Thailand, formerly known as Siam, has been inhabited by people since ancient times. Thailand is a country of Thais, so it is named after Thais. Thais first moved from Yunnan in the south of China, and they are descended from Dai people in China, Lao people in Laos and Shan people in Myanmar. In the early years of AD, some small independent countries appeared in northern and central Thailand today. From the 8th century to the13rd century, the present southern Thailand belonged to the Malay-Indonesian kingdom of Srivijaya. From the 7th century to 1 1 century, the Khmer Kingdom and its culture once influenced most of Thailand except the northernmost and southern parts. At its peak, Ranatai rule the kingdom, the northernmost part of Myanmar and Laos, belonged to Myanmar in 1558. The Sukhothai dynasty was established in A.D. 1238, and it began to form a relatively unified country, which experienced Sukhothai dynasty, Dacheng dynasty, Wuli dynasty and Bangkok dynasty successively.

Sukhothai Dynasty (A.D. 1238- 1356), the first independent dynasty in Thai history, opened a new era in Thai history. During the period of 4 17 (A.D. 1350- 1767), Thailand experienced 34 dynasties and established a monarchy, which was a crucial period for the formation of the Thai system. From16th century, Thailand was invaded by Portuguese, Dutch, British, French and other colonists. 1767, Dacheng Dynasty perished. General Chakuri became the first king of Chakuri Dynasty, namely Rama I.1In June, 946, Ninth Rama bhumibol adulyadej succeeded to the throne, namely the current king and the longest reigning monarch in the world. 1949 was renamed Thailand, meaning "King of Thailand". Historically, Thailand is proud that it is the only country in Southeast Asia that has not been colonized. Thailand occupies an important geographical position in Southeast Asian countries. Thailand is located in the middle of Indochina Peninsula, with an area of about 565,438+0,000 square kilometers, which is almost the same as France. It borders Myanmar in the west and north, Laos in the northeast, Cambodia in the southeast and Malaysia in the south. Topographically, it is divided into four regions, namely, the jungle in the northern mountainous area, the vast paddy fields in the central plain, the semi-arid farmland in the northeast plateau, the tropical islands in the southern peninsula and the long coastline. Most of the borders are low-lying mountains and plateaus. Northeast China is the poorest, mainly planting rice, and often suffers from floods and droughts; The central region is plain with fertile soil; The northern region is rich and surrounded by mountains; The southern region has a long coastline, with fishing as the main industry, supplemented by tourism. The development of Thai dance art is closely related to its topography and ecological environment.