This is Thailand, in South East Asia.

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• This is Thailand, in South East Asia.

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• The Chao Phraya River is Thailands most
  important river. Its 379km long and flows
  through the capital, Bangkok. Over 300 species of
  fish live in the river.

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• People have been living on the Chao Phraya for
  over 2,500 years. Near the coast, there are lots
  of canals flowing off it where people grow crops,
  hold markets and build their houses.

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• Recently, the Chao Phraya has changed and lots of
  factories have been built. They make all sorts of
  products like clothes, paper and plastic.

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• This is Ms Lee. She lives on the Sam Rong canal.
  Her family have lived here for generations, but
  they decided to sell their land to people
  building factories in the area.

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Ms Lee lives with her mum and her son next door
to this Chinese temple, and she helps look after
it.
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• This is Suwimon shes 13 and she lives with her
  family on the canal. This is her house its
  built on stilts in the water. In front of
  everyones houses are fishing tools and nets.

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Suwimons dad catches fish in the canal and the
rest of the family dry the fish and sell it in
the market.