Day 6: Kanchanaburi - Damnoen Saduak February 28th 2007 Day 6
23/02/07 - 到桂河桥
今天于5:15分起床前往桂河桥,凭吊在这里牺牲的盟军战俘。
二次大战时,这个地方对当时的日军相当重要,因为这里是连通马来亚到缅甸的陆路交通线。无数东亚劳工和盟军战俘被惨无人道的日军修筑长达415公里的铁路到缅甸,造成约10万人死亡。由于铁路的建造艰辛困难, ... read more
Asia » Thailand » Western Thailand » Kanchanaburi 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