market, you can go to Bangkok (กรุงเทพฯ) by large passenger car (40 seats) or 16 seater bus. It takes nearly 1 km from the border to get to the tourist bus station and the 16-seat bus (on the left if going from the border). The fare to Bangkok is about 203 to 210 yen for a large tourist car, and about 230 to 250 yen for a 16-seat passenger car. Go as soon as possible at noon there are no more cars. You can also buy drawings to go to other provinces in Eastern Thailand. If going to Bangkok, a large bus will take you to MoChhit 2 Tourist Bus Stop (หมอชิท ๒) near JatuJak Market (จตุจักร); Starting in 2017, a 16-seat passenger car also arrives at MoChhit 2 (หมอชิท ๒). When returning to Cambodia, buy a ticket at MoChhit 2 station to go to Cho RongGlu - Talaat RongGlu (ตลาดโรงเกลือ). Beware: Don't buy a ticket to AranPrathêt (อรัญประเทศ), it's still 6 km from the border!
From MoChhit 2, you can take a bus to the whole city of Bangkok or buy tickets for tourist buses/buses to other provinces.
On the way to Bangkok or back to RongGlu Market at kilometer 266, you will meet ด่านตรวจกองกำลังบูรพา (Burapha army base checkpoint) to check your passport / identity card. They try to find people to work illegally. To counter indirectly, I force them to ask me to show my passport, never voluntarily show them. I can understand a little bit of this check when going IN the country (to Bangkok) but when leaving the country is a waste, let them go. These soldiers have no time to spare.
Laos - The busiest border gate is at Lao Thai Friendship Bridge spanning the Mekong River Nong Khai and the capital Vientiane. It is also possible to cross the Mekong at Chiang Khong / Huay Xai, Nakhon Phanom / Tha Khaek, Mukdahan / Savannakhet, and many other places.
- Vientiane / Udon Thani - there are buses running from Morning Market bus stop in Vientiane to the bus stop in Udon Thani. Bus ticket is 80 baht or 22,000 kip, journey takes 2 hours. From this bus station to Udon Thani Airport it takes 30 minutes by tuk-tuk, the airport is operated by Thai Airways, Nok Air, and Air Asia.
Malaysia and Singapore, the main entrances between Thailand and Malaysia are a Padang Besar (Padang Besar) and Sadao (Bukit Kayu Hitam) in a province Songkhla, Betong (Pengkalan Hulu) in the province Yala, and Sungai Kolok (Rantau Panjang) in the province Narathiwat. There are regular buses from Singapore to the south bus stop Hat Yai.
From Vietnam You can go by road along Highway 9 through Lao Bao border gate or Highway 12 through Cha Lo border gate through Laos and then through Northeast Thailand.
Or you can go from Saigon to Cambodia and then to Thailand through Poipet border gate. Read the following article to know how to get from Cambodia to Thailand: ExperienceThailand travel
By waterway
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Language
The official language of Thailand is Thai. Thai has many dialects, as in Bangkok it is considered Central Thai and is used as the standard language and is taught in all schools as the Northern accent in Vietnam. Thai language schools can be found in all major Thai cities like Bangkok and Phuket. The Southern accent is the hardest to hear if you know the Central accent.
Thai grammar is very similar to Vietnamese and Cambodian. The subject adjective is behind the noun and the sentence structure model is very close to Vietnamese. Thai has accents like Vietnamese but it has one accent Vietnamese doesn't have and Vietnamese on the contrary has one accent (heavy accent) Thai lacks.
Thai has 44 main letters.
Shopping
Weight of baht The 1 baht gold ring weighs 15,244 grams (about 0.5 oz). At the 2009 gold price, 1 baht in gold costs 16,000 baht in cash! |
The currency of Thailand is baht - baat (THB, ฿), in Thai is บาท or บ. There are 6 types of coins and banknotes:
- 25 and 50 satang (cents, bronze (new style) or yellow (old style)) - have almost no value and are only accepted at bus fare, supermarkets and 7-Eleven (general stores) .
- Bronze coins: 1, 5 (silver coin), 2 (gold, old silver style) and 10 baht (inside gold/outer silver ring). Unlike Vietnam and Cambodia, Thai people use sand money very commonly.
- Banknotes: 20 (green), 50 (blue), 100 (red), 500 (purple) and 1000 (gray brown) baht.
The most commonly used banknotes are 20 and 100. In Thailand, absolutely no one accepts foreign money and must change money before going shopping. Usually you need to go to a big bank or a professional money changer. They will ask for a Thai passport or ID card (if applicable) and must sign, etc. If going through Cambodia first into Thailand, change money there first; there are a lot of money changers in Cambodia and they don't ask for anything. Money changers near the Thai border usually do not exchange Vietnamese currency but accept many other foreign currencies, but are allowed to exchange Vietnamese currency in Phnom Penh for Thai currency.
Expense
Many tourist places have very bad costs, many places make foreigners pay more than the right price, because many Thai people think that foreigners are richer than them (but in fact more than half of people in the world usually as rich or even poorer, as Africa, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, etc.).
Such places often write the right price for Thai people in Thai (a good reason to learn Thai if you stay a long time or go there many times). If you know a little Thai and know the right price you can avoid this.
Buses, coaches, and coaches are usually better. When taking a taxi, ask the driver to turn on the clock in the car, called mitu (from American meter). If they don't, get off immediately and get another car. In case the taxi driver says there is no change, you should bring small money, or ask the driver to stop in front of a grocery store to ask for a change.
The price of a plate of rice is about 30 to 40 baht, most restaurants have large boards to introduce the prices of the things they sell. Nice restaurants are often more expensive than regular ones, up to a few hundred baht for a plate is not unusual.
Food
The food alone is reason enough to make a trip to Thailand. Curries, fries, the fresh are prepared in so many different ways. Food in Thailand can be bought for as low as 25 baht pad Thai (Thai dried noodles) are sold on the street or in luxurious and expensive places in 5-star restaurants and places that give guests 100 dollars for 10 dishes.
Central
People here like to eat fragrant rice. Rice is the main dish for all Central Thai families. On average, there are 3 to 5 dishes such as Kang Phed (Thai red curry), Tom Yam (sour soup), vegetables, fish sauce, herring, Thai fried egg, grilled pork. Thai-Chinese food is popular in cities like Bangkok, especially noodle dishes. The Central region also has Royal-style dishes, which are processed more complicatedly than ordinary dishes. Due to the influence of dishes in the king's palace, the culinary art style is very sophisticated. Thai people in the Central region like to eat soft and tender dishes with a hint of sweetness. The way the food is presented is also artistic. The dining table is usually decorated with trimmed vegetables and fruits. Central cuisine is sometimes a combination of the best dishes of other regions. In the Central region, one can find every dish, and in the Central region, other regional dishes are up to its standards.
North
Tom yam - shrimp sour soup, quite popular dish Northern cuisine is almost Burmese style. Northern food is cooked according to its own taste, the usual meal consists of sticky rice, various dipping sauces such as namprik noom, namprik dang, namprik beng and spicy soups (kang) such as kang hangle, kang hoh, kang kae. There are also local sausages such as sai ua, nha, casserole, grilled pork, fried pork, fried chicken and accompanying vegetables. Northern food is different from other regions. Sticky rice is a favorite dish; When eating, people often hold them into small round balls. Northern curries are less spicy than Central and Northeastern Thailand.
The influence of neighboring Myanmar can be seen on some popular dishes such as: kaeng hang le, a curry made with pork, ginger, tamarind, turmeric and khao soy, which is also a curry dish. nấu với mì trứng, thịt, nhưng khi chín cho thêm hành tây, bắp cải dầm giấm và lá chanh thái chỉ. Người miền Bắc thích món ăn nấu vừa chín tới với một chút vị mặn và hầu như không có vị ngọt và chua. Họ thích ăn thịt lợn nhất sau đó là thịt bò, thịt gà, thịt vịt, thịt chim v.v...
Miền Đông Bắc
Prik khi nu - ớt hiểm (ớt chuột) - gia vị cay xé lưỡi có thể tìm thấy trong rất nhiều món ăn Thái. Món Hor Mok.Nhiều món ăn của miền Đông Bắc thể hiện những ảnh hưởng của nước láng giềng Lào. Xôi là món ăn chính, thường ăn cùng với thịt, tiết lợn, nộm đu đủ, cá nướng, gà nướng... Món ăn của miền này thường ăn với món som tam [4] và món kai yang (gà nướng). Vì các loại thịt gia súc và gia cầm ít nên cá nước ngọt và tôm là nguồn cung cấp prôtêin chủ yếu. Người vùng Đông Bắc thích ăn thịt rán như thịt cóc, thằn lằn, rắn, chuột đồng, kiến đo, côn trùng... Thịt lợn, bò, gà cũng rất được ưa thích.
Miền Nam
Ở miền Nam, dừa đóng vai trò quan trọng trong nhiều món ăn. Nước cốt dừa đun nóng được rưới vào xúp và cà ri. Dầu dừa dùng để rán. Cùi dừa làm gia vị. Hải sản tươi sống phổ biến như: cá, tôm, tôm hùm, cua, mực ống, sò, trai. Hạt điều có rất nhiều ở vùng này, dùng để ăn như món khai vị hoặc rán với thịt gà và ớt khô, cũng như loại đậu cay sator được người miền Nam ưa thích bởi vị hơi đắng. Đồ ăn Thái-Trung Quốc cũng phổ biến ở các thành phố lớn.
Ẩm thực miền Nam là sự kết hợp ảnh hưởng của các nước như Ấn Độ hay Inđônêxia như món cà ri Massaman (kaeng matsaman), món cà ri mang phong cách Ấn Độ nấu cùng bạch đậu khấu, đinh hương, quế và những xiên thịt nướng với nước xốt đậu phộng cay bắt nguồn từ Inđônêxia. Món ăn miền Nam có xu hướng cay nóng hơn nhiều so với món ăn ở các vùng khác của Thái Lan. Các món ăn mang hương vị đặc biệt của miền Nam là các món canh (xúp cay hay cà ri) như kang liang, kang tai pla và xốt budu. Món khao yam[5], là một món ăn ngon của người miền Nam có vị mặn nên món khao yam được ăn cùng rau.
Các món khác
- Jok (tiếng Thái: โจ๊ก) - Đây là món ăn sáng của người Thái gọi là ChốK
- Khao Tom (tiếng Thái: ข้าวต้ม): Cơm gà - món ăn phổ biến dùng với soup và sườn non.
- Pad tiếng Thái (ผัดไทย): Rau xào
- Khao mun gai: Cơm gà, nguyên liệu chính đa dạng.
- Khao Pad (tiếng Thái: ข้าวผัด): Món ăn phổ biến của người Thái gọi là "Kháo phak"
- Rad na (tiếng Thái: ราดหน้า)
- Khao pad naem (tiếng Thái: ข้าวผัดแหนม)
- Pad see ew (tiếng Thái: ผัดซีอิ๊ว)
- Pad kee mao (tiếng Thái: ผัดขี้เมา)
- Khao khluk kapi (tiếng Thái: ข้าวคลุกกะปิ)
- Khanom chin namya (tiếng Thái: ขนมจีนน้ำยา)
- Khao soi (tiếng Thái: ข้าวซอย)
- Khao pad gai (tiếng Thái: ข้าวผัดไก่)
- Khao mun gai (tiếng Thái: ข้าวมันไก่)
- Gai pad grapao (tiếng Thái: ไก่ผัดกะเพรา)
- Gai pad med mamoung himaphan (tiếng Thái: ไก่ผัดเม็ดมะม่วงหิมพานต์)
- Gai Pad Khing (tiếng Thái: ไก่ผัดขิง)
- Tom kha gai (tiếng Thái: ต้มข่าไก่)
- Saté (tiếng Thái: สะเต๊ะ)
- Gaeng khiew-waan, tiếng Thái: แกงเขียวหวาน) -
- Cà ri Massaman (tiếng Thái: แกงมัสมั่น)
- Pad prik (tiếng Thái: ผัดพริก)
- Pad kaphrao (tiếng Thái: ผัดกะเพรา)
- Pad pak ruam (tiếng Thái: ผัดผักรวม)
- Panaeng (tiếng Thái: พะแนง)
- Tod man (tiếng Thái: ทอดมัน)
- Boo Jah (tiếng Thái: ปูจ๋า)
- Choo-Chee Plah Ga-Pong (tiếng Thái: ฉู่ฉี่ปลากระพง)
- Lạp (Lao: ລາບ, tiếng Thái: ลาบ)
- Nam Tok (tiếng Thái: น้ำตก)
- Yam (tiếng Thái: ยำ)
- Tom saep (tiếng Thái: ต้มแซบ)
- Gai yang (tiếng Thái: ไก่ย่าง)
- Suea Rong Hai (tiếng Thái: เสือร้องไห้)
- Sticky rice (tiếng Thái: ข้าวเหนียว)
- Nam prik num (tiếng Thái: น้ำพริกหนุ่ม)
- Mo Geng,(tiếng Thái: ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง)
- Lod Chong Nam Ka Ti (tiếng Thái: ลอดช่องน้ำกะทิ)
- Kanom Tan (tiếng Thái: ขนมตาล)
- Ruam Mit (tiếng Thái: รวมมิตร)
- Kanom Chun (tiếng Thái: ขนมชั้น) – một loại bánh làm bằng gạo nếp trộn với bột sữa dừa
- Kanom Bua Loy (tiếng Thái: ขนมบัวลอย) - giữa bột và sữa dừa cho ra một loại bánh khá ngon theo kiều Thái
Drinks
Nước máy thường không thể uống ở Thái Lan ngoài Băng Cốc. Tuy nhiên nhiều nơi ở Bangkok, đặc biệt là các tòa nhà mới xây, nước máy hoàn toàn có thể uống được. Nhưng nếu bạn muốn an toàn thì tốt nhất là uống nước đóng chai. Nước đóng chai (น้ำเปล่า naam plao)có giá khoảng 5-20 baht tùy theo dung tích.
Nước ướp lạnh
Nước dừa (น้ำมะพร้าว naam ma-phrao), được ướp lạnh có bán trong các nhà hàng và máy bán hàng tự động.
Accommodation
Thái Lan có các cơ sở lưu trú với các mức giá khác nhau. Luôn luôn kiểm tra phòng (hoặc tốt hơn vẫn còn một số phòng, đôi khi chủ sở hữu cung cấp mức giá không phải là phòng tốt nhất /phòng giá rẻ trước) trước khi đồng ý một mức giá. Trong các cơ sở nhỏ hơn cũng không yêu cầu giá thỏa thuận bằng văn bản để tránh các vấn đề trong quá trình kiểm tra.
Giá tốt nhất (30-50% giảm giá giá) nơi ăn nghỉ có thể được tìm thấy trong mùa thấp điểm của Thái Lan, đó là trong tháng 5-8, cũng trùng với mùa mưa của khu vực. Mùa cao điểm là trong tháng mười 12-tháng 2.
Giá niêm yết ở mức trung bình cho đất nước, và thay đổi tùy theo vùng và mùa. Thị xã nhỏ hơn sẽ không có khách sạn đắt tiền hoặc khu nghỉ dưỡng, trong khi trên bãi biển đảo phổ biến có thể phòng với mức giá khoảng 300-400 baht ngay cả trong mùa thấp điểm.
Nhà trọ khá phổ biến ở khu vực nông thôn. Thông thường, điều này có nghĩa là bạn sẽ được ở ở trong nhà của chủ nhà. Thông thường, các bữa ăn được bao gồm trong giá phòng.Ở chung nhà với người dân (homestay) là lựa chọn rẻ nhất, chi phí 100-200 baht cho mỗi phòng mỗi đêm (100 hoặc ít hơn cho một giường ký túc xá). Điều này giúp bạn một căn phòng với một quạt điện, một nhà vệ sinh ngồi xổm (thường được dùng chung), vòi hoa sen (chia sẻ hay riêng), và không gì khác. Nhà nghỉ tốt hơn, đặc biệt là ở các thị trấn với số lượng đáng kể khách nước ngoài, có nhiều tiện nghi (nhà vệ sinh phong cách châu Âu, 24 giờ tắm nước nóng, phòng lớn hơn hoặc thậm chí ban công, Wi-Fi miễn phí, đôi khi truyền hình, dịch vụ phòng hàng ngày, tủ lạnh) - với giá cả trong khoảng 200-500 baht.
Learn
- Nấu ăn
- Lặn
- Đá quý học
- Massage
- Thiền
- Muay Thai (Thai Kick Boxing)
Thai
- AUA (American University Alumni) Language Center Bangkok[5].
- Lớp tiếng Thái tại Chulalongkorn University Intensive[6].
- Jentana & Associates Thai Language School[7]
- Piammitr (Plenty of Friends) Language School located near Asok [8] Khóa học 60 giờ và kéo dài 1 tháng.
- Thai Language Achievement School in Silom[9]
- Unity Thai Language School[10]
- Walen School[11]
và học qua mạng:
- Thai Language[12] Reference documents, interactive lessons, dictionary, and forums for learning Thai
Do
Safe
 | Warning: Thái Lan xem tội phạm ma túy là cực kỳ nghiêm trọng. Hình phạt tử hình or chung thân cho những người bị kết tội buôn bán, sản xuất, nhập khẩu, xuất khẩu hơn 15 g heroin, 30 g morphine, 30 g cocaine, 500 gam cần sa, 200 gam nhựa cần sa và 1,2 kg thuốc phiện, và sở hữu những số lượng này là đủ để bạn có thể bị kết án. Unauthorized consumption can result in up to 10 years in prison, a hefty fine, or both. Bạn có thể bị tính phí cho tiêu thụ trái phép miễn là dấu vết của ma túy được tìm thấy trong hệ thống của bạn, ngay cả khi bạn có thể chứng minh rằng chúng đã được tiêu thụ ở nước ngoài và bạn có thể bị tính phí cho buôn bán các loại thuốc được tìm thấy trong túi có mà bạn sở hữu hoặc trong phòng của bạn, ngay cả khi các loại thuốc đó không phải của bạn và bất kể rằng bạn có nhận thức được điều đó hay không - do đó cần thận trọng đối với tài sản của bạn. |
Bất ổn chính trị
Tình trạng bất ổn chính trị căng thẳng âm ỉ kéo dài giữa các nhóm ủng hộ và chống chính phủ nhóm đến đầu năm 2008, với Liên minh Nhân dân chống chính phủ vì Dân chủ (PAD) lần đầu tiên phong tỏa một số sân bay ở miền Nam trong một vài ngày trong mùa hè và trong tháng 11 đã chiếm cả hai sân bay Bangkok trong một tuần, gây ra sự gián đoạn to lớn cho ngành du lịch và nền kinh tế Thái Lan. Tuy nhiên, trong khi một số người biểu tình đã bị giết hoặc bị thương trong ẩu đả, và lớn các cuộc biểu tình hòa bình và không có khách du lịch đã bị hại.
Sau sự từ chức của Thủ tướng trong tháng 12 năm 2008, mọi thứ đã trở lại bình thường trong thời gian này, nhưng tình hình vẫn không ổn định. Giữ một mắt trên các tin tức và cố gắng giữ cho kế hoạch của bạn linh hoạt. Tránh các cuộc biểu tình và tụ tập chính trị khác.
Under no circumstances should you say anything negative about the Thai royal family. This will usually lead you to prison.
Corruption
While not as bad as in neighboring Myanmar, Laos or Cambodia, corruption is unfortunately still quite common in Thailand compared to Western countries or Malaysia. Traffic police in Thailand often demand a bribe of around 200 baht or more from tourists stopping for seemingly minor traffic violations. Immigration officers at land border crossings usually ask for a bribe of around 20 baht per person before they stamp your passport, although those at the airport usually don't ask for a bribe.
Cheat
Scams are more of a nuisance than a danger, common scams by touts, taxi drivers and tuk-tuk drivers in Thailand are at important monuments and temples and trick Western tourists, told them the areas were closed for a "Buddhist holiday", "repair" or a similar reason. The driver's then "helps" you to other locations, such as markets or shops. Travelers who have accepted these offers will often end up selling and buying at unusually high prices - and with no way to get back to the city center where they came from. Always check at the front door of the place you're going to make sure it's actually closed.
Some Tuk-tuk drivers may ask for a much higher price than the deal, or they may take you to a sex show, pretending they don't understand the address (they get a commission from them). sex programs).
Medical
To respect
Thai culture is deeply influenced by Buddhist ideas - the officially recognized religion in the country and from water-dependent production. The above two points can be clearly seen through the festival days. In the culture of behavior, Thai people show their reverence, reverence for the royal family and respect for rank and age. Therefore, you should not have words or gestures that offend the king or Buddhism. Those who offend the king can be charged with military offenses under Thai Criminal Law and jailed.
Contact
Diplomatic missions in Thailand
- Embassy of Vietnam in Kingdom of Thailand, 83/1 Wireless Road, Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, THAILAND, ☎(662) 251 5836 - 8, fax: (662) 251 7203, email: [email protected].
- Consulate General of Vietnam in Khon Khen (Thailand), 65/6 Chatapadung Road, Muang Ditrict, Khon Kaen 40000, ☎ 66-43-242190/ 66-43-336049, fax: 66-43-241154, email: [email protected].
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