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Tracing ancestry
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 06/07/2023
» With Thailand serving as a significant commercial hub for centuries, Chinese merchants played a key role in bridging cultural linkages through marine trade prior to the establishment of diplomatic ties between Thailand and China in 1975. To celebrate the 48th anniversary of this milestone, Life explores Bangkok's early communities to learn more about our ancestry.
Spotting whales close to the city
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 15/09/2022
» Despite the Meteorological Department's warning last week that Thailand, the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand would be hit by severe rains, my travel companions and I decided to continue a long-awaited Bryde's whale-watching trip to Samut Sakhon.
From royal roots to a modern city
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 21/04/2022
» As Bangkok blows its birthday candles today, many historical sites including the Grand Palace, Bangkok National Museum, Santi Chai Prakan Park, City Pillar Shrine, Wat Bowon Niwet Vihara and Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theatre have transformed into fun entertainment venues for the "240th Anniversary of the Foundation of Rattanakosin", running until Sunday.
Steeped in tradition
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 17/03/2022
» Sitting on the banks of the Chao Phraya River, the Samphanthawong district is home to a large Chinese community and the Sampheng neighbourhood, which once functioned as Bangkok's primary commercial core. Browsing around, visitors can see historic Chinese shrines with striking architecture nestled among clusters of classic shophouses, transporting visitors back to the early Rattanakosin period when Chinese sea merchants played a major role in the import and export industry.
Hopes of luck, wealth and prosperity
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 27/01/2022
» Next week, the ox will pass the baton to the tiger, and a swarm of red-shirted pilgrims will rush to revered temples to pray to the gods for good fortune and wealth in the year to come.