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        During the Christmas break, I travelled to Chiangmai, Thailand with my mom. Before that, my own perspective of Thailand is a poor and backward country, however, this wonderful trip totally dispelled my prejudice.
        One of my favorite part of this trip was the White temple.Thailand is a Buddhist country, so it's imperative that visitors need to dedicate to the Buddhist statue and take off their shoes before entering Buddhist sites. Even though the process was complicated, it really help people to eliminate distractions. Then they can visit the scared temple conscienciously. The White temple is the most astonishing temple among all of the three temples I had visited in Chiangmai, I was shocked when I first saw it on the bus, and our tour guide told us that the reason why the White temple looks fascinating is because it was decorated by glass, the sunlight which was reflected by the glass made the temple dazzling. This ingenuous idea was given by its designer, Charlermchai Kositpipat. Coincidentally, Mr.McRady has taught the designer’s son before. Also, there is a fun fact that when you are walking on the bridge which leads you to the main temple, you can't look back, otherwise you will be in the hell after death, that made me really nervous when I was walking on the bridge. The resplendent and magnificent appearance of the White temple made me soon realized how stupid my former thought was. It is true that most part of Thailand is plain somehow, but people there spend their money on what they venenate to. Just like the White temple, it shows the Thai’s restrained immense regard and esteem for their religion.
        Besides, Thai food is also the reason why people throughout the entire world fell in love with Thailand and the local food is internationally renowned, Whether it's salty or sweet, spicy or light, the main principle of each dish is harmony. So I think that is why Thailand food is internationally renowned, people treat every dish seriously and they put effort in cooking dishes even though the dishes are really cheap.

        One thing I found interest in Thailand is that it seems like everyone can speak Chinese, people there are more familiar with Chinese rather than English. After I stayed in Chiangmai for a week, then I realized that tourism has been a major source of the income for Thailand. Especially people came from China. As a result, more and more Thai learn how to speak Chinese in order to have more Chinese tourists.

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  1. mRs. BeRZinSkASJanuary 18, 2018 at 11:30 AM

    WOW! I am so glad you included a picture of the White Temple. It is beautiful! I have always wanted to visit Thailand. It looks so pleasant and peaceful. PROOFREAD! 14/20

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  2. Nancy ShiJanuary 26, 2018 at 12:00 PM

    Judge not a book by its cover
    During Christmas break, I travelled to Chiangmai, Thailand with my mom. Before that, my own perspective of Thailand was that it was a poor and backward country; however, this wonderful trip totally dispelled my prejudice.
    One of my favorite part of this trip was the White Temple.Thailand is a Buddhist country, so it's imperative that visitors give respect to Buddhist statues and take off their shoes before entering Buddhist sites. Even though the process is complicated, it really helps tourists to eliminate distractions. Then they can visit the scared temple conscienciously. The White Temple is the most astonishing temples among all of the three temples I had visited in Chiangmai. I was shocked when I first saw it on the bus, and our tour guide told us that the reason why the White Temple looked fascinating was because it was decorated by glass, and that the sunlight, which was reflected from the glass, made the temple dazzling. This ingenuous idea was given by its designer, Charlermchai Kositpipat. Coincidentally, Mr.McRady has taught the designer’s son before. Also, there is a fun fact that when you walk on the bridge which leads you to the main temple, you don’t want to look back; otherwise, you will be in hell after death. That made me really nervous. The resplendent and magnificent appearance of the White Temple made me soon realize how stupid my former thought was. It is true that Thailand is plain somehow, but people there spend their money on what they venenate to. Just like the White Temple, it shows the Thai people’s restrained immense regard and esteem for their religion.

    Besides, Thai food is the reason why people throughout the entire world have fallen in love with Thailand, and the local food is internationally renowned. Whether it's salty or sweet, spicy or light, the main principle of each dish is harmony. So I think that is why Thai food is internationally renowned: people treat every dish seriously, and they put effort into cooking dishes even though the dishes are really cheap.

    One thing I found interesting in Thailand is that it seems like everyone can speak Chinese. People there are more familiar with Chinese rather than English. After I stayed in Chiangmai for a week, then I realized that tourism isa major source of the income for Thailand. Especially for people who come from China. As a result, more and more Thai people have learned how to speak Chinese in order to have more Chinese tourists.

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