{"id":1676,"date":"2016-09-03T14:47:02","date_gmt":"2016-09-03T14:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thailand-explored.com\/?p=1676"},"modified":"2020-11-12T15:36:45","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T15:36:45","slug":"jim-thompson-house-bangkok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thailand-explored.com\/jim-thompson-house-bangkok\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Thompson house Bangkok"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jim Thompson house is not the first thing people think of when they plan the sights they want to visit in Bangkok.<\/p>\n

But belive me when I say this is a must see attraction<\/p>\n

Jim Thompson the man<\/strong><\/h2>\n

James Harrison Wilson Thompson, better known as Jim Thompson was an American born businessman who moved to Thailand to help revitalise the silk industry. The former residence of this entrepreneur is now a museum known as the Jim Thompson House Bangkok.<\/p>\n

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Without his help the Thai Silk industry would have almost certainly petered out to near extinction, instead it is now a thriving industry.<\/p>\n

Jim\u2019s love affair with South East Asia and in particular Thailand started when he was posted there during the war, and later remained on as an OSS station Chief.<\/p>\n

After his discharge from US military service in 1946, Jim returned to Thailand to set himself up in business and dedicating his time to reviving the flagging silk industry. Jim is responsible for connecting this small backyard industry to the major fashion houses of the world. In fact Jim would dedicate the next 20 years, right up to his disappearance in 1967 to the industry.
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