The classic Thai long tail boat is the most traditional of Thai water transport. They are still used regularly by locals for cargo, fishing and use as transportation vessels, as well as for classic tourist trips.
The classic Thai long tail boat is the most traditional of Thai water transport. They are still used regularly by locals for cargo, fishing and use as transportation vessels, as well as for classic tourist trips.
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Thai Buddhists visit the Wat Chedi Luang, in Chiang Mai, Thailand, to sprinkle water on statues of the Buddha, helping to ring in Songkran, the Thai new year. They believe this will bring good fortunes to their lives. IMB Photo
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Thai Buddhists visit the Wat Chedi Luang, in Chiang Mai, Thailand, to sprinkle water on statues of the Buddha, helping to ring in Songkran, the Thai new year. They believe this will bring good fortunes to their lives. IMB Photo
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Brightly colored prayer flags gently blowing in the wind outside the Wat Chedi Luang, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Buddhist worshippers come to sprinkle water on statues of Buddha, helping to ring in Songkran, the Thai new year. IMB Photo
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During Songkran, the Thai new year national holiday, Thai Buddhists pour water on statues of Buddha. Throwing or pouring the water is meant to wash away bad luck from the previous year, and to represent purification and good fortune. As believers, we know that the only thing that makes us truly pure is the blood of Christ. IMB missionaries labor to share this truth with the nations. IMB Photo
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Buddhist worshippers pray and worship at the Wat Chedi Luang, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The most iconic ritual of Songkran, the Thai new year festival, is the pouring of water over Buddha statues to symbolize purification and the washing away of all sins and bad luck. Buddhism is the most prominent religion in Thailand. IMB Photo
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Hindu worshipers climb 272 steps at Batu Cave in celebration of Thaipusam during a festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Women walk through the rice terrace gardens near the Ban Gioc waterfall in Cao Bang Province, which is on Vietnam’s northern border with China.
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A man from the Tay people group looks out across farms and rice fields to the mountains of the Cao Bằng northern province of Vietnam.
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Portrait of a Tay woman in Cao Bằng, a northern province of Vietnam.
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Rice fields and mountains in the northern province of Cao Bằng, Vietnam.
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Children stop alongside the road for a moment to play and watch the nearby farmers working to plow their field in Vietnam.
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A woman working in a field in Hoa Binh Province in a Muang tribal village in Vietnam.
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Portrait of a Vietnamese man in the Old Quarter of Hanoi, Vietnam.
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A golden bust below communist icons in the Military History Museum of Hanoi, Vietnam.
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The sun sets over boats in Halong Bay, Vietnam; one of the great natural wonders of the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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A man plays Makruk, an ancient Thai game of chess, in the city of Sukhothai, Thailand.
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Ancient ruins of temples and a royal palace stand silhouetted against the setting sun at Sukhothai in Thailand.
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Temple ruins and statues stand silhouetted against the sun in the ancient city of Sukhothai in Thailand.
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Reflection of a Buddhist statue among lily pads in the ancient city of Sukhothai in Thailand.
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