Chak Ngaeo

Chak Ngaeo or Ban Chak Ngaeo (or spelled: Chakngeaw; Thai: ชากแง้ว, บ้านชากแง้ว; lit: Chak Ngaeo Village; Chinese: 茶格; pinyin: Chá gé) is a community and village located in Tambon Huai Yai, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province, eastern Thailand. It is a community of Thai Chinese who still maintain the traditional lifestyle similar to Talad Noi in Bangkok. Even though it is located less than 10 kilometers (6.21 mi) from Pattaya, where Pattaya is a world-class tourist destination filled with pubs, bars or liquor stores includes agogo bars and many Western tourists. It has been dubbed "Chinatown of the East".