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Here is the history, the life : the shrine holding out against the gentrification of Bangkok | Thailand

In old Bangkok, a goddess resists a wave of gentrification

In old Bangkok, a goddess resists a wave of gentrification By Jorge Silva The Wider Image: In old Bangkok, a goddess resists a wave of gentrification BANGKOK (Reuters) – Inside the shrine of Chao Mae Thap Thim in Bangkok, a figurine of the sea goddess Mazu sits in the centre of a gold-framed altar of deities in a room festooned with lanterns and Chinese scriptures. Outside, a tall, newly erected metal fence stands between the goddess and a vast construction site, where a dozen trucks and excavators are waiting to move in and demolish the historic shrine once at the heart of the Thai capital’s Chinese migrant community.

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