Junks from China arrived in Bangkok sometime between January and April. Foreign ships could get as close to the capital as possible while mooring in Sampheng area which lay adjacent to the southern city wall. The river in this area buzzed with an open market atmosphere on deck of these junks. A certain part of cargo was tranported to shops in Sampheng, Bangkok's biggest market which featured a dense cluster of Chinese-owned houses and shops. Houses and house-boats belonging to Chinese merchants were along the bank of the river. Large numbers of Chinese passengers disembarked here. Those arriving in Thailand for the first time relled on help from relatives or acquaintances hailing from the same villages as they struggled to settle in the new land. Many found jobs in Sampheng working as coolies or earning a living as peddlers before changing to other occupations at a later stage.
The majority of the ethnic Chinese population in Thailand traces their ancestry to Southern China. They can be grouped by dialect and domicile by birth as follows:
The Hokkiens from Southern Hokkien Province
The Teochews from Northeastern Guangdong Province
The Hakkas from Northern Guangdong Province
The Cantonese from Central Guangdong Province
The Hainanese from Northeastern Hainan Province
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