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epa04990680 YEARENDER 2015 FEATURE PACKAGES.(24/29) A Thai market worker sells fresh prawns in a narrow alley deep inside Klong Toey market, Bangkok's largest fresh food 'wet' or 'fresh' market selling a large array of fresh and alive food sources, open 19 hours out of every 24 hours, in Bangkok, Thailand, 26 February 2015. The market has a long history, the area settled since the tenth century, and still used by local shoppers and wholesalers to buy cheap fresh produce. Thailand's fresh food 'wet markets' are a centuries old tradition, where people come to buy their daily whole food needs every morning, but many are now under threat from convenience buying trends centered on air-conditioned supermarkets and modern life facilites such refrigeration. While convenience stores have replaced many wet markets, other fresh food markets have developed themselves as tourist attractions, depending on it for their survival. EPA/BARBARA WALTON PLEASE REFER TO ADVISORY NOTICE (epa04919637) FOR FULL FEATURE TEXT