Bangkok Tourism
Posted on December 5, 2008 |
In the span of over two hundred years, Bangkok has grown to become the political, social and economic center of not only Thailand but for Indochina. Over the last few decades, Thailand’s capital city, Bangkok, has changed into a modern, exciting and sophisticated city.
Bangkok was founded in 1782 by the first monarch of the present Chakri dynasty. It is now the country’s spiritual, cultural, diplomatic, commercial and educational hub. It covers an area of more than 1,500 square kilometres, and it is home to approximatlely ten million people or more than 10% of the country’s population.
For tourists, Bangkok has a feast of attractions to offer. The city is dotted with 400 glittering Buddhist temples of great beauty and fascination, magnificent palaces, classical dance extravaganzas, numerous shopping centres and traditional ways of life, especially along the “Venice of the East” timeless canals and the Chao Phraya River of the “River of Kings” winding through the city. It is worth taking a trip along its waters before exploring further into different canals to take a glimpse of old Bangkok.
You can contact nearest travel agency to get information about Bangkok tourism and travel information such as accommodation, festivals, transport, maps, activities and attractions in Bangkok.