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17473

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This was a scene captured from a guided tourist boat, passing along a canal, also known locally as a khlong, in Bangkok, Thailand in 1971. Depicted, was a home that displayed numerous orchid plants on its deck facing the canal. Once an all-important aspect to life in Thailand, these canals are becoming fewer and fewer, sometimes being filled in, and paved over in order to make room for new roadways. Many years ago, before Bangkok became industrialized with the addition of numerous roads and buildings, the canal water was clean enough to drink. However, over time, various community waste products that were pumped, or leeched into the canals, have made the water undrinkable, and unfit for bathing. Recently, the Thai government has begun instituting campaigns that will help to improve awareness of the clean-up measures that will hopefully restore Thai canals to their once pristine nature.

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Creation Date:

1971

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