Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Bangkok

Bangkok (the word is that Bangkok translate that "angel city is" ) be the capital and a city where have the people most of Thailand there is important river is Chow Phya River flow through (originally the west of a river is mainly of Thonburi which later later get total up reach one of Bangkok now like to call west side of this river that Thonburi is) besides still a city where is known long most in the world.

The tourist attraction and relax

Bangkok is the dot travels the one dot by tourist important attraction where for example Grand Palace in Bangkok Temple of the Emerald Buddha or Temple of the Emerald Buddha Throne Hall in Bangkok Baiyoke 2 besides place shopping differ for example weekend Chatujuk market Mbk Yoawarath and food shop place and beverage for example milled rice road a museum differs ++ in Bangkok for example the sky models besides in Bangkok still have a lot of green area for relax and use exercise and meet associate which for example Sounloung five garden totals Lumpini Park Chatujuk garden etc.

Transportation.

formerly Bangkok uses the travel by sea is a principle by have many channels in the end the alias that vanist east but now the some has channel filling so that live the transportation then stress to go to by land replace.

Bangkok is famous that be a city where the traffic jam is rank. The worldly have a lot of traffic remedies such as building expressway or railcar.

automobile way

Bangkok is the starting point of the main road of Thailand for example

- Paholyothin road (1 public land number northern trail road )

- Sukumwit road ( 3 public land number road late the east )

- Phetkhaseam road (4 public land number road late under)

railway

- railroad Bangkok station (railroad Hua Lampong station) for travel to still North Northeastern a part is middle East and the South is while below

- railroad Thonburi station for travel to still the South is while on and the Western

- railroad roundabout big station for travel all Thai estuary goes to still Paknam Chinese harbour and Paknam Meklong River

sky railway and underground

when year 2542 Buddhist project railcar Eras are BTS (BTS - shorten be from Bangkok Transit System) get open be usable which be system gutter pair train that build on the viaduct metro part has opened to serve when year 2547 Buddhist Eras in the name of railcar metropolis project (MRT : Mass Rapid Transit) sky railway - underground that manage in now.

bus

transport passenger Bangkok station (Chatujuk is) (or that call accustom to that mochit) for travel go up the north go to the North Northeastern and middle part.

transportation institute aekamai for travel to the East

the transport station late under new or the transport station late under (Pin-klaw monk) for travel down under go to the South and the Western.

by air

The travel by air in the past has used Don Muang Airport (the Bangkok International Airport is) which get open use come to since year (A.D. 1914) 2457 Buddhist Eras later have airport Suwannapoom construction (stay in the area of the Samut Prakan) which get open use come to since date 28 September a Buddhist Era is 2549. in now Don Muang Airport is an airport for in-house flight and have Suwannapoom airport for foreign countries flight and the flight in some part country.

 

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Thursday, May 3, 2007

The arts and the culture of Thailand

 

Thai arts has particularities rather tall by have the harmony and resemble with art and neighbor cultural stay but with inheritting and creating new make Thai arts has tall identity.

Painting
painting Thai work regards high class art have inherit arrive late long ago often appear in mural work area the places of worship and in long ancient book painting Thai work still pertaining to twig other art such as the work primes with black lacqure to cover with gold leaves painting etc.

Sculpture
originally that Thai technician works especial holy thing sculpture such as , image of Buddha , idol , by noble all technician , since , before the Sukhothai era , call that technician Sukothai family Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya and until the Ratanakosin by use the bronze is pillar inventory in the sculpture because of can the sheep model with wax and can decorate then induce handsome the metal when compare with stone sculpture in formerly age bronze work regards as to are gentle beautiful very.

Architecture
Thai architecture has to appear see in the next generation because of architecture majority work can is worn out easy especially wood work do not appear ancient clue Thai architecture has is having see in a picture of Thai home church temple and fungus palace castle which all establish give appropriate the weather and TRUE utilization.