Thailand: Houseboats float on bamboo rafts in Ayutthaya, c. 1900.

At the turn of the 20th century, the vast majority of Siamese were rice farmers who lived and worked along waterways. Fishermen too lived close to or on the rivers and canals. Every household had a boat, an estimated 600,000 of which navigated the canals and rivers of Bangkok. Rowing was done from the back of the boat. Most houses were made from wood and bamboo, and were built on stilts with a ladder running to the water.

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Old Siam