As you travel down the major streets in Chiang Mai these ornately decorated portraits of King Bhumibol Adulyadej are ubiquitous. Some are large like the one above and others are small. King Adulyadej is the unifying figure of Thailand. He is loved, revered, and honored by a vast majority of the Thai population. Thailand has a policy of "Lese Majeste". This law prohibits insulting the King. Dishonoring the King is punishable by up to 15 years in jail.  However, most Thai families have nothing bad to say about the King. He is currently the world's longest reigning monarch and his incumbency has yielded great accomplishments for Thailand.