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Thai people of Chinese Origin
泰國華人 or 泰国华人
ไทยเชื้อสายจีน
Visitors at Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, one of the most prominent Chinese Buddhist temples in Thailand
Total population
approx 9,400,000
Thais of significant Chinese heritage (14% of the Thai population)[1]
approx 26,000,000
Thais of at least partly Chinese descent (around 40% of the Thai population) (2012)[2]
Regions with significant populations
Thailand
Languages
Thai
historically Varieties of Chinese (Teochew, Hakka, Hainanese, Cantonese and Hokkien)
Religion
Predominantly
Theravada Buddhism
minorities
Mahayana Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hindu, Chinese folk religions
Related ethnic groups
Thai people • Southern Chinese • Peranakan
Overseas Chinese
Thai Chinese are Thai citizens of Chinese, primarily Han Chinese, origin. Thailand is home to the largest overseas Chinese community in the world with a population of approximately nine million people, accounting for 14% of the Thai population as of 2012.[3] It is also the oldest, most prominent, and best integrated overseas Chinese community. The Thai Chinese have been deeply ingrained into all elements of Thai society for the past 400 years. The present Thai royal family, the Chakri Dynasty, was founded by King Rama I who himself was partly Chinese. His predecessor, King Taksin of the Thonburi dynastry, was the son of a Chinese immigrant from Guangdong Province and a Thai mother. Nearly all Thai Chinese identify themselves as Thai[citation needed] due to the highly successful[clarification needed] integration of Chinese communities into Thai society. Descendants of Chinese in Thailand are among the leading Thai families today.[4]
Thai Chinese are well represented in all levels of Thai society and make up a disproportionate percentage of Thailand's business and upper class.[5] They play a leading role in the Thai business and commerce sector.[6][7][8][9] The Thai Chinese business class is also dominant in the Thai finance sector.[10] Thai Chinese are also well represented in the Thai political scene and most of Thai Prime Ministers were at least of partial Chinese origin.[11]
Slightly more than half of the ethnic Chinese population in Thailand trace their ancestry to the Chaozhou prefecture in eastern Guangdong. This is evidenced by the prevalence of the Minnan Chaozhou dialect among the Chinese in Thailand. A minority trace their ancestry to Hakka and Hainanese immigrants.[12]
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Thai people of Chinese Origin
泰國華人 or 泰国华人
ไทยเชื้อสายจีน
Visitors at Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, one of the most prominent Chinese Buddhist temples in Thailand
Total population
approx 9,400,000
Thais of significant Chinese heritage (14% of the Thai population)[1]
approx 26,000,000
Thais of at least partly Chinese descent (around 40% of the Thai population) (2012)[2]
Regions with significant populations
Thailand
Languages
Thai
historically Varieties of Chinese (Teochew, Hakka, Hainanese, Cantonese and Hokkien)
Religion
Predominantly
Theravada Buddhism
minorities
Mahayana Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hindu, Chinese folk religions
Related ethnic groups
Thai people • Southern Chinese • Peranakan
Overseas Chinese
Thai Chinese are Thai citizens of Chinese, primarily Han Chinese, origin. Thailand is home to the largest overseas Chinese community in the world with a population of approximately nine million people, accounting for 14% of the Thai population as of 2012.[3] It is also the oldest, most prominent, and best integrated overseas Chinese community. The Thai Chinese have been deeply ingrained into all elements of Thai society for the past 400 years. The present Thai royal family, the Chakri Dynasty, was founded by King Rama I who himself was partly Chinese. His predecessor, King Taksin of the Thonburi dynastry, was the son of a Chinese immigrant from Guangdong Province and a Thai mother. Nearly all Thai Chinese identify themselves as Thai[citation needed] due to the highly successful[clarification needed] integration of Chinese communities into Thai society. Descendants of Chinese in Thailand are among the leading Thai families today.[4]
Thai Chinese are well represented in all levels of Thai society and make up a disproportionate percentage of Thailand's business and upper class.[5] They play a leading role in the Thai business and commerce sector.[6][7][8][9] The Thai Chinese business class is also dominant in the Thai finance sector.[10] Thai Chinese are also well represented in the Thai political scene and most of Thai Prime Ministers were at least of partial Chinese origin.[11]
Slightly more than half of the ethnic Chinese population in Thailand trace their ancestry to the Chaozhou prefecture in eastern Guangdong. This is evidenced by the prevalence of the Minnan Chaozhou dialect among the Chinese in Thailand. A minority trace their ancestry to Hakka and Hainanese immigrants.[12]
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