Because the Central Asian countries are landlocked and have no access to the sea, the infrastructure built within the framework of the proposed Belt and Road Initiative, including railways and roads, will connect the Central Asian countries with international ports, which means that this initiative is a good opportunity to break the traffic bottleneck.

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has activated the transport potential of Central Asian countries, especially the huge transit transport potential.

Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and other countries have prioritized the transportation and logistics industry.

Since the situation of the five Central Asian countries is similar, Dean Zhang asked Zhou Sen to go to Thailand for the next stop, and the Chinese people also have some understanding of this country, and many Chinese tourists choose to travel to Thailand gradually increasing.

Zhou Sen's main task is to cover China's neighboring countries, and after interviewing the five Central Asian countries, he goes to Thailand, then to Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, and the Philippines.

The reason why I went to Thailand first is because Thailand has the highest GDP among several countries in Southeast Asia, is relatively wealthy, and is well known by Chinese tourists, and the number of Chinese tourists visiting Thailand has gradually increased in recent years.

Speaking of Thailand, Zhou Sen is no stranger, he once took his family to travel to Phuket, Thailand, and took his wife and children to the cinema to watch the movie "Thai Embarrassment", Thailand is both strange and familiar to Chinese audiences.

Thailand is located in the middle of the Indochina Peninsula, bordered by Myanmar and the Andaman Sea to the west, Laos to the northeast, Cambodia to the southeast, and Malaysia to the south.

Zhou Sen boarded the plane, and Dean Zhang had already made a phone call for him and contacted Mr. Ding Yangming from the Chinese Embassy in Thailand to pick him up.

At Xinman International Airport, Mr. Ding Yangming met Zhou Sen and greeted Zhou Sen warmly.

"Hello, Zhou Sen, Dean Zhang has called me, let me pick you up, welcome you to Thailand!"

"Teacher Ding, Dean Zhang has already told me about you, and when I saw you, you are still so young and handsome!"

"Haha, Zhou Sen, you are really good at talking, where am I still young, I am already middle-aged, I have been in Thailand for many years, let's go, let's talk while walking." ”

Ding Yangming asked the staff to help Zhou Sen with his luggage, and introduced to him: "Thailand has eight international airports, Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport, Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Phuket International Airport, Chiang Mai International Airport, Chiang Rai International Airport, U-Tapao International Airport, Pattaya International Airport, and Krabi International Airport. ”

"We are now at the new Bangkok International Airport, an international airport located in the eastern suburbs of Bangkok, Thailand, which is one of the major international airports in Southeast Asia and the main airport for Thai Airways. ”

Don Mueang International Airport, also known as Old Bangkok International Airport, is located in the northern suburbs of Bangkok, Thailand, an international airport, opened on March 27, 1914, and Suvarnabhumi International Airport, also known as New Bangkok International Airport, is an international airport located in the eastern suburbs of Bangkok, Thailand, which opened on September 28, 2006. ”

"Oh, this new Bangkok international airport looks very good, the departure hall is very spacious, the marble floor tiles, the top arc with a checkered pattern, the marble floor tiles below are made of orange and red, very Thai. ”

"Yes, the architecture and airport in Thailand are very distinctive, I'll take you out to have a look!"

Ding Yangming took Zhou Sen through the waiting hall and walked outside, not far away, several planes could still be seen parked on the runway, and the car that came to pick up Zhou Sen was already parked on the side of the road.

Teacher Ding Yangming put Zhou Sen's luggage away and took Zhou Sen to the car.

"I'll take you along the road to see the street scene of Bangkok, see the characteristics here, and the surrounding buildings, and feel the difference in Thailand. ”

"Good!"

Zhou Sen sat in the back seat, turned his head to look out the window, the driver started slowly, and the street scene outside the window was clearly visible.

Mr. Ding Yangming introduced to Zhou Sen: "Thailand implements a liberal economic policy, and its economic development is relatively rapid in the 90s of the 20th century, and it has become one of the "Four Asian Tigers", and is one of the world's emerging industrial countries and emerging market economies in the world, with manufacturing, agriculture and tourism being the main sectors of the economy. ”

"Thailand is the only net exporter of grain in Asia, one of the world's top five exporters of agricultural products, the electronics industry and other manufacturing industries are developing rapidly, the industrial structure has changed significantly, the automobile industry is a pillar industry, is the automobile manufacturing center in Southeast Asia and the largest automobile market in ASEAN. ”

"Thailand is a member and founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and a member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) and the World Trade Organization. ”

"Oh!" Zhou Sen nodded, "I have heard of this country when I was in China, I have also traveled to Thailand as a Chinese tourist before, but this is the first time to go on a field trip, Mr. Ding, can you tell us about it, did Zheng He ever come to Thailand when he led the fleet to the West?"

"Zheng He went to many countries when he went south, at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, China's overseas activities were very frequent, Ming Chengzu for the prestige of the country, once sent Zheng He to lead the fleet, seven times to the south, taking the Western route, Siam is located in Vietnam to Malaysia in the sea, for the necessary place, at that time, there were Chinese businessmen in Southeast Asia, living in the meantime. ”

Siam is China's ancient name for Thailand, a country in present-day Southeast Asia, which means that when Zheng He went south, he came to Thailand. ”

"There are also documents that record this history, and if you want to know about this history, you can find documents from libraries and museums. ”

"Okay!"

"Mr. Ding, what is the climate like in Thailand?

"The climate of Thailand belongs to the tropical monsoon climate, which is divided into three seasons of heat, rain and drought throughout the year, with an average annual temperature of 24~30 °C, a perennial temperature of no less than 18 °C, and an average annual precipitation of about 1,000 mm. ”

"It is precisely because of this climate that many houses in Thailand have pointed roofs, which are designed to drain water, rainwater can slide down the roof and drain quickly, if the roof is flat, rainwater will accumulate on the roof, and the roof will become moldy and rotten. ”

"Yes, Joseph also talked about this principle with Miss Fang on the show. ”

Teacher Ding said: "Russia is colder, their roof is shaped like an onion, the roof in Hungary is the style of a European roof, the same spire, or not the same, Thailand's roof is more pointed, when I take you to see the attractions in Thailand, when you see it, I will explain it to you in detail." ”

"Okay, I'll take you around first, you can roughly appreciate the scenery along the street in Bangkok, Thailand, I will take you to the hotel, arrange accommodation, and then take you to a restaurant in Thailand to eat authentic Thai food and experience Thai style. ”

"Okay!" Zhou Sen agreed.

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