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Mini Thailand

TIME : 2016/2/24 18:30:33

The glossy tour brochures will tell you that Thailand is a land of ‘glistening temples, dazzling white-sand beaches and sparkling azure seas’. That may all be true, but less obviously it is also a country where miniature figures crop up in some unlikely venues. There is no standing on ceremony in Thailand when it comes to something which is narak (cute or charming) and whether it’s a police station, a shrine or a temple, these mini statues and figures are just another part of the charm of Thailand.
mini policeman on duty in front of police station on Ko Samet

Mini policeman on duty in front of police station on Ko Samet


Miniature navy guards at Shrine to the Prince of Chumphon in Bangkok

Miniature navy guards at Shrine to the Prince of Chumphon in Bangkok


the mini monks of Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai

Mini monks at Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai


spirit house with figurines in front of a guest-house in Chiang Mai

Spirit house outside a Chiang Mai guest-house


Tiny Thai dancers at a temple in Ayutthaya

Tiny Thai dancers at a temple in Ayutthaya

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