Chapter 121: Dragon Boat Temple and Thai Night Market
The white marble pillars and golden roof of the temple reflect each other in the sun, which is quite noble and beautiful, coupled with the quiet and clean garden, which impresses tourists, and the best time to visit the temple is in the morning when the monks chant sutras in the Buddhist temple.
Zhou Sen was here, the warm sun shone on his body, looking at the pointed and curly roofs of Thailand, listening to the sound of the monks chanting, although Zhou Sen could not understand Thai, but he could also guess that the scriptures recited by the monks were to pray for the blessings of God for the believers, wishing people good health and good luck.
The temple is a historical monument of the friendly relations between Thailand and China, Thailand has long established reciprocal and friendly trade relations with China, and King Rama III once commissioned royal craftsmen to build a model of the royal merchant ship on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River as a souvenir.
Teacher Ding took Zhou Sen to the Dragon Boat Temple, this place is also very commemorative, dragon boat racing is a traditional sport preserved by the Chinese people, deeply loved by the Chinese.
Speaking of dragon boat racing, many Chinese are familiar with this sport, dragon boat racing is one of the customs of the Dragon Boat Festival in China, and it is also one of the most important festival folk activities of the Dragon Boat Festival, which is common in southern China, and there are also dragon boat racing customs in cities near rivers and lakes in the north, and most of them are in the form of dry dragon boat dance dragon boats.
"Dragon Boat Race" is a custom that has existed since the Warring States Period, during the Warring States Period, people carved canoes in the shape of dragons in the sound of drums, and did racing games to entertain the gods and people, and the dragon boat racing at this time was a semi-religious and semi-entertaining program in the ritual.
There are many theories about the origin of dragon boat racing, there are sacrificial activities such as sacrificing Cao E, sacrificing Qu Yuan, sacrificing to the god of water or dragon god, and dragon boat racing has been introduced to neighboring countries such as Japan, Vietnam, Thailand and the United Kingdom.
Mr. Ding took Zhou Sen to see the dragon boat in Thailand, and made a model of a merchant ship is a building made of steel and cement, and its shape, size, and color are all in accordance with the wooden "red-headed boat" standards at that time.
"How is it, this dragon boat looks good, right?" Mr. Ding asked Zhou Sen with a smile while standing in front of the model of the dragon boat merchant ship, pointing to the model.
"It really looks good, it's big, it's beautiful, it's for tourists to visit, is there a dragon boat that you can go into the water and row?"
"Of course, when it comes to the festival activities, you can see the dragon boat race, and it will be lively at that time!"
After visiting the Dragon Boat Temple, Mr. Ding took Zhou Sen to Lumbini Park for a walk, the temperature in Thailand is significantly hotter than in China, wearing short sleeves in Thailand, and at least wearing long sleeves in China.
Zhou Sen not only wants to visit the palace, but also to be down-to-earth, to see where people can usually go to rest, if you are tired of traveling in Bangkok, the best place is the park, Lampini Park is a good place.
Zhou Sen followed Teacher Ding, the two of them walked in a row, the sun shone obliquely, under the mottled shadows of the trees, the sun sprinkled with stars, the sun was shining on the body, warm, very comfortable.
"Let me take a walk with Teacher Ding, Teacher Ding, do you often come to this park?"
Teacher Ding nodded, " Yes, this park, I often come, come for a walk, it's good to take a break, people always have a tired time, living in a big city, long-term nerves have been tense, people are not machines, people will be tired, need to relax, come to the park, find a bench to sit on, quiet for a while, look at the distant scenery, listen to the birds in the treetops cheerful chirping, look at the green trees, look at the intimate couples whispering, affectionately leaning together, looking at the white-haired old man, hand in hand to sit in the park, listen to the song, carry the birdcage, yo-yo puppy, all this is full of lifeγ β
"And this park is easy to find, very convenient to access, it is located at the entrance of the subway station, which is also the intersection of the BTS and the subway, and there is a statue of King Rama V in history standing at the entrance of the park. β
"This is similar in many countries, Russia is also like this, there is a statue of Pushkin in the park, Thailand is also like this, there is also a statue of the king in this park, whoever they worship, they will erect the statue in the park of their country, there are monuments, memorial squares, museums, historical galleries, etc., although the world, but after seeing more, I also feel the same. β
Zhou Sen nodded, he also agreed with Mr. Ding's opinion, "Although it is located in the downtown area, this park is much larger than I expected, and Bangkok is not stingy about the park at all, the area is still very large!"
Looking around, a park in Nuoda is full of green, modern buildings are reflected in the lake, modern civilization and nature are perfectly integrated, and the urban idyllic scenery is picturesque.
Towering palm trees on the lakeside, pigeons flying in flocks or landing on the greenery, tropical flowers blooming on the lakeside, orange-yellow, white, blue, all kinds of colors, dazzling.
There are also carp here, which makes Zhou Sen very happy, he is very interested to run to the lake to see, the carp is very large, in groups, the management reminds tourists to pay attention to safety, when you stroll on the shore of the lake, a monitor lizard shakes its head and tail and climbs up from the water, it will scare you.
"Okay, good guy, the monitor lizard is really big, this kind of creature, I have rarely seen it in China, and I was really shocked when I saw it suddenly!"
The lake in Lampini Park is clear, green and rippling with the surrounding greenery. The links here are still well protected and not polluted, and tourists can rest here to enjoy their eyes and feel comfortable.
Bangkok's night markets have a nighttime shopping experience that many people love, with a wide variety of goods that not only tourists love to come to Taobao, but locals also come to buy something.
After Mr. Ding took Zhou Sen to visit the park, he went to visit the night market in Bangkok, which is also a down-to-earth place close to people's lives.
There are a lot of discounted and second-hand goods, as well as exquisite handicrafts and tourist souvenirs, in addition to shopping, the night market also has a variety of food stalls and even bars, even if you don't buy anything, it is a good thing to visit the night market to feel the bustling atmosphere of the crowds.
Speaking of the night market, Mr. Ding immediately opened the conversation, "If you only visit one night market, then you must go to the Shrinakalin Train Night Market, which sells all kinds of collectibles and souvenirs, as well as modern fashion, everything is available, the scale is very large, in addition, there are rich varieties of cheap snacks here." β
"There are two places in Thailand, one is the Srinakharin Train Night Market away from the city, which is the originator of the real train night market, there are many locomotive classic cars, and the other is the Racha Big Train Night Market in the city. β
"And Khao San Road, which took you last time, there is also a night market there!"
Zhou Sen nodded, "Well, Khao San Road I remember, Khao San Road is a backpacker's paradise, at night, it is like a lit up, it is red and lively, backpackers from all over the world gather here, all night to play and frolic." β
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