用英语介绍泰国

Thailand is the geographical heart of South-East Asia. The infamous golden triangle, located at the nation's northernmost point, is where Thailand's borders meet those of both Laos and Myanmar (Burma).Today Thailand has a population of 54 million people, the vast majority of whom are of Thai ethnicity. Significant minorities of Chinese, Malay, Khmer, Mons, and various hill tribes also reside in Thailand, in addition to tens of thousands of refugees in border camps from the more troubled countries of South-East Asia.Buddhism is the dominant religion in Thailand, although a variety of tribal religions continue to be practiced. The main language in Thailand is Thai, although Lao, Chinese, Malay and English are also spoken by significant numbers of people.

Totaling 513,120 square kilometres, Thailand is the world's 50th largest country in land mass, while it is the world's 20th largest country in terms of population. The local climate is tropical and characterized by monsoons. There is a rainy, warm, and cloudy southwest monsoon from mid-May to September, as well as a dry, cool northeast monsoon from November to mid-March. The southern isthmus is always hot and humid.Thailand is home to several distinct geographic regions, partly corresponding to the provincial groups. The north of the country is mountainous, with the highest point being Doi Inthanon at 2,565 metres above sea level. The northeast, Isan, consists of the Khorat Plateau, bordered to the east by the Mekong River. The centre of the country is dominated by the predominantly flat Chao Phraya river valley, which runs into the Gulf of Thailand. The south consists of the narrow Kra Isthmus that widens into the Malay Peninsula. Politically, there are six geographical regions which differ from the others in population, basic resources, natural features, and level of social and economic development. The diversity of the regions is the most pronounced attribute of Thailand's physical setting.

1，曼谷泰国大王宫（Grand palace, Bangkok, Thailand）

Bangkok Thailand's grand palace, also known as the Palace Museum, is the palace of the king of Thailand's Bangkok dynasty king I to king viii.

（曼谷泰国大王宫又称故宫，是泰国曼谷王朝一世王至八世王的王宫。）

The grand palace covers a total area of 218,400 square meters and is located in the center of the capital Bangkok.

（大王宫的总面积为21.84万平方米，位于首都曼谷市中心。）

Nestled beside the chao phraya river, it is the most spectacular collection of ancient buildings in Bangkok.

（依偎在湄南河畔，是曼谷市内最为壮观的古建筑群。）

2，玉佛寺（The jade Buddha temple）

Jade Buddha temple is located in the northeast corner of Bangkok grand palace.

（玉佛寺位于曼谷大王宫的东北角。）

It is the most famous buddhist temple in Thailand and one of the three national treasures of Thailand.

（是泰国最著名的佛寺，也是泰国三大国宝之一。）

The jade Buddha temple, built in 1784, is part of the grand palace of Thailand.

（建于1784年的玉佛寺是泰国大王宫的一部分，面积约占大王宫的1/4。）

3，普吉岛（Island of phuket）

Phuket, the "pearl" of the andaman sea and the largest island in Thailand, is a typical tourist resort in southeast Asia.

（泰国最大的岛屿、安达曼海的“珍珠”普吉岛是东南亚具有代表性的旅游度假胜地。）

4，芭堤雅（pattaya）

Pattaya, famous for its sunshine, sand beach and seafood, is known as the "Oriental Hawaii" and is a world famous new seaside resort.

（芭堤雅，以阳光、沙滩、海鲜名扬天下，被誉为“东方夏威夷”，是世界著名的新兴海滨旅游度假胜地。）

5，皮皮岛（phi）

phi island is about 20 kilometers southeast of phuket, Thailand.

（皮皮岛位于泰国普吉岛东南约20公里处。）

It is a sister island of two main islands, the big pipi in the north and the small pipi in the south.

（是由两个主要岛屿（北部的大皮皮岛和南部的小皮皮岛）组成的姐妹岛。）

参考资料来源：百度百科-泰国

Thailand is a Southeast Asian, predominantly Buddhist kingdom almost equidistant between India and China. For centuries known by outsiders as Siam, Thailand has been something of a Southeast Asian migratory, cultural and religious crossroads. Thailand has an area of 517 000 sq km, making it slightly smaller than the state of Texas in the USA, or about the size of France. Its shape on the map has been compared to the head of an elephant, with its trunk extending down the Malay peninsula. The centre of Thailand, Bangkok, is at about 14 degrees north latitude, putting it on a level with Madras, Manila, Guatemala and Khartoum.The country's longest north-south distance is about 1860km, but its shape makes distances in any other direction 1000km or less. Because the north-south reach spans roughly 16 latitudinal degrees, Thailand has perhaps the most diverse climate in SouthEast Asia. The topography varies from high mountains in the North (the southermost extreme of a series of ranges that extend across northern Myanmar and south-west China to the south-eastern edges of the Tibet Plateau) to limestone-encrusted tropical islands in the South that are part of the Malay Archipelago. The rivers and tributaries of Northern and Central Thailand drain into the Gulf of Thailand via the Chao Phraya Delta near Bangkok; those of the Mun River and other North Eastern waterways exit into the South China Sea via the Mekong River.These broad geographic characteristics divide the country into four main zones: the fertile centre region, dominated by the Chao Phraya River; the north-east plateau, the kingdom's poorest region, rising some 300m above the central plain; Northern Thailand, a region of mountains and fertile valleys; and the Southern peninsula, which extends to the Malaysian border frontier and is predominantly rainforest.Gulf of Thailand coastlines form 2710km of beaches, hard shores and wetlands. Hundreds of oceanic and continental islands are found offshore on both sides, those with tourist facilities constitute only a fraction of the total. Offshore depths in the Gulf range from 30 to 80m.