Chapter 2006: Arrival in Bangkok

Bangkok, Thailand is a world-famous tourist city. I remember when I was a child, there was a text called "Bangkok Little Elephant", which described a corner of Bangkok in the morning.

In the previous life, until he came out to see the world, Yang Dongxu always thought that Bangkok was in Xishuangbanna. Xishuangbanna is Chinese, so Bangkok.

Later, after seeing more, he gradually realized that Bangkok in the text was the capital of Thailand.

However, it is normal for him to have this cognition, because in his textbooks when he was a child, in addition to world celebrities such as Marx and Lenin.

The most memorable thing is Venice. I don’t seem to remember any texts introducing foreign cities. So all the cities that appear in the textbooks, except those that are obviously European and American city names, are all Chinese.

Bangkok is the capital of Thailand, also known as the "City of Angels". It is an all-encompassing city that integrates Eastern and Western cultures. Here you can see the atmosphere of traditional religion.

You can see buildings that are influenced by Chinese culture and combined with local characteristics, and you can also see various European and American style layouts.

"Don't touch a child's head, let alone someone else's head. This is a taboo in Thailand." Lee Boo-jin emphasized the folk taboos here when getting off the plane.

In Thailand, the head is noble, except for the king, monks and one's own parents. It is taboo for others to touch it, even if you see a cute child on the side of the road and touch the other person's head casually, it is still taboo.

In addition, couples should not have Thai intimate actions such as kissing in public places on the street, but some specific beaches allow sunbathing without clothes. So tradition and openness seem to be very extreme.

Of course, some folk customs are not immutable, such as intimate actions between couples. It is still taboo here now, and it will be in a few years when the tourism industry here is more developed and tourists from all over the world come in an endless stream.

Unless something violates the regulations, other taboos will be slowly changed until everyone doesn't care much.

"You have to take off your shoes when you enter a temple. This is the most basic courtesy. Of course, this is not all. If you just walk around the temple.

Instead of entering the temple to worship Buddha and meet monks, it is not so strict whether to take off shoes or not. But you should have some impression in this regard and don't violate the taboo." Lee Boo-jin continued.

This is actually a change in part of folk customs. In the past, even if you walked around the temple, you had to take off your shoes. Now it is to take care of tourists.

If you just visit the temple, instead of going to a specific room with monks to worship Buddha, you don't have to take off your shoes and you can take pictures.

However, there are rumors that taking pictures of gods is unlucky. It is easy to invite gods home, but it is easy to invite gods and difficult to send them away. Of course, these are things that exist if you believe them, and they don't exist if you don't believe them. See how you do it.

Apart from these taboos, the rest of this place is similar to going to other tourist cities. Just travel happily.

For example, Thai massage, Yang Dongxu really wants to see it and see if it is as exaggerated as on TV, where people scream and scream.

In fact, there are Thai massage parlors in China, but I have never had the chance to experience them. Because usually he would take a bath, do some orthodox massage to relax his whole body, and then go to sleep.

He has never tried a bone-crackling massage like Thai massage. This time when he came to Thailand, he must experience what an authentic Thai massage is like.

"I heard that Muay Thai here is a challenge." Du Heng, who was carrying his luggage, couldn't help but say.

He had heard of Muay Thai a long time ago, but just like Yang Dongxu wanted to try Thai massage. He had only heard about it or seen it on TV, but had never experienced it in person.

At the same time, he practiced a lot of fighting skills, and Muay Thai was known for its ferocity, which made him more interested.

In fact, not only Du Heng, but also Yang Dongjie felt that a trip to Thailand was worth seeing in addition to the must-see transvestite performances. Muay Thai fights were also worth watching. Men are always more interested in these exciting things.

"Don't make trouble for no reason." Yang Dongxu glared at Du Heng unhappily.

Compared to Yang Dongjie's desire to watch a Muay Thai match, Du Heng's challenge is undoubtedly much more bloody. Even a simple challenge to a gym probably can't satisfy this kid's competitive spirit.

His fighting skills are real, and Muay Thai is not a false reputation. If the two collide, it would be a relatively light result to leave a few people injured.

Of course, Yang Dongxu is confident in Du Heng's martial arts, even his father Du Suo said. Because Du Heng, who has better conditions and a better foundation than him, may achieve more than him in the future.

You must know that Du Suo has now reached the level of Grandpa Xuan and is already a martial arts master. His achievements are higher than his, which shows how talented Du Heng is in martial arts.

In addition, this guy has experienced more than one life-and-death battle, and Muay Thai is indeed fierce. But compared with Du Heng, who has fought countless times on the edge of life and death, unless those Muay Thai masters, no one is his opponent.

But what if he wins in the end? On someone else's territory, you kicked over someone else's rice bowl with one foot, and you still think it's good?

"I'm just saying, this time it's just a tour, I'll challenge again if I have the chance." Du Heng smiled and scratched his head and started to act honest.

Yang Dongxu rolled his eyes and didn't bother to pay attention to this guy.

Like many tourist attractions, even world-famous tourist attractions, whether it's an airport or a bus station, the local residents are so enthusiastic.

Ask you kindly, "Do you want to go here?"

"Where are you going?"

"Don't go to the hotel and get a room."

"Do you need a guide? I know there are exciting programs there."

In short, you may find that you have never been so popular before, and you are simply the focus of the world.

But Yang Dongxu and others have not experienced this kind of enthusiasm for a long time. Because no matter where they go, they always take the VIP channel and then get picked up by a special car, and they can't enjoy the warm hospitality of the local residents.

"There are quite a lot of monks here." Sitting on the bus, passing through the city to the Xinghai Hotel, Dong Yao couldn't help but say as he looked at the scenery outside the window.

"Buddhism has a very high religious status in these small countries in Southeast Asia. Therefore, the status of monks in these places has naturally risen. It is said that the royal family here worships Buddha. This shows the status of Buddhism here.

With a high status, there are naturally more Buddhist temples, and with more Buddhist temples, there are naturally more monks. In the cities of our country, it is difficult to see monks if you don't go to the temples. But here in the streets and alleys, you can easily see monks giving alms or begging for alms." Li Fuzhen explained beside her.

The family did not hire a tour guide, and Lee Boo-jin, who is familiar with major tourist attractions around the world, naturally became the tour guide.

Especially in popular tourist cities like Thailand, she comes here every year to inspect work, so she is naturally familiar with the homestays and characteristics here.

"Do they believe in the same Buddhism as us? For example, Guanyin Bodhisattva, Tathagata Buddha, etc."