泰北記趣 Last summer I took a trip to northern Thailand. It was really impressive.The first night we stayed in the hotel , it rained heavily. It was saidto be the worst deluge over the thirty years. When I woke up in the next morning, what I saw really surprised me. The whole city was flooded.The water rose inch by inch, covering the roads, the sidewalks and then the cars. The rain sparkled on the roofs. Some local people used the tires as boats. Traveler as I was, still I had to take off my shoes and rolled up my trousersso that I could wade across the street where a military truck was waiting for us. It served as a barge. The ladder was so high that I had to climb up. It reminded me of the old days when I studied in the primary school which was founded only for thechildren whose father worked in the air force. It was the truck that we took to go toschool.Another experience which is worth remembering is that we visited the long-neckedtribe. In the villege all the girls are asked to have their necks coiled with coppersince they are young. The copper weighs at least 3 kilos. The girl with the longestneck is viewed as the most beautiful
