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At 6 pm you may hear the national anthem and in respect to the king everyone stands at attention.
Chiang Mai

January 5th 2009
Things To Do, Things About: Chiang Mai Re: Photo #1 Chiang Mai (literally: "walled" "new") was founded in 1296 by King Mengrai. Its seven hundred km north of Bangkok and about 1000 feet above sea level, so it's a little cooler. Chiang Mai's a Good Place To: Learn a New Language: I attended a Thai language school last year but because I f ... read more
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Thai Flag 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
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