Many Asian traditions are struggling to endure. The tourism industry is booming, making it seemingly more difficult for traditions to survive the influx of foreign visitors. Thailand is one country in which this industry is thriving, welcoming some 32.6 million tourists in 2016 alone, according to Reuters. How do customs persevere in a modern changing landscape? Three groups in Western Thailand have somehow found a way. Here, meet the people residing, working, and carrying on traditions in the villages of Mae Sot.