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Thai famers have a hard life and are heavily taxed by the government. Many lost possession of their land and had to lease it. This clip shows a community on the Menam river increasing their crop by planting twice instead of once a year. For that irrigation systems had to be introduced although their buffaloes […]

From an old documentary film. The Thai government advocates two rice crops a year instead of one by use of irrigation. Late King Bhumibol attends a yearly rice crop ceremony handing out blessed rice to the farmers. See my other 1150 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source

A French couple made an 8mm film of their visit to this great city and the countryside thirty years ago. See my other 1150 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Find my photo’s here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12350343@N04/ My website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source

An 8mm film record of a visit to Bangkok and its fantastic river some forty years ago See my other 1050 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Find my photo’s here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12350343@N04/ Website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source

From Nakhon Sawan to the old Thai capital in Sukothai by German visitors who recorded it on super 8 film. See my other 1150 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Find my photo’s here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12350343@N04/ My website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source

An 8mm silent film (sound added by me) of a visit to the northern tribes long ago. Is it the Karen tribe? See my other 1100 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Find my photo’s here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12350343@N04/ Website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source

A visit to the Karen Tibetan Hill tribe by a German couple 25 years ago. See my other 1150 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Find my photo’s here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12350343@N04/ My website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source

Trips on the river, the King’s palace, temples and the countryside were recorded on this old 8mm film. See my other 1050 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Find my photo’s here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12350343@N04/ Website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source