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  • 18 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man rides his scooter past the stage for the Lehigh Leng Kaitoung Opera troupe which performed at Chaomae Thapthim Shrine, a small Chinese shrine in a working class neighborhood of Bangkok. The performance was for Ghost Month. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A member of the Lehigh Leng Kaitoung Opera troupe sleeps backstage before a performance at Chaomae Thapthim Shrine, a small Chinese shrine in a working class neighborhood of Bangkok. The performance was for Ghost Month. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A member of the Lehigh Leng Kaitoung Opera troupe applies his makeup before a performance at Chaomae Thapthim Shrine, a small Chinese shrine in a working class neighborhood of Bangkok. The performance was for Ghost Month. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A member of the Lehigh Leng Kaitoung Opera troupe applies her makeup before a performance at Chaomae Thapthim Shrine, a small Chinese shrine in a working class neighborhood of Bangkok. The performance was for Ghost Month. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A member of the Lehigh Leng Kaitoung Opera troupe applies her makeup before a performance at Chaomae Thapthim Shrine, a small Chinese shrine in a working class neighborhood of Bangkok. The performance was for Ghost Month. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A member of the Lehigh Leng Kaitoung Opera troupe applies her makeup before a performance at Chaomae Thapthim Shrine, a small Chinese shrine in a working class neighborhood of Bangkok. The performance was for Ghost Month. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.            PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A member of the Lehigh Leng Kaitoung Opera troupe applies her makeup before a performance at Chaomae Thapthim Shrine, a small Chinese shrine in a working class neighborhood of Bangkok. The performance was for Ghost Month. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.            PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Members of the Lehigh Leng Kaitoung Opera troupe put on their makeup before a performance at Chaomae Thapthim Shrine, a small Chinese shrine in a working class neighborhood of Bangkok. The performance was for Ghost Month. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.            PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A member of the Lehigh Leng Kaitoung Opera troupe eats his dinner while another member of the troupe checks what he's having before a performance at Chaomae Thapthim Shrine, a small Chinese shrine in a working class neighborhood of Bangkok. The performance was for Ghost Month. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A member of the Lehigh Leng Kaitoung Opera troupe applies his makeup before a performance at Chaomae Thapthim Shrine, a small Chinese shrine in a working class neighborhood of Bangkok. The performance was for Ghost Month. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Performers with the Lehigh Leng Kaitoung Opera troupe relax on stage before a show at the Chaomae Thapthim Shrine, a small Chinese shrine in a working class neighborhood of Bangkok. The performance was for Ghost Month. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A  member of the Lehigh Leng Kaitoung Opera troupe relaxes backstage before a performance at Chaomae Thapthim Shrine, a small Chinese shrine in a working class neighborhood of Bangkok. The performance was for Ghost Month. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A member of the Lehigh Leng Kaitoung Opera troupe puts on his boots before a performance at Chaomae Thapthim Shrine, a small Chinese shrine in a working class neighborhood of Bangkok. The performance was for Ghost Month. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Members of the Lehigh Leng Kaitoung Opera troupe share a beer backstage before a performance at Chaomae Thapthim Shrine, a small Chinese shrine in a working class neighborhood of Bangkok. The performance was for Ghost Month. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Members of the cast of the Lehigh Leng Kaitoung Opera troupe relax backstage before a performance near the Chaomae Thapthim Shrine, a small Chinese shrine in a working class neighborhood of Bangkok. The performance was for Ghost Month. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A  member of the Lehigh Leng Kaitoung Opera troupe prays backstage before a performance at Chaomae Thapthim Shrine, a small Chinese shrine in a working class neighborhood of Bangkok. The performance was for Ghost Month. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      Members of the Lehigh Leng Kaitoung Opera troupe joke backstage during a performance at Chaomae Thapthim Shrine, a small Chinese shrine in a working class neighborhood of Bangkok. The performance was for Ghost Month. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Members of the Lehigh Leng Kaitoung Opera troupe put on their costumes before a performance at the Chaomae Thapthim Shrine, a small Chinese shrine in a working class neighborhood of Bangkok. The performance was for Ghost Month. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:       Members of the Lehigh Leng Kaitoung Opera troupe get ready to go on stage before a performance at Chaomae Thapthim Shrine, a small Chinese shrine in a working class neighborhood of Bangkok. The performance was for Ghost Month. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Members of the Lehigh Leng Kaitoung Opera troupe perform at Chaomae Thapthim Shrine, a small Chinese shrine in a working class neighborhood of Bangkok. The performance was for Ghost Month. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Members of the Lehigh Leng Kaitoung Opera troupe walk through the crowd to the shrine at the beginning of a performance at Chaomae Thapthim Shrine, a small Chinese shrine in a working class neighborhood of Bangkok. The performance was for Ghost Month. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Members of the Lehigh Leng Kaitoung Opera troupe pray in the shrine at the beginning of a performance at Chaomae Thapthim Shrine, a small Chinese shrine in a working class neighborhood of Bangkok. The performance was for Ghost Month. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.             PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The audience watches the Lehigh Leng Kaitoung Opera troupe perform during a performance at Chaomae Thapthim Shrine, a small Chinese shrine in a working class neighborhood of Bangkok. The performance was for Ghost Month. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A member of the Lehigh Leng Kaitoung Opera troupe chats with members of the audience during a performance at Chaomae Thapthim Shrine, a small Chinese shrine in a working class neighborhood of Bangkok. The performance was for Ghost Month. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChineseOperaGhostMonth055.jpg
  • 19 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Members of the Lehigh Leng Kaitoung Opera troupe perform at a Chaomae Thapthim Shrine, a small Chinese shrine in a working class neighborhood of Bangkok. The performance was for Ghost Month. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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