Mr. Ding took Zhou Sen to visit Chinatown in Bangkok, Thailand, Zhou Sen was very happy, and he said to Mr. Ding: "I only knew that there was a Chinatown in the United States, but I didn't know that there was also a Chinatown in Bangkok, Thailand!"

Mr. Ding smiled, "Bangkok Chinatown, in the west of Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, is one of the most prosperous business districts in the city, and its scale and prosperity are the best among Chinatowns in Southeast Asia. ”

"This veritable 'China Town' rich in Chinese style, about 2 kilometers long, stands in the west of the city of Taijing, by the three streets of Sanpin Street, Yaowarat Road, Shilongjun Road and many streets and alleys, it is one of the neighborhoods of old Bangkok, has a history of nearly 200 years, Chinese come to Thailand, must go to Bangkok Chinatown to stroll around, feel the atmosphere here. ”

"Well, okay, I also think I should come here to have a look, we Chinese still have a lot of influence, and there are footprints of our Chinese everywhere. ”

The impression left by Zhou Sen in Bangkok's Chinatown in Thailand is that most of the houses here are relatively old, but the business is extremely prosperous, and the operators are almost all Chinese. Overseas Chinese, strong Chaoshan style, is the biggest feature of Bangkok Chinatown, Teochew dialect is unimpeded here, walking here has a feeling of being in China, everything is familiar to Chinese elements, big red pillars, red lanterns, Kong Ming lanterns, lotus lanterns, lanterns in the Chinese court, and rabbit lanterns, there are Chinese goods for sale, there are Chinese merchants, speaking Chinese dialects, shouting, bargaining, very life.

There are also Chinese restaurants, as well as familiar Chinese food, there are xiao long bao, there are wontons, there are dumplings, and there are steamed buns.

Dotted the neighborhood are thousands of various businesses with eye-catching Chinese signs, dealing in Chinese and locally produced goods. Food stores, hotels, department stores, grocery stores, shoe stores, and craft stores abound, but the most common ones are gold stores, and although the façade is not large, it is richly decorated.

Less than two kilometres long, Yaowarat Road is home to hundreds of gold shops, large and small, with huge signboards at the entrances and glittering jewellery and gold products displayed at the counters.

The boutique sells well-known products from Chinese mainland, such as Moutai wine from Guizhou, Wang Zhihe stinky tofu from Beijing, pills from Tongrentang in Beijing, Pian Tsai Qi from Zhangzhou, Tianma from Chongqing, etc., in addition, there are bookstores and newsstands selling Chinese books and newspapers, as well as Chaozhou Cinema and Chinese cinema.

Chinatown still retains the characteristics of typical Chinese traditional culture and Chinese community customs, in front of the shop are enshrined the portraits of Fu, Lu and Shou, the plaques on the door and next to the door, the couplets are often written "loyalty and filial piety to the family for a long time, poetry and books for a long time", "business is prosperous to the four seas, wealth is prosperous to reach the three rivers" and other auspicious words, all Chinese who come to Bangkok like to visit here, and foreigners also come here because Chinatown has famous Chinese specialties.

Zhou Sen plans to interview a few random locals and tourists in Bangkok's Chinatown to hear what they think of Bangkok's Chinatown.

He randomly stopped a Thai guy and told Zhou Sen that his name was Amanra and that he loved to come to Chinatown to buy things.

Zhou Sen asked, "Why do you like to come here to buy things instead of choosing to buy local Thai goods?"

Amanla said: "I have lived in Thailand for a long time, I have been using my own goods for a long time, I have been a little tired, we young people in Thailand also like fresh products, although European and American products are good, but too expensive, not cost-effective, our Thai young people's wages are not high, can not afford LV bags that are too luxurious, if you want to buy something for yourself, live to buy some cosmetics for your girlfriend, buy some thermos flasks for your parents, autumn pants, scarves, gloves, Cloth shoes and the like, coming to Chinatown is the best choice. ”

Listening to the young Thai lad's praise for Chinese goods, Zhou Sen is also proud as a Chinese.

The Thai young man smiled and waved goodbye to Zhou Sen, Zhou Sen watched him go to a number of Chinese shops to buy things, Zhou Sen's heart was warm.

Mr. Ding told Zhou Sen that Thailand has the reputation of "the country of freedom" and "the country of smiles", and the Thai people are gentle and polite, full of compassion, in addition to being related to Buddhism, they are also deeply influenced by Chinese culture, and some overseas Chinese have stayed in Thailand to live, they have strong adaptability, have learned the Thai language, and the two ethnic groups get along very well.

Some of them also stayed to settle down, married Thai women, started a family, married, and lived in Thailand for a long time.

According to the research of archaeologists, it is believed that the Thai nation was originally a branch of the Chinese nation, and it has lived in the southwest of China in ancient times, so the two countries are still quite related.

Since ancient times, a large number of Chinese have immigrated to Thailand, especially the Teochew people on the southeast coast of China, who brought Chinese customs and habits here, in terms of food, Thai cuisine is greatly influenced by Chinese cooking methods, similar to Teochew cuisine, and Thai language has also infiltrated some Teochew language.

Speaking of his impression of the city of Bangkok, Mr. Ding also sighed, he said that he has been coming to Bangkok, Thailand for more than ten years, and he is still familiar with Bangkok.

Bangkok is the capital of Thailand, Thai is the meaning of "City of Angels", King Rama I of Thailand is the capital of Bangkok, that is, I hope that the country can be protected, Bangkok's economic development is still constantly creating GDP, this is the capital of Thailand, but also the most fashionable city, but the common problem of the metropolis is traffic congestion, Bangkok is currently one of the most prosperous and traffic jammed cities in the world.

Zhou Sen laughed after hearing this, he sighed and said: "Yes, the traffic in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen is congested, and as cars enter the homes of ordinary people, there are more and more vehicles on the road, and there are more people driving, and the traffic is congested. ”

When you enter the range of Chinatown, you will find that it is very lively and prosperous, and Yiran is like a very busy market in those metropolises in China, with many stores and crowds.

The shop signs are basically marked with both Thai and Chinese characters, of course, mainly in Chinese, perhaps to highlight the characteristics of the Tang people, this seems to be the liveliest place in Bangkok, full of people, rolling cars, and everywhere is hot.

The street is an old street, lined with arcade-style buildings like many places in southern China, people live upstairs, shops are downstairs, the streets and alleys are bustling, a typical big bazaar.

Zhou Sen sighed, " We Chinese are really good at doing business, what is good to make money to open what store, what to operate, what customers need, what to sell, very know how to cater to the needs of customers, Chinese are so smart, will find business opportunities, all over the world, it seems that Chinese can survive, even if it is difficult, no matter how difficult the environment, it is difficult for us Chinese, Chinese are really smart, adaptable, will look for business opportunities, and can quickly adapt to the environment, know what customers need, on the right medicine, targeted purchases, sell goods, plus we Chinese are hardworking and kind, hard-working, willing to do, others are unwilling to do business, we do, others are unwilling to endure the hardship, we eat, the business does not have to worry about no customers, it can get bigger and bigger, and it will get better and better!"

"Hahaha, that's right! We Chinese are indeed very powerful, and these advantages are recognized all over the world!" said Mr. Ding.

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