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Chinese Vegetarian Festival

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October 16th 2007
Yes, you did read that right! There is a 9 day Chinese Vegetarian Festival in Thailand right now, held at various places around the country. Rob and I attended one, here in Ao nang, by invitation from the head master of the school. We learned that his mother is from China, he grew up here in Thailand, and he is practicing as a Chinese monk. He took us to the Chinese temple for lunch, consisti ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more