RESEARCH ON THE DECORATIVE ART AND CULTURAL CONNOTATION OF ANGSILA BONTOK-KONG TEMPLE IN CHONBURI PROVINCE, THAILAND

Abstract

Chaozhou Chinese migrated to Thailand several times and their inherited Chaozhou traditional culture collided and merged with Thai local culture over the long years. This gradually presented new artistic forms and evolved into new cultural forms, which is directly reflected in the decorative art of Chaozhou Chinese religious spaces. Chaozhou Chinese migrated to Thailand several times and their inherited Chaozhou traditional culture collided and merged with Thai local culture over the long years. This gradually presented new artistic forms and evolved into new cultural forms, which is directly reflected in the decorative art of Chaozhou Chinese religious spaces.