Thailand is a modern democratic Nation in
Central South East Asia. '' Thai '' is the Tai word for '' free ''. The '' Thai
'' identity was formed in the late 13 th C at Sukhothai and is not to be
confused with '' Tai '' the name of the ethnic groups of people who migrated
from Yunnan in the 12th & 13th Centuries. The character of the Thai Nation
today and of its people can only be appreciated by exploring its 2000 years of
recorded history and the cultures of the various peoples who live here.
Thailand's natural landscape includes tropical wet evergreen forests in
Southern Thailand to temperate deciduous forests in North Thailand and we
explore these in the Thailand National Parks. Thailand art architecture and
decorative objects need to be considered with regard to the influences of
religion, mythological beliefs and regional artistic styles. Thailand is so
large and diverse we detail all about Thailand in separate regions, North or
Northern Thailand, South or Southern Thailand, Central Thailand and North East
Thailand [ I 'san ].
North Thailand Travel & Places Of Interest
The ThailandGovernment defines North Thailand as consisting of both the 84,000 square
kilometres comprising 8 provinces of Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Phayao, Nan,
Lampang, Lamphun, Phrae and Mae Hong Son, which area originally comprised the
Lan Na principalities detailed in the North Thailand History link [ the Upper
North ], and the 86,000 square
kilometres of the Lower North, comprising the provinces of Kamphaeng Phet, Tak,
Sukhothai, Uttaradit, Uthai Thani, Nakhon Sawan, Phichit Phitsanulok and
Phetchabun, which area originally comprised the Kingdoms of Sukhothai and later
the northern parts of the Kingdom of Ayutthaya, Thon Buri and Bangkok Kingdoms.
The Differences Between The Upper North Thailand And The Lower
North Thailand
One discernable
difference between the Upper and Lower North Thailand is topography. Upper
North Thailand is characterised by long valleys generally running north south.
The climate has three seasons, hot [ April to May ] cool and rain [ July to
September ]. Approximately 72% of the area is mountainous, 21% upland and 8%
lowland. The lowland is cultivated by the Tai people to produce wet rice.
Lower North Thailand has 45% of its total land mass less than 150
metres above sea level and is thus similar to Thailand's Central region.
However the two mountain extensions of the Upper North, Thanon Thang Chai Range
to the west and, Petchabun Range to the east attract an extension of swidden
hill tribe communities as in the Upper North, all part of the exodus from China
of these ethnic minorities over the past hundreds of years. The geographic
differences in topography need to be appreciated as the ethnic, sociological
and cultural differences are essentially between lowlanders and highlanders [
Hill tribes ]. These classifications and detailed explanations are discussed in
North Thailand People .
About Central Thailand
Central Thailand is situated on
the central plains of the Chao Phraya River and the Meklong River valley. The
first substantial civilisation here was that of the Mon people and during the
6th - 9th C its Buddhist Kingdom was referred to in chinese records and on
silver coins as '' Dvaravati ''. Influences from India when merged with Mon
characteristics formed the basis of religion, art, architecture and public
administration.
About South Thailand
South Thailand
comprises the Southern Peninsula with the Andaman Sea to the West and the Gulf of Siam to
the East. It is a mountainous region and the Phuket Mountain Range is the most
important on the West from Chumphon to Krabi and to the East is the Nakhon Si
Thammarat Mountain Range from Surat Thani to Satun. Between these ranges are
the plains and limestone hills and to the South the Sannkalakhiri Mountains
which divide Malaysia and Thailand.
Thailand has in excess of 138 wildlife sanctuaries and National
Parks. The major locations are listed in the opposite links and we detail 20
National Parks and eco tourism locations. Thailand is home to over 15,000
species of vascular plants and 16,000 species of animals
Thailand travel and tourism to Thailand places of interest is not
a matter of a few choices as is the case with many Asia destinations. Thailand
is large and diverse with a large selection of travel and holiday options. In
2005 over 14 million tourists visited Thailand and their range of interests
varied.
James Andrew is of the writers at Thailand's World. To
know more about Thailand, you can check out http://www.thailandsworld.com for more info.
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