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fiogf49gjkf0d THAILAND PRODUCES A GREAT VARIETY OF HANDCRAFTED AND MANUFACTURED GOODS, THESE CAN BE PURCHASED AT VERY REASONABLE PRICES. FURNITURE, GEMS AND JEWELLERY, SILK, COTTON, BATIK, LEATHER, CERAMICS, ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, CARVINGS FROM WOOD AND PRECIOUS METALS. MOST OF THE HANDCRAFTED GOODS CAN BE PURCHASED IN BANGKOK. THE YAOWARAJ ROAD AREA IS KNOWN FOR GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY AND GEMS STONES, THOSE MINED IN THAILAND ARE RUBIES, SAPPHIRES, TOPAZ, ZIRONS AND JADES. THERE IS A LARGE CHOICE OF BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS. IN SIAM SQUARE THERE ARE THE TEXTILES, THAI SILK, COTTON, BATIK PLUS MANY FOOD SHOPS. THERE IS A NIGHT MARKET CLOSE TO THE CENTRE OF BANGKOK AND ALSO A WEEKEND MARKET AT CHATUCHAK PARK. IN HUA HIN IN THE EAST OF THAILAND THERE IS A NIGHT MARKET KNOWN FOR THE HAND WOVEN, HAND PRINTED COTTONS WHICH ARE WOVEN IN THIS AREA. CHIANG MAI IN THE NORTH IS WELL KNOWN CENTRE OF FURNITURE MAKING, THAI HANDICRAFTS AND WOOD CARVING. THE HILL TRIBES OF THE NORTH MAKE HEAVY ORNATE SILVER JEWELLERY AND WOVEN GOODS.
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