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  • 29 JULY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: Apartments and office buildings in Hat Yai, Thailand. Hat Yai is experiencing rapid economic growth and development. Hat Yai is the 4th largest city in Thailand and the largest outside of the Bangkok metropolitan area. It's less the 50 miles from the Malaysian border and is a popular vacation spot for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYaiJuly2014007.jpg
  • 29 JULY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: People on motorcycles in the market in Hat Yai. Hat Yai is the 4th largest city in Thailand and the largest outside of the Bangkok metropolitan area. It's less the 50 miles from the Malaysian border and is a popular vacation spot for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYaiJuly2014013.jpg
  • 29 JULY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: A large statue of the Buddha at Wat Khok Samankhun in Hat Yai.Hat Yai is the 4th largest city in Thailand and the largest outside of the Bangkok metropolitan area. It's less the 50 miles from the Malaysian border and is a popular vacation spot for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYaiJuly2014009.jpg
  • 27 JULY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: Thai Buddhists set up their stand selling durian fruit in front of the Pakistan Mosque (Masjid) in Hat Yai, Thailand. Hat Yai is the 4th largest city in Thailand and the largest outside of the Bangkok metropolitan area. It's less the 50 miles from the Malaysian border and is a popular vacation spot for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYaiJuly2014001.jpg
  • 22 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, THAILAND:      A fruit vendor in the market in Hat Yai, Thailand. Hat Yai is the largest in southern Thailand. It is an important commercial center and tourist destination. It is especially popular with Malaysian, Singaporean and Chinese tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYai023.jpg
  • 09 FEBRUARY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:  People pray during Lunar New Year in the Tong Sia Siang Tueng temple in Hat Yai. Hat Yai was originally settled by Chinese immigrants and still has a large ethnic Chinese population. Chinese holidays, especially Lunar New Year (Tet) and the Vegetarian Festival are important citywide holidays.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChineseNewYearHatYai044.jpg
  • 09 FEBRUARY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:  People pray during Lunar New Year in the Tong Sia Siang Tueng temple in Hat Yai. Hat Yai was originally settled by Chinese immigrants and still has a large ethnic Chinese population. Chinese holidays, especially Lunar New Year (Tet) and the Vegetarian Festival are important citywide holidays.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChineseNewYearHatYai043.jpg
  • 06 FEBRUARY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: Folk dancers perform in the Tong Sia Siang Tueng temple in Hat Yai. Hat Yai was originally settled by Chinese immigrants and still has a large ethnic Chinese population. Chinese holidays, especially Lunar New Year (Tet) and the Vegetarian Festival are important citywide holidays.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChineseNewYearHatYai021.jpg
  • 06 FEBRUARY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: Women pray during Lunar New Year in the Tong Sia Siang Tueng temple in Hat Yai. Hat Yai was originally settled by Chinese immigrants and still has a large ethnic Chinese population. Chinese holidays, especially Lunar New Year (Tet) and the Vegetarian Festival are important citywide holidays.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChineseNewYearHatYai010.jpg
  • 02 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: Waitresses in a Chinese restaurant in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Hat Yai is the commercial center of south Thailand and a popular weekend vacation destination for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYai1102009.jpg
  • 22 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, THAILAND:  Old Chinese "shophouses" in Hat Yai. Most of these old buildings in Hat Yai have been torn down to make way for, relatively featureless, concrete block construction. Hat Yai is the largest city in southern Thailand. It is an important commercial center and tourist destination. It is especially popular with Malaysian, Singaporean and Chinese tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYai001.jpg
  • 29 JULY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: A statue of Hanuman (the Monkey God) guarding the ordination hall at Wat Khok Samankhun in Hat Yai.Hat Yai is the 4th largest city in Thailand and the largest outside of the Bangkok metropolitan area. It's less the 50 miles from the Malaysian border and is a popular vacation spot for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYaiJuly2014011.jpg
  • 09 FEBRUARY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: A lion dance troupe performs during Lunar New Year in the Tong Sia Siang Tueng temple in Hat Yai. Hat Yai was originally settled by Chinese immigrants and still has a large ethnic Chinese population. Chinese holidays, especially Lunar New Year (Tet) and the Vegetarian Festival are important citywide holidays. Lion and dragon dances are popular during Lunar New Year festivities because they are believed to chase away the lingering malevolent spirits and provide to prosperity and good fortune.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChineseNewYearHatYai067.jpg
  • 09 FEBRUARY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: A woman teaches her son to pray during Lunar New Year in the Tong Sia Siang Tueng temple in Hat Yai. Hat Yai was originally settled by Chinese immigrants and still has a large ethnic Chinese population. Chinese holidays, especially Lunar New Year (Tet) and the Vegetarian Festival are important citywide holidays.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChineseNewYearHatYai047.jpg
  • 06 FEBRUARY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: Folk dancers perform in the Tong Sia Siang Tueng temple in Hat Yai. Hat Yai was originally settled by Chinese immigrants and still has a large ethnic Chinese population. Chinese holidays, especially Lunar New Year (Tet) and the Vegetarian Festival are important citywide holidays.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChineseNewYearHatYai020.jpg
  • 22 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, THAILAND:      A flower vendor in the market in Hat Yai wearing an umbrella hat because of the rain. Hat Yai is the largest in southern Thailand. It is an important commercial center and tourist destination. It is especially popular with Malaysian, Singaporean and Chinese tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYai016.jpg
  • 22 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, THAILAND: Women make vegetarian dumplings for the Vegetarian Festival at a Chinese temple in Hat Yai. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration celebrated in the 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. For nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale at their establishments by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. Hat Yai was settled by Chinese traders centuries ago. The town still has a very large Chinese population. Hat Yai is the largest in southern Thailand. It is an important commercial center and tourist destination. It is especially popular with Malaysian, Singaporean and Chinese tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYai010.jpg
  • 09 FEBRUARY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: Chinese opera performed at the street fair during Lunar New Year in Hat Yai. Hat Yai was originally settled by Chinese immigrants and still has a large ethnic Chinese population. Chinese holidays, especially Lunar New Year (Tet) and the Vegetarian Festival are important citywide holidays.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChineseNewYearHatYai054.jpg
  • 09 FEBRUARY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:  A boy paints a toy in a booth at the street fair during Lunar New Year in Hat Yai. Hat Yai was originally settled by Chinese immigrants and still has a large ethnic Chinese population. Chinese holidays, especially Lunar New Year (Tet) and the Vegetarian Festival are important citywide holidays.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChineseNewYearHatYai050.jpg
  • 02 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: Bananas for sale in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Hat Yai is the commercial center of south Thailand and a popular weekend vacation destination for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYai1102003.jpg
  • 22 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, THAILAND: Women make vegetarian dumplings for the Vegetarian Festival at a Chinese temple in Hat Yai. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration celebrated in the 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. For nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale at their establishments by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. Hat Yai was settled by Chinese traders centuries ago. The town still has a very large Chinese population. Hat Yai is the largest in southern Thailand. It is an important commercial center and tourist destination. It is especially popular with Malaysian, Singaporean and Chinese tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYai012.jpg
  • 03 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:  Decorative beads and lassos for sale to bull owners at the bullfighting arena in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. The bulls wear the beads and lassos before their fights. Bullfighting is a popular past time in southern Thailand. Hat Yai is the center of Thailand's bullfighting culture. In Thai bullfights, two bulls are placed in an arena and they fight, usually by head butting each other until one runs away or time is called. Huge amounts of mony are wagered on Thai bullfights - sometimes as much as 2,000,000 Thai Baht ($65,000 US).      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BullfightingHatYai041.jpg
  • 03 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:  A bull's owner catches his bull after it lost a bullfight at the bullfighting arena in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Bullfighting is a popular past time in southern Thailand. Hat Yai is the center of Thailand's bullfighting culture. In Thai bullfights, two bulls are placed in an arena and they fight, usually by head butting each other until one runs away or time is called. Huge amounts of mony are wagered on Thai bullfights - sometimes as much as 2,000,000 Thai Baht ($65,000 US).     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BullfightingHatYai025.jpg
  • 23 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:  Novice monks prepare for the end of the Vegetarian Festival at Wat Ta Won Vararum, a Chinese Buddhist temple in Hat Yai. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated in Thai-Chinese communities throughout Thailand. It is the Thai Buddhist version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration celebrated in the 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. For nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale at their establishments by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYai033.jpg
  • 22 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, THAILAND:      A vendor sells fried snacks in the market in Hat Yai, Thailand. Hat Yai is the largest in southern Thailand. It is an important commercial center and tourist destination. It is especially popular with Malaysian, Singaporean and Chinese tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYai022.jpg
  • 22 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, THAILAND:      Thai children in their uniforms shop in the market in Hat Yai, Thailand. Hat Yai is the largest in southern Thailand. It is an important commercial center and tourist destination. It is especially popular with Malaysian, Singaporean and Chinese tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYai020.jpg
  • 29 JULY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:  A street vendor grills meat in Hat Yai, Thailand. Hat Yai is the 4th largest city in Thailand and the largest outside of the Bangkok metropolitan area. It's less the 50 miles from the Malaysian border and is a popular vacation spot for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYaiJuly2014030.jpg
  • 29 JULY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: A Muslim clothing vendor in the market in Hat Yai. Hat Yai is the 4th largest city in Thailand and the largest outside of the Bangkok metropolitan area. It's less the 50 miles from the Malaysian border and is a popular vacation spot for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYaiJuly2014024.jpg
  • 03 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:   A Thai bull owner prepares his bull for a bullfight at the bullfighting arena in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Bullfighting is a popular past time in southern Thailand. Hat Yai is the center of Thailand's bullfighting culture. In Thai bullfights, two bulls are placed in an arena and they fight, usually by head butting each other until one runs away or time is called. Huge amounts of mony are wagered on Thai bullfights - sometimes as much as 2,000,000 Thai Baht ($65,000 US).     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BullfightingHatYai002.jpg
  • 29 JULY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:  A woman walks through the market in Hat Yai. Hat Yai is the 4th largest city in Thailand and the largest outside of the Bangkok metropolitan area. It's less the 50 miles from the Malaysian border and is a popular vacation spot for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYaiJuly2014023.jpg
  • 29 JULY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: Muslim women sell shrimp and seafood in the market in Hat Yai. Hat Yai is the 4th largest city in Thailand and the largest outside of the Bangkok metropolitan area. It's less the 50 miles from the Malaysian border and is a popular vacation spot for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYaiJuly2014017.jpg
  • 29 JULY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: People on motorcycles in the market in Hat Yai. Hat Yai is the 4th largest city in Thailand and the largest outside of the Bangkok metropolitan area. It's less the 50 miles from the Malaysian border and is a popular vacation spot for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYaiJuly2014012.jpg
  • 06 FEBRUARY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:  Folk dancers perform for Lunar New Year in Hat Yai. Hat Yai was originally settled by Chinese immigrants and still has a large ethnic Chinese population. Chinese holidays, especially Lunar New Year (Tet) and the Vegetarian Festival are important citywide holidays.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChineseNewYearHatYai028.jpg
  • 06 FEBRUARY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: A Lion Dance performance in the Tong Sia Siang Tueng temple in Hat Yai. Hat Yai was originally settled by Chinese immigrants and still has a large ethnic Chinese population. Chinese holidays, especially Lunar New Year (Tet) and the Vegetarian Festival are important citywide holidays.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChineseNewYearHatYai018.jpg
  • 06 FEBRUARY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: A member of a traditional folk dance troupe waits to perform for Lunar New Year at the Chinese New Year Festival at Tong Sia Siang Tueng shrine in Hat Yai. Hat Yai was originally settled by Chinese immigrants and still has a large ethnic Chinese population. Chinese holidays, especially Lunar New Year (Tet) and the Vegetarian Festival are important citywide holidays.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChineseNewYearHatYai013.jpg
  • 06 FEBRUARY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: A woman and her daughter offer New Year's prayers at the Tong Sia Siang Tueng shrine in Hat Yai. Hat Yai was originally settled by Chinese immigrants and still has a large ethnic Chinese population. Chinese holidays, especially Lunar New Year (Tet) and the Vegetarian Festival are important citywide holidays.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChineseNewYearHatYai007.jpg
  • 09 FEBRUARY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: A man prays in the Chao Mae Tubtim Shrine (Ruby Goddess Shrine) on 108 Hainanese Ancestors Memorial Day in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Hainanese communities around the world celebrate "108 Hainanese Ancestors Memorial Day." The day honors the time when 109 Hainanese villagers fleeing life in Hainan (an island off of the southwest coast of China, near Vietnam) washed up in what is now Vietnam and were killed by Vietnamese authorities because authorities thought they were pirates. The Vietnamese built a temple on the site and named it "Zhao Yin Ying Lie." Many Vietnamese fisherman credit prayers at the temple to saving their lives during violent storms and now "108 Hainanese Ancestors Memorial Day" is celebrated in Hainanese communities around the world. Hat Yai, the economic center of southern Thailand has a large Hainanese population.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HainaneseAncestorsDay012.jpg
  • 03 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:   Spectators line the arena fence during a bullfight at the bullfighting arena in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Bullfighting is a popular past time in southern Thailand. Hat Yai is the center of Thailand's bullfighting culture. In Thai bullfights, two bulls are placed in an arena and they fight, usually by head butting each other until one runs away or time is called. Huge amounts of mony are wagered on Thai bullfights - sometimes as much as 2,000,000 Thai Baht ($65,000 US).     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BullfightingHatYai021.jpg
  • 23 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, THAILAND:  Old Chinese "shophouses" in Hat Yai. Most of these old buildings in Hat Yai have been torn down to make way for, relatively featureless, concrete block construction. Hat Yai is the largest city in southern Thailand. It is an important commercial center and tourist destination. It is especially popular with Malaysian, Singaporean and Chinese tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYai030.jpg
  • 22 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, THAILAND:      A fruit vendor prepares a customer's order in the market in Hat Yai, Thailand. Hat Yai is the largest in southern Thailand. It is an important commercial center and tourist destination. It is especially popular with Malaysian, Singaporean and Chinese tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYai024.jpg
  • 22 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, THAILAND: Women make vegetarian dumplings for the Vegetarian Festival at a Chinese temple in Hat Yai. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration celebrated in the 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. For nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale at their establishments by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. Hat Yai was settled by Chinese traders centuries ago. The town still has a very large Chinese population. Hat Yai is the largest in southern Thailand. It is an important commercial center and tourist destination. It is especially popular with Malaysian, Singaporean and Chinese tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYai011.jpg
  • 22 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, THAILAND:  Old Chinese "shophouses" in Hat Yai. Most of these old buildings in Hat Yai have been torn down to make way for, relatively featureless, concrete block construction. Hat Yai is the largest city in southern Thailand. It is an important commercial center and tourist destination. It is especially popular with Malaysian, Singaporean and Chinese tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYai004.jpg
  • 29 JULY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: Construction workers on a job site in Hat Yai, Thailand. Hat Yai is the 4th largest city in Thailand and the largest outside of the Bangkok metropolitan area. It's less the 50 miles from the Malaysian border and is a popular vacation spot for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYaiJuly2014029.jpg
  • 29 JULY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: A discarded billboard in Hat Yai. Hat Yai is the 4th largest city in Thailand and the largest outside of the Bangkok metropolitan area. It's less the 50 miles from the Malaysian border and is a popular vacation spot for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYaiJuly2014022.jpg
  • 29 JULY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:  An inflatable toy vendor in the market in Hat Yai, Thailand. Hat Yai is the 4th largest city in Thailand and the largest outside of the Bangkok metropolitan area. It's less the 50 miles from the Malaysian border and is a popular vacation spot for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYaiJuly2014020.jpg
  • 27 JULY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:   A woman sells durian from the back of a pickup truck in Hat Yai. Hat Yai is the 4th largest city in Thailand and the largest outside of the Bangkok metropolitan area. It's less the 50 miles from the Malaysian border and is a popular vacation spot for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYaiJuly2014002.jpg
  • 09 FEBRUARY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: A lion dance troupe performs during Lunar New Year in the Tong Sia Siang Tueng temple in Hat Yai. Hat Yai was originally settled by Chinese immigrants and still has a large ethnic Chinese population. Chinese holidays, especially Lunar New Year (Tet) and the Vegetarian Festival are important citywide holidays. Lion and dragon dances are popular during Lunar New Year festivities because they are believed to chase away the lingering malevolent spirits and provide to prosperity and good fortune.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChineseNewYearHatYai066.jpg
  • 09 FEBRUARY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:  A child on a midway ride at the street fair during Lunar New Year in Hat Yai. Hat Yai was originally settled by Chinese immigrants and still has a large ethnic Chinese population. Chinese holidays, especially Lunar New Year (Tet) and the Vegetarian Festival are important citywide holidays.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChineseNewYearHatYai053.jpg
  • 09 FEBRUARY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: Some of the midway rides at the street fair during Lunar New Year in Hat Yai. Hat Yai was originally settled by Chinese immigrants and still has a large ethnic Chinese population. Chinese holidays, especially Lunar New Year (Tet) and the Vegetarian Festival are important citywide holidays.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChineseNewYearHatYai049.jpg
  • 09 FEBRUARY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: An inflatable toy vendor waits for customers during Lunar New Year in Hat Yai. Hat Yai was originally settled by Chinese immigrants and still has a large ethnic Chinese population. Chinese holidays, especially Lunar New Year (Tet) and the Vegetarian Festival are important citywide holidays.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChineseNewYearHatYai039.jpg
  • 06 FEBRUARY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: Folk dancers wait to perform during Lunar New Year on a main street in Hat Yai. Hat Yai was originally settled by Chinese immigrants and still has a large ethnic Chinese population. Chinese holidays, especially Lunar New Year (Tet) and the Vegetarian Festival are important citywide holidays.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChineseNewYearHatYai027.jpg
  • 06 FEBRUARY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: A folk dance performance in the Tong Sia Siang Tueng temple in Hat Yai. Hat Yai was originally settled by Chinese immigrants and still has a large ethnic Chinese population. Chinese holidays, especially Lunar New Year (Tet) and the Vegetarian Festival are important citywide holidays.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChineseNewYearHatYai017.jpg
  • 09 FEBRUARY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:  Men light candles in the Chao Mae Tubtim Shrine (Ruby Goddess Shrine) on 108 Hainanese Ancestors Memorial Day in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Hainanese communities around the world celebrate "108 Hainanese Ancestors Memorial Day." The day honors the time when 109 Hainanese villagers fleeing life in Hainan (an island off of the southwest coast of China, near Vietnam) washed up in what is now Vietnam and were killed by Vietnamese authorities because authorities thought they were pirates. The Vietnamese built a temple on the site and named it "Zhao Yin Ying Lie." Many Vietnamese fisherman credit prayers at the temple to saving their lives during violent storms and now "108 Hainanese Ancestors Memorial Day" is celebrated in Hainanese communities around the world. Hat Yai, the economic center of southern Thailand has a large Hainanese population.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HainaneseAncestorsDay007.jpg
  • 02 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk leads a prayer at the entrance to Wat Ta Won Vararum in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Hat Yai is the commercial center of south Thailand and a popular weekend vacation destination for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYai1102011.jpg
  • 02 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk blesses people in front of an Ok Phansa carriage in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Hat Yai is the commercial center of south Thailand and a popular weekend vacation destination for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYai1102007.jpg
  • 02 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: Thai office workers walk past an Ok Phansa carriage in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Hat Yai is the commercial center of south Thailand and a popular weekend vacation destination for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYai1102005.jpg
  • 02 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: A Thai man walks through the market in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Hat Yai is the commercial center of south Thailand and a popular weekend vacation destination for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYai1102002.jpg
  • 23 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: A woman prays with a candle during a service on the last day of the Vegetarian Festival at Wat Ta Won Vararum, a Chinese Buddhist temple in Hat Yai. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated in Thai-Chinese communities throughout Thailand. It is the Thai Buddhist version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration celebrated in the 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. For nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale at their establishments by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYai046.jpg
  • 23 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, THAILAND:      A grilled chicken vendor cooks at her street stall in Hat Yai, Thailand. Hat Yai is the largest in southern Thailand. It is an important commercial center and tourist destination. It is especially popular with Malaysian, Singaporean and Chinese tourists.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYai032.jpg
  • 22 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, THAILAND:      A vendor sells fried snacks in the market in Hat Yai, Thailand. Hat Yai is the largest in southern Thailand. It is an important commercial center and tourist destination. It is especially popular with Malaysian, Singaporean and Chinese tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYai021.jpg
  • 22 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, THAILAND:  Old Chinese "shophouses" in Hat Yai. Most of these old buildings in Hat Yai have been torn down to make way for, relatively featureless, concrete block construction. Hat Yai is the largest city in southern Thailand. It is an important commercial center and tourist destination. It is especially popular with Malaysian, Singaporean and Chinese tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYai002.jpg
  • 29 JULY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: A large statue of the Buddha at Wat Khok Samankhun in Hat Yai.Hat Yai is the 4th largest city in Thailand and the largest outside of the Bangkok metropolitan area. It's less the 50 miles from the Malaysian border and is a popular vacation spot for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYaiJuly2014010.jpg
  • 06 FEBRUARY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:  Folk dancers perform for Lunar New Year in Hat Yai. Hat Yai was originally settled by Chinese immigrants and still has a large ethnic Chinese population. Chinese holidays, especially Lunar New Year (Tet) and the Vegetarian Festival are important citywide holidays.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChineseNewYearHatYai030.jpg
  • 03 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:   The entrance to the bullfighting arena in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Bullfighting is a popular past time in southern Thailand. Hat Yai is the center of Thailand's bullfighting culture. In Thai bullfights, two bulls are placed in an arena and they fight, usually by head butting each other until one runs away or time is called. Huge amounts of mony are wagered on Thai bullfights - sometimes as much as 2,000,000 Thai Baht ($65,000 US).     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BullfightingHatYai009.jpg
  • 02 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk leads a prayer at the entrance to Wat Ta Won Vararum in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Hat Yai is the commercial center of south Thailand and a popular weekend vacation destination for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYai1102013.jpg
  • 02 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk leads a prayer at the entrance to Wat Ta Won Vararum in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Hat Yai is the commercial center of south Thailand and a popular weekend vacation destination for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HatYai1102010.jpg
  • 02 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: A monk ties a string with a Buddhist blessing to a man's wrist in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Hat Yai is the commercial center of south Thailand and a popular weekend vacation destination for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, THAILAND:      A man tries to stay dry during a rainy season squall in Hat Yai, Thailand. Hat Yai is the largest in southern Thailand. It is an important commercial center and tourist destination. It is especially popular with Malaysian, Singaporean and Chinese tourists.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, THAILAND:   A woman sells imported apples in the market in Hat Yai. Hat Yai is the largest city in southern Thailand. It is an important commercial center and tourist destination. It is especially popular with Malaysian, Singaporean and Chinese tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JULY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: Construction workers on a job site in Hat Yai, Thailand. Hat Yai is the 4th largest city in Thailand and the largest outside of the Bangkok metropolitan area. It's less the 50 miles from the Malaysian border and is a popular vacation spot for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JULY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: Construction workers on a job site in Hat Yai, Thailand. Hat Yai is the 4th largest city in Thailand and the largest outside of the Bangkok metropolitan area. It's less the 50 miles from the Malaysian border and is a popular vacation spot for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JULY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:  Malaysian tourists shop for clothes in the market in Hat Yai. Hat Yai is the 4th largest city in Thailand and the largest outside of the Bangkok metropolitan area. It's less the 50 miles from the Malaysian border and is a popular vacation spot for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JULY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: Muslim women sell shrimp and seafood in the market in Hat Yai. Hat Yai is the 4th largest city in Thailand and the largest outside of the Bangkok metropolitan area. It's less the 50 miles from the Malaysian border and is a popular vacation spot for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JULY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: Muslim women sell shrimp and seafood in the market in Hat Yai. Hat Yai is the 4th largest city in Thailand and the largest outside of the Bangkok metropolitan area. It's less the 50 miles from the Malaysian border and is a popular vacation spot for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JULY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: Muslim women sell shrimp and seafood in the market in Hat Yai. Hat Yai is the 4th largest city in Thailand and the largest outside of the Bangkok metropolitan area. It's less the 50 miles from the Malaysian border and is a popular vacation spot for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: Thai Buddhists set up their stand selling durian fruit in front of the Pakistan Mosque (Masjid) in Hat Yai, Thailand. Hat Yai is the 4th largest city in Thailand and the largest outside of the Bangkok metropolitan area. It's less the 50 miles from the Malaysian border and is a popular vacation spot for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:   A man unloads pineapples from a truck in Hat Yai. Hat Yai is the 4th largest city in Thailand and the largest outside of the Bangkok metropolitan area. It's less the 50 miles from the Malaysian border and is a popular vacation spot for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 FEBRUARY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: A member of a lion dance troupe sleeps between heads stored in the office during Lunar New Year in the Tong Sia Siang Tueng temple in Hat Yai. Hat Yai was originally settled by Chinese immigrants and still has a large ethnic Chinese population. Chinese holidays, especially Lunar New Year (Tet) and the Vegetarian Festival are important citywide holidays.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 FEBRUARY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:  People pray during Lunar New Year in the Tong Sia Siang Tueng temple in Hat Yai. Hat Yai was originally settled by Chinese immigrants and still has a large ethnic Chinese population. Chinese holidays, especially Lunar New Year (Tet) and the Vegetarian Festival are important citywide holidays.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 FEBRUARY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:  A group of men carry a small altar to a business during Lunar New Year. Groups of men go business to business with small altars and business owners make offerings and pray at the altars.  Hat Yai was originally settled by Chinese immigrants and still has a large ethnic Chinese population. Chinese holidays, especially Lunar New Year (Tet) and the Vegetarian Festival are important citywide holidays.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 FEBRUARY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:  Men carrying a small altar walk out of a foot massage shop in Hat Yai during Lunar New Year. Groups of men go business to business with small altars and business owners make offerings and pray at the altars.  Hat Yai was originally settled by Chinese immigrants and still has a large ethnic Chinese population. Chinese holidays, especially Lunar New Year (Tet) and the Vegetarian Festival are important citywide holidays.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 FEBRUARY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: Folk dancers perform in the Tong Sia Siang Tueng temple in Hat Yai. Hat Yai was originally settled by Chinese immigrants and still has a large ethnic Chinese population. Chinese holidays, especially Lunar New Year (Tet) and the Vegetarian Festival are important citywide holidays.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 FEBRUARY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: A woman prays in the Chao Mae Tubtim Shrine (Ruby Goddess Shrine) on 108 Hainanese Ancestors Memorial Day in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Hainanese communities around the world celebrate "108 Hainanese Ancestors Memorial Day." The day honors the time when 109 Hainanese villagers fleeing life in Hainan (an island off of the southwest coast of China, near Vietnam) washed up in what is now Vietnam and were killed by Vietnamese authorities because authorities thought they were pirates. The Vietnamese built a temple on the site and named it "Zhao Yin Ying Lie." Many Vietnamese fisherman credit prayers at the temple to saving their lives during violent storms and now "108 Hainanese Ancestors Memorial Day" is celebrated in Hainanese communities around the world. Hat Yai, the economic center of southern Thailand has a large Hainanese population.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 FEBRUARY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: A woman prays in the Chao Mae Tubtim Shrine (Ruby Goddess Shrine) on 108 Hainanese Ancestors Memorial Day in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Hainanese communities around the world celebrate "108 Hainanese Ancestors Memorial Day." The day honors the time when 109 Hainanese villagers fleeing life in Hainan (an island off of the southwest coast of China, near Vietnam) washed up in what is now Vietnam and were killed by Vietnamese authorities because authorities thought they were pirates. The Vietnamese built a temple on the site and named it "Zhao Yin Ying Lie." Many Vietnamese fisherman credit prayers at the temple to saving their lives during violent storms and now "108 Hainanese Ancestors Memorial Day" is celebrated in Hainanese communities around the world. Hat Yai, the economic center of southern Thailand has a large Hainanese population.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 FEBRUARY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: A dragon's face on a pillar in the Chao Mae Tubtim Shrine (Ruby Goddess Shrine) on 108 Hainanese Ancestors Memorial Day in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Hainanese communities around the world celebrate "108 Hainanese Ancestors Memorial Day." The day honors the time when 109 Hainanese villagers fleeing life in Hainan (an island off of the southwest coast of China, near Vietnam) washed up in what is now Vietnam and were killed by Vietnamese authorities because authorities thought they were pirates. The Vietnamese built a temple on the site and named it "Zhao Yin Ying Lie." Many Vietnamese fisherman credit prayers at the temple to saving their lives during violent storms and now "108 Hainanese Ancestors Memorial Day" is celebrated in Hainanese communities around the world. Hat Yai, the economic center of southern Thailand has a large Hainanese population.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:  A Thai fighting bull at the bullfighting arena in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Bullfighting is a popular past time in southern Thailand. Hat Yai is the center of Thailand's bullfighting culture. In Thai bullfights, two bulls are placed in an arena and they fight, usually by head butting each other until one runs away or time is called. Huge amounts of mony are wagered on Thai bullfights - sometimes as much as 2,000,000 Thai Baht ($65,000 US).     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:   Members of a team walk a fighting bull to the arena at the bullfighting arena in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Bullfighting is a popular past time in southern Thailand. Hat Yai is the center of Thailand's bullfighting culture. In Thai bullfights, two bulls are placed in an arena and they fight, usually by head butting each other until one runs away or time is called. Huge amounts of mony are wagered on Thai bullfights - sometimes as much as 2,000,000 Thai Baht ($65,000 US).     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:  A man looks for people in the crowd to bet with at the bullfighting arena in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Bullfighting is a popular past time in southern Thailand. Hat Yai is the center of Thailand's bullfighting culture. In Thai bullfights, two bulls are placed in an arena and they fight, usually by head butting each other until one runs away or time is called. Huge amounts of mony are wagered on Thai bullfights - sometimes as much as 2,000,000 Thai Baht ($65,000 US).      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 NOVEMBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:  A man looks for people in the crowd to bet with at the bullfighting arena in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Bullfighting is a popular past time in southern Thailand. Hat Yai is the center of Thailand's bullfighting culture. In Thai bullfights, two bulls are placed in an arena and they fight, usually by head butting each other until one runs away or time is called. Huge amounts of mony are wagered on Thai bullfights - sometimes as much as 2,000,000 Thai Baht ($65,000 US).      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: People process through the temple during a service on the last day of the Vegetarian Festival at Wat Ta Won Vararum, a Chinese Buddhist temple in Hat Yai. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated in Thai-Chinese communities throughout Thailand. It is the Thai Buddhist version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration celebrated in the 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. For nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale at their establishments by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:  A woman holds a candle during a service on the last day of the Vegetarian Festival at Wat Ta Won Vararum, a Chinese Buddhist temple in Hat Yai. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated in Thai-Chinese communities throughout Thailand. It is the Thai Buddhist version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration celebrated in the 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. For nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale at their establishments by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: A woman prays at a shrine at Wat Ta Won Vararum, a Chinese Buddhist temple in Hat Yai. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated in Thai-Chinese communities throughout Thailand. It is the Thai Buddhist version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration celebrated in the 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. For nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale at their establishments by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, THAILAND:  Old Chinese "shophouses" in Hat Yai. Most of these old buildings in Hat Yai have been torn down to make way for, relatively featureless, concrete block construction. Hat Yai is the largest city in southern Thailand. It is an important commercial center and tourist destination. It is especially popular with Malaysian, Singaporean and Chinese tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, THAILAND:      Motor scooter riders use umbrellas to keep drive while drive through a rainy season storm in Hat Yai, Thailand. Hat Yai is the largest in southern Thailand. It is an important commercial center and tourist destination. It is especially popular with Malaysian, Singaporean and Chinese tourists.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, THAILAND:      Hat Yai is the largest in southern Thailand. It is an important commercial center and tourist destination. It is especially popular with Malaysian, Singaporean and Chinese tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, THAILAND:      A woman picks up a baby while her friend holds an umbrella for them during a rainy season shower in Hat Yai, Thailand. Hat Yai is the largest in southern Thailand. It is an important commercial center and tourist destination. It is especially popular with Malaysian, Singaporean and Chinese tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, THAILAND:      Grilled pigs' heads for sale in the market in Hat Yai. Hat Yai is the largest in southern Thailand. It is an important commercial center and tourist destination. It is especially popular with Malaysian, Singaporean and Chinese tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, THAILAND: A woman walks into a temple for the Vegetarian Festival at a Chinese temple in Hat Yai. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration celebrated in the 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. For nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale at their establishments by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. Hat Yai was settled by Chinese traders centuries ago. The town still has a very large Chinese population. Hat Yai is the largest in southern Thailand. It is an important commercial center and tourist destination. It is especially popular with Malaysian, Singaporean and Chinese tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, THAILAND:  Old Chinese "shophouses" in Hat Yai. Most of these old buildings in Hat Yai have been torn down to make way for, relatively featureless, concrete block construction. Hat Yai is the largest city in southern Thailand. It is an important commercial center and tourist destination. It is especially popular with Malaysian, Singaporean and Chinese tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JULY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: Apartments and office buildings in Hat Yai, Thailand. Hat Yai is experiencing rapid economic growth and development. Hat Yai is the 4th largest city in Thailand and the largest outside of the Bangkok metropolitan area. It's less the 50 miles from the Malaysian border and is a popular vacation spot for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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