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Jao Por Tap Chinese Parade

January 24, 2010
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Jao Por Tap Chinese Parade

The Chinese people of Samrong in Samut Prakan Province believe that their God Jao Por Tap will help them get rich. Behind Imperial World, on the old Paknam Railway Road, they have built a large Chinese shrine dedicated to this God. Every year, on the last Sunday of January, they hold a parade through...
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