Golden Triangle: past and present drug Kingdom (Photos)

Golden Triangle, had heard drug Kingdom, one of the world's most famous three drug center. In Burma Laos at the junction of the three countries, specifically refers to the remote northeast Tachilek, Wanhong, courageous, Xingcheng, Kengtung, WA; in northern Thailand, Chiang Rai, Qing Sheng, m Mei; Laos northwest houayxay, Meng match, Phongsaly, South, a total area of five hundred thousand square kilometers. In recent years, in Thailand and the international community to pressure, has been gradually transformed into focusing on tourism and agricultural region.

Hole cleaning and on the other side of the sun, the Mekong River area of Golden Triangle

Here mountains peaks, traffic is out-of-the-way, previously belong to three regardless of region, it is drug use to grow poppies, manufacturing of narcotic drugs. This is one of the largest opium, heroin drug in the world origin. But in Thailand's anti-drug offensive, the territory of Thailand has almost disappeared, is only the territory of Burma still remain some.

Hole cleaning and on the other side of the sun, the Mekong River area of Golden Triangle

Time is limited, only in Chiang Mai in the one-day Golden Triangle tour of the three kingdoms. One-way from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai road for more than 3 hours, the day is very tired very hard, work from dawn to night. A few days later, anxious to return home, I'm from Chiang Rai, hole cleaning, drying, south again across the Golden Triangle horns.

Hole cleaning and on the other side of the sun, the Mekong River area of Golden Triangle

Here, I will mention "disciples" this movie, really is very realistic. The film Andy Lau with Daniel Wu came to northern Thailand opium poppy cultivation period, is to reflect the ten years ago in northern Thailand poppy cultivation. To suppress and economic and military support, now northern Thailand is almost invisible traces of opium poppy. A mu of opium income is $120 a year, while the same kind of Maize in Thailand government subsidies of $60. Now, in the north of Golden Triangle, one pastoral scenery.

The sun, nothing too different and generally southeast of the town

Come to the Golden Triangle area of the Mekong River, we will take a boat in the triangle of a tour. Comparison of the Three Kingdoms is very interesting. Thailand here is the Buddha with luxury hotels, the Four Seasons Hotels in Golden Triangle is often a global luxury hotel top ten Oh, more than Chiang Four Seasons Hotels. Burma is the lone built a luxury casino, said specifically do Thailand business, because the panoramic Thailand gambling. The Lao side will be in full swing, built a special economic zone, who is the target? Have a look the words above there are a few of the heart? It also built the airport, direct flights to Jinghong.

Graph / paper source:IrisBlog