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  Mae Hong Son thatched roof dwellings

 

Thailand

 

 

Thatched roofs in Mae Hong Son province are routinely made of ton phluang leaves (fig.), a tree that grows abundantly in this area. This style of thatching is in the region widely used for bamboo huts, village gates and forest dwellings (fig.).

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