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Dazzling Metropolis (page 194-195) Joyfulness of New Year Festival in Bangkok Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (Bangkok) is the metropolis that never sleeps. Especially when During New Year celebrations over the Chao Phraya riverside, people can enjoy the there is a display of fireworks during any celebration, people cannot help but appreciate celebrating atmosphere with the spectacular firework display over the most beautiful the fascinatingly impressive effect in the night sky with the great view of Chao Phraya river curve at Taksin Bridge. River and beautiful temples. [ The Chao Phraya Riverside ] is located at Taksin Bridge, Bangkok. [ The Chao Phraya Riverside ] Bangkok. OPEN TO THE PANORAMIC THAILAND | 197

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Wat Sirindhorn Wararam Phu Phrao (page 198-199) The Milky Way: Phra Mahathat Nabhamethanidol and Nabhapolbhumisiri (page 200-201) The amazing fluorescent tree is a well-known signature which attracts the faithful Buddhists to visit this temple. Visitors can admire the beauty of the golden ordination hall Photos of the Milky Way with thousands of sparkling stars shining out up in the night (Ubosot) at the temple entrance which gracefully stands. No one should miss watching sky above the twin royal stupas to honor the late King Rama IX and the Queen Mother the magnificent green colored fluorescent tree glowing from the Kanlapaphruek painting (Queen Sirikit), over Doi Inthanon peak. on the back wall of the temple. Taking a photo of the brilliant color during the evening is a must. [ Phra Mahathat Nabhamethanidol and Nabhapolbhumisiri ] is located at Tambon Ban Luang, Amphoe Chom Thong, Chiang Mai. [ Wat Sirindhorn Wararam Phu Phrao ] is located at Tambon Chong Mek, Amphoe Sirindhorn, Ubon Ratchathani. 202 |

Star Trails: Wat Phutthabat Suthawat Ton Tan (Sugar Palm Tree) (page 204-205) The photos of wonderful sparkling stars in the night sky over various white pagodas Local people's way of life on the broad alluvial plain of the central region in Thailand on very high mountains created by using special photography technique. The result is has still been inherited for so long and the area is considered Thailand's rice bowl; one just amazing. of the largest rice-growing areas of the country. Besides, it's the major agricultural area, the beauty of the scenery is beyond description. [ Wat Phutthabat Suthawat ] is located at Amphoe Chae Hom, Lampang. [ Ton Tan (Sugar Palm Tree) ] is located at Amphoe Sam Khok, Pathum Thani. OPEN TO THE PANORAMIC THAILAND | 203

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PHOTO INDEX Muko Similan Marine National Park Doi Mon Chong Tea Plantation Tea Plantation Khao Thalu Phang-nga Chiang Mai Chiang Rai Chiang Rai Chumphon Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Photo : Somsak Lampongpan Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Photo : Somsak Lampongpan Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Cover inner Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. page 6-7 Cover page 2-3 page 4-5 Phu Lang Ka Phra Mahathat Nabhamethanidol and Doi Mon Khlui Doi Mon Chong Wat Phrathat Khao Noi Phayao and Nan Nabhapolbhumisiri Tak Chiang Mai Nan Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Chiang Mai Photo : Tiwakorn Dhupagupta Photo : Somsak Lampongpan Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Photo : Tiwakorn Dhupagupta Pilot : Hasachai Boon-nuang page 14-15 Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. page 8-9 Pilot : Phalakorn Boontawong Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. page 16-17 Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. page 12-13 page 10-11 Wat Ban Den Wat Ban Den Wat Arun Ratchawararam Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimon Ko Panyi Chiang Mai Chiang Mai Ratchaworamahawihan Mangkhalaram Ratchaworamahawihan Phang-nga Photo : Tiwakorn Dhupagupta Photo : Chatchawan Dajan Bangkok Bangkok Photo : Tiwakorn Dhupagupta Pilot : Tiwakorn Dhupagupta page 20-21 Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Pilot : Phalakorn Boontawong Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Pilot : Phalakorn Boontawong Pilot : Phalakorn Boontawong Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. page 18-19 Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. page 26-27 page 22-23 page 24-25 Pa Son Wat Chan Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary Khao Fa Chi Rice Terraces Doi Mak Phrik Chiang Mai Uthai Thani Ranong Chiang Mai Mae Hong Son Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Photo : Thitichai Kangwal Photo : Somsak Lampongpan Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Pilot : Thitichai Kangwal page 32-33 Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. page 28-29 Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. page 34-35 page 36-37 page 30-31 206 |

Wat Phutthabat Suthawat Wat Phutthabat Suthawat Samet Nang Chi Viewpoint Sukhothai Historical Park Su Tong Pe Bridge Lampang Lampang Phang-nga Sukhothai Mae Hong Son Photo : Witsarut choetbaramee Photo : Witsarut choetbaramee Photo : Supachai Veerayutthanon Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Pilot : Phalakorn Boontawong Pilot : Phalakorn Boontawong page 40-41 Pilot : Phalakorn Boontawong Pilot : Hasachai Boon-nuang Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. page 38-39 page 39 page 42-43 page 44-45 Phanom Rung Historical Park Pi-Tu-Gro Waterfall Thararak Waterfall Thi Lo Su Waterfall Thi Lo Cho Waterfall Buri Ram Tak Tak Tak Tak Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Photo : Somsak Lampongpan Photo : Somsak Lampongpan Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Pilot : Phalakorn Boontawong Pilot : Somsak Lampongpan Pilot : Somsak Lampongpan Pilot : Phalakorn Boontawong Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. page 48-49 page 50-51 Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. page 54-55 page 46-47 page 52-53 Rubber Plantation: changing colors and Suan Som-Rom Ko Kut The Sea of Fog at Yun Lai Viewpoint Thung Salaeng Luang National Park shedding leaves Songkhla Trat Mae Hong Son Phitsanulok and Phetchabun Yala Photo : Narongsak Suriyaworakul Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Photo : Somsak Lampongpan Photo : Somsak Lampongpan Photo : Narongsak Suriyaworakul page 58-59 Pilot : Hasachai Boon-nuang page 62-63 page 64-65 page 56-57 Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. page 60-61 Thung Salaeng Luang National Park Riding a bike at Thung Salaeng Luang Rice Terraces of Early Evening Phu Lom Lo Phu Soi Dao Phitsanulok and Phetchabun Phitsanulok and Phetchabun Chiang Mai Loei Uttaradit Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Photo : Surajit Jamornman Photo : Somsak Lampongpan Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Photo Square Co., Ltd. page 72-73 page 65 page 66-67 page 68-69 page 70-71 OPEN TO THE PANORAMIC THAILAND | 207

PHOTO INDEX Hala-Bala The Forest Roof of Thailand: Ang Ka Nature Trail Ancient Trees Rice Terrace Fields Yala and Narathiwat Doi Inthanon Chiang Mai Nakhon Si Thammarat Chiang Mai Photo : Somsak Lampongpan Chiang Mai Photo : Thitichai Kangwal Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang page 74-75 Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. page 78-79 page 80-81 page 82-83 page 76-77 Ueang Anyamani Ueang Anyamani Ueang Lin Nok Kaeo Rong Thao Naree Vejvarut Khao Chin Lae Sunflower Field Surat Thani Surat Thani Loie Tak Lop Buri Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Pilot : Phalakorn Boontawong page 84-85 page 84 page 86-87 page 88-89 Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. page 90-91 Nok Saeo Sawan Silver-breasted Broadbill Eastern Sarus Cranes (Nok Krarian Thai) Seagulls Egrets Phang-nga Phetchaburi Buri Ram Samut Prakan Pathum Thani Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Photo : Adul Tanthakosai Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Photo : Surajit Jamornman Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. page 96-97 Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Photo Square Co., Ltd. page 92-93 page 94-95 page 98-99 page 100-101 Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram Phra Maha Chedi Traiphop Traimongkhon The Mural Paintings: Wat Khongkharam Hup Taem (I-san Mural Paintings) The Mural Paintings: Ratchaworawihan Songkhla Ratchaburi Nakhon Phanom Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram Bangkok Photo : Narongsak Suriyaworakul Photo : Thitichai Kangwal Photo : Thitichai Kangwal Bangkok Photo : Tiwakorn Dhupagupta page 104-105 Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Photo : Thitichai Kangwal Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. page 106-107 page 108-109 Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. page 102-103 page 110-111 208 |

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PHOTO INDEX Richelieu Rock Dive Site Richelieu Rock Dive Site East of Eden Dive Site Ho Kham Luang Suan Luang Rama IX Phang-nga Phang-nga Phang-nga Chiang Mai Bangkok Photo : Vinid Rungpueng Photo : Supachai Veerayutthanon Photo : Supachai Veerayutthanon Photo : Vinid Rungpueng Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang page 146-147 page 148-149 page 150-151 page 152-153 Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. page 154-155 Thale Tung Sam Chong Tai Pha Taem National Park Pha Taem National Park Thung Na, Ton Tan Kalasin Phang-nga Ubon Ratchathani Ubon Ratchathani Uthai Thani Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Photo : Thitichai Kangwal Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Photo : Adul Tanthakosa Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. page 156-157 page 158-159 page 160-161 page 161 page 162-163 Huge Square Fishnet: Khlong Pak Pra Breathtaking scenery of the curve of the Bangkok Nightlight The Prosperity of Metropolis Wat Prayurawongsawat Worawihan Phatthalung Chao Phraya River Bangkok Bangkok Bangkok Photo : Chumpol Thitinan Bangkok Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Photo : Thitichai Kangwal Photo : Somsak Lampongpan Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Pilot : Thitichai Kangwal page 172-173 page 164-165 Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. page 168-169 Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. page 166-167 page 170-171 Wat Phrathat Hariphunchai The First Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge Din Daeng Doi Sukhothai Historical Park Bhumibol Bridge 1 and Bhumibol Woramahawihan Nong Khai Krabi Sukhothai Bridge 2 Lamphun Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Photo : Somsak Lampongpan Photo : Somsak Lampongpan Bangkok and Samut Prakan Photo : jirawat polpermpul Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. page 178-179 page 180-181 Photo : Tiwakorn Dhupagupta Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. page 176-177 Pilot : Phalakorn Boontawong page 174-175 Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. page 182-183 210 |

Rot Fai Ratchada Night Market Jesada Technik Museum Long Live the King The lights from an oil refinery and a big Bangkok Railway Station (Hua Lam Phong) Bangkok Nakhon Pathom Bangkok city of Thailand Bangkok Photo : Ruechakon Paosombut Photo : Surajit Jamornman Photo : Somsak Lampongpan Bangkok Photo : Tiwakorn Dhupagupta page 184-185 Photo Square Co., Ltd. page 188-189 Photo : Wuttipong Charoensub Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. page 186-187 page 190-191 page 192-193 Dazzling Metropolis Joyfulness of New Year Festival in Bangkok Wat Sirindhorn Wararam Phu Phrao The Milky Way: Phra Mahathat Nabha Star Trails: Wat Phutthabat Suthawat Bangkok Bangkok Ubon Ratchathani methanidol and Nabhapolbhumisiri Lampang Photo : Thananit Suntiviriyanon Photo : Thananit Suntiviriyanon Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Chiang Mai Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang page 194-195 page 196-197 Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. page 198-199 Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. page 202-203 page 200-201 Ton Tan Doi Inthanon Thung Salaeng Luang National Park The Milky Way: Phra Mahathat Nabha Pathum Thani Chiang Mai Phitsanulok and Phetchabun methanidol and Nabhapolbhumisiri Photo : Somsak Lampongpan Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang Chiang Mai page 204-205 Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Photo : Hasachai Boon-nuang page 212-213 page 214-215 Eyecontact Design Co., Ltd. Cover inner OPEN TO THE PANORAMIC THAILAND | 211

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