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![The gilded ruins of Ayutthaya, like these at Wat Phra Mahathat, which was the capital when Zheng He visited in 1407, hint at ...](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/a705dea0-4e44-11e0-a5cd-cd41df281dd9/96001000016_xgaplus.jpg)
![Tourists ride elephants once reserved for kings.](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/a36d6a88-4e44-11e0-99cb-c909bd6e04d0/96001000017_xgaplus.jpg)
Tourists ride elephants once reserved for kings.
Author: Michael Yamashita
©Michael Yamashita
Photo size: 33.5 Mpixels (95.9 MB uncompressed) - 7091x4727 pixels (23.6x15.8 in / 60x40 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: China Sea, elephants, page 218, page 219, Thailand, World Heritage Sites, Zheng He book
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