followed him to Pattani and tried in vain to persuade him to return to China. She is still worshipped in Pattani as a symbol of fervent Chinese patriotism. Early accounts make no mention of such a sister, however. Be that as it may, the episode of Lin Taochien, along with the city’s position as a thriving port, help account for the large Chinese population with which Pattani was credited by writers in the early 1600s.