In this February 16, 1981, file photo, Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej receives a small plant from a Thai woman as he makes a visit to one of his crop substitution projects in Northern Thailand. The king’s time in the countryside probably did much to shape his idealized vision of Thailand, one more rooted in a self-sufficient agricultural society than urban aspirations and values that were taking hold. (Photo by Jeff Robbins/AP Photo)
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