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Banglampoo
Bang Lamphu, also spelled Banglampoo or Banglamphu (, ; in the past, it was often misspelled บางลำภู) is a neighbourhood in Bangkok located in Phra Nakhon District. The history of the Bang Lamphu community dates to the establishment of the Rattanakosin Kingdom, or earlier. Bang Lamphu covers an area north of Phra Nakhon both inside and outside Rattanakosin Island from Phra Athit to Samsen Roads, which leads toward Dusit District. Most of the area of Bang Lamphu is in Talat Yot Subdistrict, with some spreading to various nearby subdistricts including Chana Songkhram, Bowon Niwet, Ban Phan Thom up till Wat Sam Phraya. History The name "Bang Lamphu" can mean ''area of mangrove apple'' (''lamphu'' is Thai for mangrove apple). Mangrove apples ('' Sonneratia caseolaris'') once flourished along waterways in the area, including the Khlong Bang Lamphu and Chao Phraya River. There are no more mangrove apple trees in the local Santi Chai Prakan Park, since the last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phra Athit Road
Phra Athit Road (, , ; lit: ''"Sun Road"'') is a short street, long along Chao Phraya River to the northeast. Back in the past this road was full with important buildings such as houses of nobility and mansions as residence of ambassadors from other countries. Now there are Office of the Council of State, Buddhist Association of Thailand, Food Agriculture Organization (FAO), UNICEF of Thailand located on this road. It is surrounded by river piers, and a riverside park with the ancient for called Phra Arthit Fort or Phra Sumen Fort. At night this road is popular for many restaurants and bars with live music such as pop, rock, and jazz for tourists and local people. History Phra Arthit Road has a history of more than 200 years old since the establishment of Bangkok in King Rama I Era. Still, the road was actually built in the reign of King Rama V. It has been the center of government, art, and culture of Thai people. It is lined along Chao Phraya River starting from Thammasat Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Thailand Floods
Severe flooding occurred during the 2011 monsoon season in Thailand. The flooding began at the end of July triggered by the landfall of Tropical Storm Nock-ten. These floods soon spread through the provinces of northern, northeastern, and central Thailand along the Mekong and Chao Phraya river basins. In October floodwaters reached the mouth of the Chao Phraya and inundated parts of the capital city of Bangkok. Flooding persisted in some areas until mid-January 2012, and resulted in a total of 815 deaths (with three missing) and 13.6 million people affected. Sixty-five of Thailand's 76 provinces were declared flood disaster zones, and over of farmland was damaged. The disaster was described by an unnamed Thai government official as "the worst flooding yet in terms of the amount of water and umber ofpeople affected". The World Bank has estimated 1,425 trillion baht (US$46.5 billion) in economic damages and losses due to flooding, as of 1 December 2011. Most of this was due to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Artist (Thailand)
The National Artist (, , ) is a title given annually by the Office of the National Culture Commission of Thailand, recognizing notable Thai artists in the area of intangible cultural heritage such as literature, fine arts, visual arts, applied arts (architecture, design) and performing arts (Dance of Thailand, Thai dance, international dance, puppetry, Nang drama, shadow play, Music of Thailand, Thai music, international music, drama and Cinema of Thailand, film). Since 1985, the honors have been presented on 24 February, "National Artist Day", in Thailand. The date was chosen because it is the birthdate of Buddha Loetla Nabhalai, or Rama II, King Rama II, who was an artist himself. In 1986, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, an accomplished musician, photographer, and painter, was named "Supreme Artist". National artists receive 25,000 baht monthly for life unless the award is retracted. They are also entitled to health insurance, emergency payments, funeral costs, and a stipend of 150, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montri Tramote
Montri Tramote (, , ; 17 June 1900 – 6 August 1995) was a Thai musician, known as a master of Thai classical music. He was a professional musician under the employment of Fine Arts Department throughout his work life, composing over 200 musical pieces and developing traditional Thai music education into formal theory and curricula. He was named a National Artist National Artist is an honorary title issued by some states as the highest recognition of artists for their significant contributions to the cultural heritage of the nation. An equivalent title, People's Artist, has been known in countries of the ... in Thai music in 1985. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Tramote, Montri 1900 births 1995 deaths Montri Tramote Montri Tramote Montri Tramote Montri Tramote Montri Tramote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Of Thailand
The music of Thailand includes a wide array of distinct genres, both traditional and modern. Traditional Thai musical instruments are varied and reflect ancient influence from far afield – including the ''klong thap'' and ''khim'' (Iran, Persian origin), the ''chakhe'' (Indian origin), the ''klong chin'' (Chinese origin), and the ''klong khaek'' (Indonesian origin). The two most popular styles of traditional Thai music are luk thung and mor lam. The latter in particular has close affinities with the music of Laos. Aside from the Thai, Ethnic groups in Thailand, ethnic minorities such as the Lao people, Lao, Lawa people, Lawa, Hmong people, Hmong, Akha people, Akha, Khmer people, Khmer, Lisu people, Lisu, Karen people, Karen and Lahu people, Lahu peoples have retained traditional musical forms. Though Thailand was never colonization, colonized by colonialism, colonial powers, pop music and other forms of modern Asian, European and American music have become extremely influent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Likay
Likay (, , ) is a form of popular folk theatre from Central Thailand (not in Bangkok, where Teochew opera are folk theatre.). Its uniqueness is found in the combination of extravagant costumes with barely equipped stages and vaguely determined storylines, so that the performances depend mainly on the actors' skills of improvisation and the audiences' imagination.http://www.siamese-heritage.org/jsspdf/1951/JSS_039_1d_Smithies_LikayOriginFormAndFutureOfSiameseFolkOpera.pdf Origin There are several competing ideas about the origins and development of likay. However, the most likely is that likay has roots in the Malay jikey, an Islamic chant. Since there is a wide gap between this religious performance and folk entertainment, it is also possible that Likay derives from India instead, especially as there are many Indian dance gestures found in the actors' performances. The lack of historic references also creates controversy about the first emergence of likay, but it is most l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khaosan Road
Khaosan Road or Khao San Road (, , ) is a short street in central Bangkok, Thailand. It is in length and was constructed in 1892 during the reign of Rama V. It is in the Bang Lamphu area of Phra Nakhon District about north of the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew. Background "Khaosan" translates as 'milled rice', an indication that in former times the street was a major Bangkok rice market. However, according to historical documentary evidence from the time the road was first completed in the reign of Rama V, it was found that no one living here worked in the rice trade. Therefore, it is assumed that the rice trade probably began in the early Rattanakosin period, which is during the reigns of Rama I to Rama III. In the last 40 years, Khaosan Road has developed into a world-famous " backpacker ghetto". It offers cheap accommodation, ranging from "mattress in a box"-style hotels to reasonably priced three-star hotels. In an essay on the backpacker culture of Khaosan Road, Susan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thonburi
__NOTOC__ Thonburi () is an area of modern Bangkok. During the era of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, Kingdom of Ayutthaya, its location on the right (west) bank at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River had made it an important garrison town, which is reflected in its name: ''thon'' () a loanword from Pali ''dhána'' 'wealth', and ''buri'' (), from ''púra,'' 'fortress'. The full formal name was Thon Buri Si Mahasamut ( 'City of Treasures Gracing the Ocean'). For the informal name, see the History of Bangkok#Under Ayutthaya, history of Bangkok under Ayutthaya. In 1767, after the Burmese–Siamese War (1765–1767)#Sack of the city, sack of Ayutthaya by the Burmese, General Taksin took back Thonburi and, by right of conquest, made it the capital of the Thonburi Kingdom, crowning himself king until 6 April 1782, when he was deposed. Rama I, the newly enthroned king, moved the capital across the river, where stakes driven into the soil of Bangkok for the City Pillar at 06:45 on 21 April 1782 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muslims
Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God in Abrahamic religions, God of Abraham (or ''Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the last Islamic prophet. Alongside the Quran, Muslims also believe in previous Islamic holy books, revelations, such as the Tawrat (Torah), the Zabur (Psalms), and the Injeel (Gospel). These earlier revelations are associated with Judaism and Christianity, which are regarded by Muslims as earlier versions of Islam. The majority of Muslims also follow the teachings and practices attributed to Muhammad (''sunnah'') as recorded in traditional accounts (hadith). With an estimated population of almost 2 billion followers, Muslims comprise around 26% of the world's total population. In descending order, the percentage of people who identify as Muslims on each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mon People
The Mon (; Thai Mon: ဂကူမည်; , ; , ) are an ethnic group who inhabit Lower Myanmar's Mon State, Kayin State, Kayah State, Tanintharyi Region, Bago Region, the Irrawaddy Delta, and several areas in Thailand (mostly in Pathum Thani province, Phra Pradaeng and Nong Ya Plong). The native language is Mon, which belongs to the Monic branch of the Austroasiatic language family and shares a common origin with the Nyah Kur language, which is spoken by the people of the same name that live in Northeastern Thailand. A number of languages in Mainland Southeast Asia are influenced by the Mon language, which is also in turn influenced by those languages. The Mon were one of the earliest to reside in Southeast Asia, and were responsible for the spread of Theravada Buddhism in Mainland Southeast Asia. The civilizations founded by the Mon were some of the earliest in Thailand as well as Myanmar and Laos. The Mon are regarded as a large exporter of Southeast Asian cultur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overseas Chinese
Overseas Chinese people are Chinese people, people of Chinese origin who reside outside Greater China (mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan). As of 2011, there were over 40.3 million overseas Chinese. As of 2023, there were 10.5 million people living outside mainland China who were born in mainland China. Overall, China has a low percent of population List of sovereign states by immigrant and emigrant population, living overseas. Terminology () refers to people of Chinese citizenship residing outside of either the China, PRC or Republic of China, ROC (Taiwan). The government of China realized that the overseas Chinese could be an asset, a source of foreign investment and a bridge to overseas knowledge; thus, it began to recognize the use of the term Huaqiao. Ching-Sue Kuik renders in English as "the Chinese wikt:sojourner, sojourner" and writes that the term is "used to disseminate, reinforce, and perpetuate a monolithic and essentialist Chinese identity" by both t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thai People
Thai people, historically known as Siamese people, are an ethnic group native to Thailand. In a narrower and ethnic sense, the Thais are also a Tai peoples, Tai ethnic group dominant in Central Thailand, Central and Southern Thailand (Siam proper). Part of the larger Tai ethno-linguistic group native to Southeast Asia as well as Southern China, Thais speak the Sukhothai languages (Thai language, Central Thai and Southern Thai language), which is classified as part of the Kra–Dai languages, Kra–Dai family of languages. The majority of Thais are followers of Theravada Buddhism. Thai cultural mandates, Government policies during the late 1930s and early 1940s resulted in the successful forced assimilation of various ethno-linguistic groups into the country's dominant Central Thai language and culture, leading to the term ''Thai people'' to come to refer to the Demographics of Thailand, population of Thailand overall. This includes other subgroups of the Tai ethno-linguistic grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
