WelcomtoThailand2021/5/91ThefullnameofThailandisthekingdomofThailand（泰王國）.Ithasahistoryofmorethan800yearsThailandwasknownforcenturiesasSiam（暹羅）anditistheonlycountryinSoutheastAsiathatwasnevercolonized.Ithasbeenaconstitutionalmonarchyeversince1932andhasaparliamentarianformofgovernment.2021/5/92Map

ThailandisanindependentcountrythatliesintheheartofSoutheastAsia.ItisborderedtothenorthbyBurmaandLaos,totheeastbyLaosandCambodia,tothesouthbytheGulfofThailandandMalaysia,andtothewestbytheAndamanSeaandthesouthernextremityofBurma.ItsmaritimeboundariesincludeVietnamintheGulfofThailandtothesoutheastandIndonesiaandIndiaintheAndamanSeatothesouthwest.2021/5/93ThenationalflagofThailandisarectangle(長方形）.

NationalFlagRedrepresentsnational(民族），andthepeopleofallethnicgroupssymbolofstrength(力量)anddedication(獻身精神）.Whiteforreligion（宗教）,thesymbolofthereligiouspurity（純潔）. Thailandisaconstitutionalmonarchyregime（君主立憲政體國家）,thekingissupreme,bluefortheroyal（王室）,bluecentersymbolintheroyalthepeopleofallethnicgroupsandthepurityofthereligion.2021/5/94ThenationalemblemofThailandisanreligiousandmysterioustotempattern.Kinglainasitonthebackofahugredeagle. .

Nationalemblem2021/5/95KingofThailand—BhumibolAdulyadej2021/5/96currency

ThisistheThaiBaht.ThepersonisthekingofThailand(普密蓬.阿杜德)2021/5/97ThelargestcityinThailandisBangkok,thecapital,whichisalsothecountry'scenterofpolitical,commercial,industrialandculturalactivities.Capital2021/5/98ThaisbelieveinBuddhism,which

istheStatereligionofThailand.EveryoneinThailandneedtobeamonkforthreemonthsevenawholelife.Orotherpeoplewilllaughathim.

Buddhism2021/5/99WaterLily

Thailandisabuddhistcountry,whilelotusisassociatedwithBuddha,whichsymbolizesholiness,solemnityandseriousness.Thenationalflower

2021/5/910Thailandattachesgreatimportancetoeducation,andeducationhasalwaysbeenthefirstinthenationalbudget.Thailandisfamousforfolkdancingandclassicaldance.Suchastheharvestdancethecandledance.MuchofthemarealsopopularinChina.

Educationandculture

2021/5/911Whenyoumeetamonk,youmustgiveasalute,butthemonkwillnotanswer.Thaisvaluetheirheadandtheirfeet.Sodon'ttouchtheheadofothers,noteventheheadofachild.PeopleinThailandconsiderthelefthandunclean,sotheydon’tshakehandsorhandoverthingswiththeirlefthand.taboo2021/5/912InThailand,peoplecantakeaclosecontactwithelephants.Theyarejustfriendtoeachother.

Elephant2021/5/913ElephantplaysapivotalroleinthelifeoftheThais.ItisasymbolofThailandandtheprideofpeopleinThailand.ElephantsiscloselyconnectedwithThailand‘shistory,culture,religionandeconomy.Therefore,fromthekingofThailandtoordinarypeople,almosteveryonelovestheelephant.Accordingtolegend,Buddhasakyamuniwasbornafterhismotherdreamedofthewhiteelephant.Thailand,withi