Chinese Dioramas, Part Two

Continuing the diorama tour of Chinese life in Bangkok at the Golden Buddha Temple.

Scoring at the jewelry store.

The hangout. At the dry goods market, the hard sell.

Attending a Buddhist temple.

At the hospital, doling out medicine and the waiting room.

Back at the wedding, the happy couple.

Chinese Dioramas, Part One

The Golden Buddha Temple in Bangkok's Chinatown has a fantastic collection of dioramas that depict what the neighborhood looked like way back in the day. Just a bunch of scenes of the daily life of the locals. Sublime.

Wedding.

The candy store vendor. At the post office.

School recess.

Reading and gabbing about the Chinese newspapers. Ladies out shopping.

Shopping and going to temple.

The Chinese Immigrant At The Golden Buddha Temple

The Golden Buddha Temple in Bangkok's Chinatown has a museum section devoted to the hard-working life of Chinese immigrants. Bangkok provided trade opportunities for the poor and immigrants, particularly from China. They arrived in droves during the 1800s.

Fresh off the boat. Chinese labor on the docks.

You can't work without a good meal, street food always plentiful.

The dry goods food store.

Other trades settled in Bangkok, producing baskets and classic Chinese porcelain.

Back to the docks, more cargo to haul.

The Temple of the Golden Buddha In Bangkok

Otherwise known as Wat Traimit, the Temple of the Golden Buddha is a highlight of Bangkok's Chinatown neighborhood. Its claim to fame, besides being a substantial temple, is a massive gold Buddha statue that weighs 5,500 kilograms.

Exterior of the imposing temple.

Praying at the big Buddha. He's purportedly to be the biggest solid gold Buddha in the world. Another figure, not as valuable.

The Wat has a little museum, with a few dioramas that glorify the Buddha statue. First up, moving the golden one at the beginning.

Ornamentation, sealed for your protection. Back to the dioramas, a little supervision is needed, with some sun protection.

Later in its life, our golden hero gets paraded through the streets.