Chaozhou or Teochew Prefecture in Northern Guangdong Province was where Sino-Thai trade was at the strongest in early Rattanakosin period. Janglin in Tenghai District was the main port of call for both Thai and Chinese cargo ships. As the bows of the latter leaving janglin Port were painted in red, they were called red-bow junks. Aside from cargo, they also carried large numbers of passengers hoping to find jobs in Siam(Thailand). Having heard much talk about Thailand's fertility and persuaded by relatives who had taken the trip, young men from poverty-stricken villages of Teochew and nearby prefectures came aboard these red-bow junks filled with hope, just as northeastern monsoon sent them on the south route toward Thailand.
steam Chinese Pastry(without molded) may be these can kept almost a year.
While the hold of the ships were full of cargo, each passenger on the deck had only a few pieces of belongings, mostly a mat, a bamboo pillow, a straw hat and a water jar. The food he brought along mainly consisted of steamed Chinese pastry, Which nicely kept for several days, and ash-pumpkins which were refreshing in lieu of water and could also be used as lifebuoy in case of shipwreck. The voyage from Janglin to Bangkok took about one month, during which the passengers could do almost nothing except pray that God bless them with a safe journey and let them emerge unscathed from all kinds of danger stemming from a potential storm, famine or disease while at sea
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