THAILAND

THAILAND IS ONE OF THE WORLD’S BIGGEST RICE PRODUCERS AND EXPORTERS. RICE IS GROWN IN PADDIES (WET FIELDS), WHICH ARE NATURALLY WET FROM RAINFALL, OR ARE ARTIFICIALLY FLOODED.

RICE IS PICCKED BY HAND. THAI PEOPLE EAT RICE WITH ALMOST EVERY MEAL. THAI FOOD IS FAMOUS FOR BEING HOT AND SPICY, AND IS USUALLY EATEN WITH A FORK AND SPOON, NOT WITH CHOPSTICKS.

THE ROYAL PALACE IN BANGKOK WAS THE OFFICIAL HOME OF THE KINGS OF THAILAND FROM THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, ALTHOUGH THE CURRENT KING DOESN’T LIVE THERE. IT CONTAINS MANY DIFFERENT BUILDINGS, THE MOST FAMOUS IS THE TEMPLE OF THE EMERALD BUDDHA, WHICH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS SYMBOL FOR THAI PEOPLE. BUDDHISM IS THE OFFICIAL RELIGION OF THAILAND.

ELEPHANTS AND TIGERS USED TO LIVE IN THE WILD IN THAILAND. THEY ARE NOW ENDANGERED, AND CONSERVATION PROJECTS ENSURE THAT THEY SURVIVE AND LIVE IN GOOD CONDITIONS.

THAI BOXING IS A SPECIAL FORM OF BOXING WHERE YOU CAN KICK YOUR OPPONENT WITH YOUR FEET, AS WELL AS HIT THEM WITH YOUR HANDS AND ARMS.