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epa04990706 YEARENDER 2015 FEATURE PACKAGES.(12/19) Thai massage students who plan to start a massage business overseas, Martha Rujiranan (Back L), Boonmee Promsopa (Front L) and Ratchanee Maneechan (Back R) practice with Japanese tourists during a Thai Massage class at the Wat Po Thai Traditional Medical and Massage School in Bangkok, Thailand, 02 March 2015. The traditional Thai massage is the country's signature therapeutic treatment and this ancient technique is believed to date back to the 12th century from which time it was continually improved as a healing method. The Wat Po Thai Traditional Medical and Massage School opened in 1955 inside Wat Po, also known as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, a Buddhist temple in Bangkok's Phra Nakhon district. Nowadays, the school offers 15 massage courses in four categories: Basic, Advance, Special Short and Professional. The five days basic General Thai Massage introduction course costs 9,500 baht (290 US dollars or 255 euros) and a Foot Massage course costs 7,500 baht (230 US dollars or 200 euros), with classes running six hours a day. Each year, a large number of Thai and foreign students graduate from the school. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT PLEASE REFER TO THIS ADVISORY NOTICE (epa04676806) FOR FULL PACKAGE TEXT