The Thai Chinese are Thais descended from various Chinese ethnic groups, particularly Han Chinese. Thailand is
home to the largest overseas Chinese community in the world with a
population of approximately ten million people, accounting for c. 15 percent of
the Thai population. It is also the oldest, most prominent, and best integrated
overseas Chinese community. They have been deeply ingrained into all elements
of the Thai society over the past 200 years.
Besides the distinctive Thai hill tribes (e.g.
Akha, Lahu, Karen, H'mong/Miao, Mien/Yao, Lisu), the Thai Chinese
are one of the culturally, historically and linguistically most interesting ethnic groups
in the Thai Highlands.
Cross-border tourism and visitors from other Chinese ethnic groups and ethnic minorities are a significant factor for the ongoing development of Northern Thailand.
“I love the people I photograph.
I mean, they’re my friends.
I’ve never met most
of them or I don’t know them at all,
yet through my images I live with them.”
(Bruce Gilden)
High-res portrait photographs with full exif data, geotags and technical details in Matt Hahnewald's
High-res portrait photographs with full exif data, geotags and technical details in Matt Hahnewald's
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