GOLDEN TRIANGLE
Mahout. A person who drives, manages, and cares for an elephant.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahout
Dharma. An Indian spiritual or religious term that refers to righteousness and morality.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharma
Phra Kru Ba Neua Chai. Renowned Thai kick boxer who began the Golden Horse Monastery.
http://mindbuddhanews.blogspot.com/2008/01/phra-kru-ba-neua-chai-monk-who-packs.html
Lanna architecture. A traditional style of building in northern Thailand.
www.lanna.com/architecture.htm
King Mengrai. King Mengrai (1259-1317) founded the city of Chiang Mai in 1296 as the new capital of his expanding Lanna Thai.
http://www.simply-thai.com/Thailand_History_the_Lanna_kingdom_Chao_Mengrai.htm
Wat. A Buddhist temple or temple area.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat
Karin (Karen). One of the six main hill tribes and the largest ethnic minority group in Myanmar and Thailand.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_people
Lisu. The Lisu are one of the six main hill tribes of northern Thailand.
http://www.peoplesoftheworld.org/text?people=Lisu
Kham. One of the ethnic groups of Thailand’s Golden Triangle who are related to the Kham people of Tibet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kham
Lahu. One of the ethnic groups of Thailand’s Golden Triangle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahu_people
Akha. One of the ethnic groups of Thailand’s Golden Triangle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akha
Yao. One of the ethnic groups of Thailand’s Golden Triangle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yao_people
Oolong. A variety of tea.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oolong
