3 Aspects of Inspired Action

Thailand is a modern democratic Nation in Centralless than 150 metres above sea level and is thus
South East Asia. '' Thai '' is the Tai word for '' free ''.similar to Thailand's Central region. However the two
The '' Thai '' identity was formed in the late 13 th Cmountain extensions of the Upper North, [ 1 ]
at Sukhothai and is not to be confused with '' Tai ''Thanon Thang Chai Range to the west and, [ 2 ]
the name of the ethnic groups of people whoPetchabun Range to the east attract an extension of
migrated from Yunnan in the 12th & 13th Centuries.swidden hill tribe communities as in the Upper North,
The character of the Thai Nation today and of itsall part of the exodus from China of these ethnic
people can only be appreciated by exploring its 2000minorities over the past hundreds of years. The
years of recorded history and the cultures of thegeographic differences in topography need to be
various peoples who live here. Thailand's naturalappreciated as the ethnic, sociological and cultural
landscape includes tropical wet evergreen forests indifferences are essentially between lowlanders and
Southern Thailand to temperate deciduous forests inhighlanders [ Hill tribes ]. These classifications and
North Thailand and we explore these in the Thailanddetailed explanations are discussed in North Thailand
National Parks. Thailand art architecture andPeople .
decorative objects need to be considered withAbout Central Thailand
regard to the influences of religion, mythologicalCentral Thailand is situated on the central plains of
beliefs and regional artistic styles. Thailand is so largethe Chao Phraya River and the Meklong River valley.
and diverse we detail all about Thailand in separateThe first substantial civilisation here was that of the
regions, North or Northern Thailand, South orMon people and during the 6th - 9th C its Buddhist
Southern Thailand, Central Thailand and North EastKingdom was referred to in chinese records and on
Thailand [ I 'san ].silver coins as '' Dvaravati ''. Influences from India
North Thailand Travel & Places Of Interestwhen merged with Mon characteristics formed the
The Thailand Government defines North Thailand asbasis of religion, art, architecture and public
consisting of both [ 1 ] the 84,000 square kilometresadministration.
comprising 8 provinces of Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai,About South Thailand
Phayao, Nan, Lampang, Lamphun, Phrae and MaeSouth Thailand comprises the Southern Peninsula with
Hong Son, which area originally comprised the Lan Nathe Andaman Sea to the West and the Gulf of Siam
principalities detailed in the North Thailand History link [to the East. It is a mountainous region and the
the Upper North ], and [ 2 ] the 86,000 squarePhuket Mountain Range is the most important on the
kilometres of the Lower North, comprising theWest from Chumphon to Krabi and to the East is the
provinces of Kamphaeng Phet, Tak, Sukhothai,Nakhon Si Thammarat Mountain Range from Surat
Uttaradit, Uthai Thani, Nakhon Sawan, PhichitThani to Satun. Between these ranges are the plains
Phitsanulok and Phetchabun, which area originallyand limestone hills and to the South the Sannkalakhiri
comprised the Kingdoms of Sukhothai and later theMountains which divide Malaysia and Thailand.
northern parts of the Kingdom ofÂThailand has in excess of 138 wildlife sanctuaries and
Ayutthaya, Thon Buri and Bangkok Kingdoms.National Parks. The major locations are listed in the
The Differences Between The Upper North Thailandopposite links and we detail 20 National Parks and eco
And The Lower North Thailandtourism locations. Thailand is home to over 15,000
One discernable difference between the Upper andspecies of vascular plants and 16,000 species of
Lower North Thailand is topography. Upper Northanimals
Thailand is characterised by long valleys generallyThailand travel and tourism to Thailand places of
running north south. The climate has three seasons,interest is not a matter of a few choices as is the
hot [ April to May ] cool and rain [ July to Septembercase with many Asia destinations. Thailand is large
]. Approximately 72% of the area is mountainous,and diverse with a large selection of travel and
21% upland and 8% lowland. The lowland is cultivatedholiday options. In 2005 over 14 million tourists visited
by the Tai people to produce wet rice.Thailand and their range of interests varied.
Lower North Thailand has 45% of its total land mass