THIS PPT GIVES A BRIEF DESC ABT THAILAND

1. THAILAND
‘LAND OF SMILES’

2. THAILAND
• THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND DRAWS MORE
VISITORS THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY IN
SOUTHEAST ASIA WITH ITS IRRESISTABLE
COMBINATION OF BREATHTAKING NATURAL
BEAUTY ,INSPIRING TEMPLES,REOWNED
HOSPITALITY ,ROBUST CUISINE AND RUINS OF
FABULOUS ANCIENT KINGDOMS .THAILAND
OFFERS SOMETHING FOR EVERY TRAVELLER.

3. FACTS
• Full Country name: Kingdom of Thailand
• Area : 517,000 sq km
• Population : 62 million
• Capital City : Bangkok
• People : 75% Thai,11% ,Chinese, 3.5%
Malay; also Mon,Khmer,phuan and Karen minorities
• Language : Thai
• Religion : 95% Buddism,4% Muslims
• Government : Constitutional monarchy

4. NATIONAL FLAG
• The National Flag: The five horizontal stripes of three
colours: Red, White, and Blue have very significant
meanings. Red signifies the life-blood of Thai people.
The White stripe symbolizes the purity of Buddhism,
the national religion. And the dominant Blue stripe
means the Thai King, the monarchy and the important
part its plays in the daily life of Thais. The present
national Thai flag, the “Tri-Rong” or three sacred colours,
was designed by King Rama VI.
• The Thai National and Royal Symbols is the
GARUDA

5. NATIONAL FLOWER
• National Flower "Ratchapruek" or (golden shower):
Ratchapruek is chosen as national flower because it is widely
known to people and possible to plant anywhere around the
Kingdom. It bears beautiful cluster-shaped flowers in
summer. The colour of it is shining yellow, and this colour is
Buddhism which is national religion as well as colour of
Monday when His Majesty the King of Thai Kingdom was
born.

6. NATIONAL ANIMAL
• National Animal "Chang Thai" (or Thai Elephants):
Chang Thai is selected as national
animal because it has maintained
close link with Thai history and
custom, it has a long life and it is
closely related to the livelihood
of Thai people as one of
transportation meaning both in
time of peace and battles.
Especially, "White Elephant" is
deeply connected to King of
Thailand, and it is portrayed in the
former national Flag.

7. LOCATION
• Latitude/Longitude (Capital City)
13 44' N, 100 30' E
Relative Location Thailand is in both the eastern
and northern hemispheres. It's positioned in
Southeast Asia, a recognized geographical region
of the Asian continent. The country is bordered
by the Andaman Sea, Gulf of Thailand, Indian
Ocean and the countries of Burma (Myanmar),
Laos, Cambodia and Malaysia.

8. MAP OF THAILAND

9. THAI FOOD
• The main food in Thailand is rice.There are many dishes of
food to go with rice. Most of them are hot and spicy and
that is what Thai food is famous for.
• If you know some Thai person, you might hear them say
"gin khao yung" every time you meet them. It means
"have you eaten yet?" or more precise "have you eaten
rice yet?". If you come to Thailand and stay with a Thai
family then be careful you don't put on too much weight!
All of the visitors that have come to stay at Thailand
always go home weighing more!

10. CURRENCY
• The baht (Thai: บาท , sign: ฿ ; code: THB) is
the currency of Thailand.
1 Thai baht = 0.032123 U.S. Dollars
1 Thai baht = 1.58 INDIAN Rupee(INR)

11. LANGUAGE
• The Thai language is comprised of 44 consonants, 32 vowels
and five tones in Thai pronunciation, along with a script that
has Indian origins. The Thai language, belonging to the Tai
family, is the main language in Thailand
• English is also being taught as a second language in
secondary school and universities, which enables the English
speaking visitor in Thailand to have little trouble conversing.

12. ARCHITECTURE OF THAILAND
• The architecture of Thailand is a major part of
the country's rich cultural legacy and reflects
both the challenges of living in Thailand's
sometimes extreme climate as well as,
historically, the importance of architecture to the
Thai people's sense of community and religious
beliefs. Influenced by the architectural traditions
of many of Thailand's neighbors, it has also
developed significant regional variation within its
vernacular and religious buildings

13. THAI STILT HOUSE
• A Thai stilt house is a bamboo-made hut with sharp
angled roofs and wooden floorboards. The ceiling is
typically high to provide good ventilation. The mattress
would be usually laid on the floor rather than on a bed.
The house can be found along the beaches in Thailand,
and some freshwater sources like lotus ponds. The
purpose of stilts was to elevate the house sufficiently to
avoid the main structure being flooded in the monsoon.

14. KUTI
• A Kuti is a small structure, built on stilts,
designed to house a monk. Its proper size is
defined in the Sanghathisep, Rule 6, to be 12
by 7 Keub (or 4.013 by 2.343 meters).

16. RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS
• Thailand features a large number of Buddhist
temples, a reflection of the country's
widespread Buddhist traditions. Although
the term Wat is properly used to refer only
to a Buddhist site with resident monks, it is
applied loosely in practice and will typically
refer to any place of worship other than the
Islamic mosques found in southern Thailand.

17. WAT PHO
• Wat Pho, as it is generally known to the Thais, is mainly famous for
the huge Reclining Buddha statue it houses. At 20 acres large, it is
the largest Wat in Bangkok, and is technically the oldest too.
• The highly impressive gold plated reclining Buddha is 46 meters long
and 15 meters high, and is designed to illustrate the passing of the
Buddha into nirvana.
• The large grounds of Wat Pho contain more than 1000 Buddha
images in total

18. SALA THAI
• Sala Thai is a distinctive design of an open pavilion used
as a meeting place and to protect people from sun and
rain. Most are open on all four sides.
• National Architecture “Sala Thai”
(or Thai-Style arbor): Sala Thai
reflects knowledge of Thai people.
It retains beauty, which is different
from style of other regions.

19. TALLEST BUILDING
• Baiyoke Tower
II in Bangkok,
Thailand, with a
height of 304 m
is the tallest
building of
Thailand.

20. SHOPPING IN THAILAND
• Thailand is one of the best places in Asia for
shopping and visitors will be spotlit for
choice with the huge, glitzy shopping malls,
department stores, small shops and bustling
street markets. Both Bangkok and Chiang
Mai have excellent night markets.
• Good buys include Thai silks and cottons,
leather goods, batiks, silver and gold,
pottery with celandine green glaze, precious
and semiprecious stones (in particular
rubies and sapphires are indigenous to
Thailand), pearls, dolls, masks, painted
umbrellas, lacquer ware, pewter ware,
bamboo and wood artifacts and bronze
ware.

21. • The weekend market at Chatuchuk in Bangkok is a regular
cornucopia with hundreds of stalls stocking items ranging
from genuine antiques to fighting fish.
• Tailor-made clothes are also good value and can be made in
a matter of days, yet the standard is very high.
• VAT Refund Application for Tourists forms are completed at
the time of purchase and it is necessary to show one's
passport.Cash refunds (minimum ฿5,000) can be obtained
in the airport
departure hall.

22. TRANSPORT
• Transport in Thailand is varied and chaotic, with no one
dominant means of transport. Bus transport dominates in
long distances and Bangkok, with motorbikes dominating in
rural areas for short trips, supplanting bicycles.
• Road transportation is the primary form of freight
transport across the country. Slow rail travel has long been
a rural long distance transport mechanism, though plans
are underway to expand services with high speed rail lines
extending to several major regions of Thailand.
• In Bangkok, Pattaya, and other large cities, public
motorbike taxis take people door to door. An
overwhelming number of taxis can also be found in
Bangkok.

23. TUK TUK
• Doing a similar job to the taxi is
Thailand's ubiquitous tuk-tuk So named
because of the sound of their engine,
these are motorized rickshaws and are
popular amongst tourists for their
novelty value. They are occasionally
faster than taxis in heavy traffic as
weaving in and out is easier, but
generally about the same or slower.
• Without any luggage, 3 people can fit
into one fairly comfortably - it's possible
to fit more in but it gets a bit cramped.
Fares always have to be bargained.

24. Motorcycle Taxis
• Local Thais on relatively short journeys
to and from work are the primary
clientele of the motorcycle taxi
drivers.Fares are up for negotiation, but
generally they work out cheaper than
taxis
• The main advantage of the motorcycle
taxis over other forms of transport is
clearly their speed and usefulness
in beating Bangkok's perpetual traffic
jams

25. RAILWAYS IN THAILAND
• Though road travel is
extremely well organized in
Thailand, train travel is still the
most comfortable way to get
around for those who do not
like to fly. Train travel is
cheap ,fast and reliable.
• Bangkok’s Hua Lamphong
Railway Station on Rama IV
Road is the central hub for all
rail travel in Thailand. From
there, railway lines reach out
much as a star to all four
directions.

26. INLAND WATERWAYS
• There are about 4,000 km
of inland waterways. About
3,700 km has a navigable
depth of about 0.9 meter or
more in a year.
• In Bangkok, Chao Phraya
River and Khlong Saen Saeb
are the major means of
water-transportation.
Including express boats,
long-tail boats, river-
crossing ferries, there are
more than 360,000
passengers per day.

27. FLOATING MARKETS OF THAI
• The floating markets are where
the sellers, their boats laden
with a wide variety of tropical
fruits, flowers, vegetables and
fresh produce, come to meet
and barter their products with
other traders.
• The most popular floating
market, one of the must-see
one-day trips from Bangkok, is
at Ratchaburi, is the largest of
its kind, attracting a large
number of tourists each day.

28. AIR TRANSPORT
• Thailand has Six main
international airports (Bangkok,
Chiangmai, Chiangrai, Hat-Yai,
Phuket and Suvarnabhumi ) and
more than 100 airports serving
domestic flights.
• The amount of goods going
through air transport measured
about 34 million ton-kilometers
in 2004. The five major airports
can serve 17,800 international
passengers per hour and 10,330
domestic passengers per hour.

29. SUVARNABHUMI AIRPORT
• The new Suvarnabhumi
Airport 120 parking and
will be able to handle 45
million passengers and 3
million tons of cargo per
year.
• The airport can be accessed
through the Bangkok-
ChonBuri Motorway, 11
city bus routes, and the
under-construction express
rail link and has an star
hotel in it.

30. THAI MASSAGE
• Thai massage is a type of
massage in Thai style that
involves stretching and deep
massage. This form of
bodywork is usually performed
on the floor, and the client
wears comfortable clothes
that allow for movement.
• No oils are used in Thai
massage.
• It is known in Thailand as
"nuat phaen boran", literally,
the ancient-manner massage.

31. CONCLUSION
Experiencing Thailand’s breathtaking views,
checking out Thai's spicy food & enjoying The
Land of Smiles with a blend of religious and
historical importance is something unique
which each one of us should experience in
person.