The first thing that catches your eye when you enter the Grand Palais is a large meadow and ancient trees of various shapes, and linden trees and other tropical trees are planted around the lawn.

The Grand Palace's pagoda-like spire juts into the sky, and its fish-scale glass tiles shine in the sun.

Walking in the Grand Palace, it is like walking to a city within a city in a fairy tale world, full of golden and splendid Buddhist buildings, which are more luxurious, solemn and sacred under the reflection of the sun.

If you look closely, you'll see that the entire complex is inlaid with a large number of shiny pearl shells, stained glass and gold leaf.

The temples and pagodas with sharp corners and towers are exquisitely clear and brilliant in the sunlight.

In the northeast corner of the Grand Palace, that is, the first palace to enter through the doorway is the Temple of the Emerald Buddha.

Zheng Jing looked at the crowd waiting to visit the Jade Buddha statue in front of him, and his whole body was numb.

There are too many people, and most of the tourists are Chinese, if you don't know, you think this is in China.

Because the ticket could only visit three attractions in the Grand Palace, he had to stand in line in the corridor outside the Temple of the Emerald Buddha because of the hot weather.

While queuing up, Zheng Jing filmed this scene.

After waiting for a long time, he finally walked into the Jade Buddha Temple.

As soon as he walked into the Jade Buddha Temple, he saw the Jade Buddha on the golden throne surrounded by tourists.

Around the Golden Throne, several guards with weapons stood around the throne.

They are the National Guards of the Thai royal family.

When he came to the crowd, Zheng Jing took a picture of the Jade Buddha with his mobile phone.

Before he could turn on the camera, he was stopped by a tour guide next to him.

Zheng Jing looked at him suspiciously, and the tour guide looked at him a little puzzled and told him some taboos.

After listening to the tour guide's explanation, he learned that according to the customs of Thai temples, people are not allowed to take pictures of the Buddha.

They feel that it is the Buddha who "shines" on you, not you who "shines" on the Buddha. Therefore, Thailand stipulates that people are not allowed to take pictures of Buddha statues.

This reminded him of the Erawan Buddha, although he can take pictures, but he can't take too many pictures, and he has to take pictures of the Erawan Buddha completely.

He looked around and realized that no one was taking pictures of the Buddha statue, it turned out to be this reason.

Since they couldn't take pictures, Zheng Jing also respected their customs and put down his phone to look at the Jade Buddha.

The Emerald Buddha is carved from a single piece of jadeite and is a national treasure of Thailand.

On the side, there is also the basic information of the Emerald Buddha.

The Jade Buddha is 48.3 centimeters wide and 66 centimeters high, and is dressed in brocade clothes that the king has changed for half a year.

The brocade clothes on the Buddha statue are changed once a year according to the three seasons of Thailand, and each time the clothes are changed, the king himself presides over the ceremony.

Looking at the jade Buddha statue on the throne, Zheng Jing thought of the glass imperial gold jade Buddha statue.

I don't know which of these two Buddha statues, which are also made of jadeite, is better.

He visited the entire Grand Palace in the next hour or so.

Because there are many places that you can't go to, and only a small number of areas can be visited, so it takes an hour to see these open areas.

Looking at the recorded video, he walked out of the Grand Palace satisfied.

Coming to the outside of the Grand Palace, he looked at the time, and it was already noon, and it was time to eat.

He hadn't eaten Tom Yum soup in so long since he had been in Thailand, and this time he decided to try it.

As mentioned earlier, the buildings in Bangkok are built around the Grand Palace.

Therefore, the closest hotels to the Grand Palace are far away.

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In the following period, Zheng Jing recorded videos every day either in the hotel or at major scenic spots.

On the second day after returning from the Grand Palace, he went to Wat Arun and Khao San Road.

Wat Arun, also known as Temple of Dawn, is located on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River in Thailand.

Wat Arun was built in honor of Truong Chao, the founder of the Thonburi Dynasty in Thailand.

Wat Arun is huge, second only to the Grand Palace and Wat Pho.

If you look closely, you will find that the large pagoda in Wat Arun and Wat Pho face the Wat Phraya across the Chao Phraya River.

As a new Internet celebrity check-in place, there is a 79-meter-high "Pai Pan" large pagoda in the temple of Arun Wang, this pagoda was built in 1842, belongs to the Mahayana relics pagoda style, the outside of the minaret is decorated with intricate carvings, and inlaid with various colored ceramic pieces, glass and shells, etc., is the largest Mahayana pagoda in Thailand.

There are four companion pagodas around the Mahayana pagoda, forming a group of huge and beautiful pagodas, whose scale is second only to the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok, and is known as the "Eiffel Tower of Thailand".

Coming out of Wat Arun, he took a car to Khao San Road, which is famous in the world's backpacker circles.

Khao San Road is a street in Bangkok that is home to backpackers from all over the world.

Speaking of Khao San Road, it has been famous not only for Thais, but also for travel enthusiasts all over the world.

For the typical backpacker from all over the world, not being to Khao San Road is like not being to Thailand, and many backpackers choose this place as a base for their in-depth trip to Thailand.

Especially in the evenings, when the bars and night markets open, it makes the place even livelier than during the day.

After the excitement, on the third day he went to Wat Pho and the Chao Phraya River.

Wat Pho is the oldest and largest temple in Bangkok.

There is a 46-metre-long reclining Buddha cast in iron, gilded and inlaid with precious stones.

Underneath the feet of the reclining Buddha, there are 108 auspicious patterns.

After the visit, he also found that the temple actually teaches authentic Thai massage medicine.

This took him by surprise.

After visiting Wat Pho, the time also came to the evening, and he chose the Chao Phraya River in two places, back to the hotel and the Chao Phraya River.

The Chao Phraya River is the largest and longest river in Thailand, and is known as the "Mother of Rivers" in Thailand.

The Chao Phraya River runs through the city of Bangkok, and many landmark buildings such as Wat Arun, Grand Palace, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, and The Peninsula Hotel are scattered on both sides of the river.

At night, when the buildings are lit up, the banks of the Chao Phraya River look different from the day under the lights, the water, and the night of Bangkok.

I have to say that listening to music, drinking coffee and watching the scenery on both sides of the river on the cruise ship is really wonderful.

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Time flickered, and it came to the 20th of July.

The day on which the Sotheby's Southeast Asian Treasures Auction was held.

Early in the morning, Zheng Jing got up from bed.

After washing, he went downstairs and had breakfast in the hotel restaurant, and he did not go out.

Instead, he went back to his room, lying on the bed, searching for something on his phone.

"It's the first time I've been to an auction, and I look familiar."

"Do you want to dress formally for the auction?"

Zheng Jing searched for his question on the browser.

Seeing the answer given by the sand sculpture netizens, he couldn't laugh.

"Put on a suit and comb your hair to look like an adult."

"Don't be afraid, just do it."

"Just dress as usual, there's no requirement."

In the end, seeing the answers given by netizens, Zheng Jing also relaxed.

When he put down his phone, he looked at the time, and now there were more than ten hours left before dark, and he decided to stay in the hotel during the day today and not go anywhere.