Yaowarat Chinatown Heritage Center
Wat Traimit Museum (Thai: พิพิธภัณฑ์วัดไตรมิตร) is a history museum in Bangkok, Thailand. Located in the Phra Maha Mondop building at Wat Traimit, which houses the golden Buddha image, it features exhibitions related to the statue's history on the building's third floor, and the Yaowarat Chinatown Heritage Center (ศูนย์ประวัติศาสตร์เยาวราช) on the second.
The Chinatown exhibit focuses on the history of early Chinese immigrants in Siam, especially in the area of Yaowarat, which serves as Bangkok's Chinatown. It has six exhibitions including Growing Up under the Royal Umbrella, The Birth of the Chinese Community of Rattanakosin(1782 - 1851), The Path to the Golden Age (1851 - 1957), Hall of Fame, Phra Barami Pok Klao, and Yaowarat today.
References
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