Architecture of the Bangkok Chinatown
Abstract
Bangkok Chinatown is one of the most powerful centers of attraction for Chinese immigrants in the world. The unique history of this area has made a significant contribution to the development of Bangkok transport infrastructure, influenced the ethnic composition of the population, and brought cultural diversity to the way of life of society. Cultural traditions accumulated by the Chinese for many centuries, not only were not lost, but also found a fertile ground for their own development. Today, Bangkok Chinatown has a high tourist attraction. This is a place where you can not only taste delicious Chinese food, listen to traditional Chinese music, buy various goods from China, but also enjoy the unique urban atmosphere. The abundance of pagodas, carved decorative dragons, and hieroglyphic inscriptions makes a deep emotional impression on guests. Numerous Chinatowns in various countries of the world allow Chinese immigrants to maintain a stable connection with their cultural past, contributing to the unity of a rather disparate Chinese nation, in whatever part of the world its representatives would not be located. This research will help to form a more complete picture of the spread of Chinese emigrant culture in the world.
About the Author
I. V. Kirichkov
Dmitry Hvorostovsky Siberian State Academy of Arts
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kirichkov Igor Vladimirovich, Scientific researcher, architect, graduate student, head of the Higher Design School
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Kirichkov I.V. Architecture of the Bangkok Chinatown. ARTE. 2020;(4):24-31. (In Russ.)
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