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Love it or hate it: crowded, hot and a little stressing, but also lively and highly interesting to see. Bangkok Chinatown is not so Chinese as other Chinese boroughs around the world. More thai signs, more people speaking local language... But, if Bangkok itself is a big market, perhaps Chinatown is its most perfect example. So many things to look at, to listen to and even to smell. A feast for senses or perhaps an overwhelming place: you decide. Our group got divided opinions, but nobody regretted to have visited the place. Amalo u odialo: repleto, caliente y un poco estresante, pero tambien vivo y muy interesante de ver. El Chinatown de Bangkok quiza no es tan chino como otros barrios chinos del mundo: mas senhales en thai, mas gente hablando la lengua del pais... Pero si Bangkok en si mismo es un gran mercado, quizas Chinatown sea su mas perfecta expresion. Tantas cosas para ver, para escuchar, e incluso para oler... Una fiesta para los sentidos o tal vez un puro exceso: tu decides. Nuestro grupo dio diferentes opiniones, pero nadie lamento haber vistado el lugar. Directions: To view typical China Town scences straight ahead to Ratchawongsi Road until the intersection of Yaowarat Road.
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You won't believe what you see here, what a different culture! Strangest food in the world! Lots of pastery in strange colours (like pink) filled with fish, dried stuff, squids, special seafood, they even sell dried crockodile ***! The strangest culture ever seen! Without having to visit China, visit Chinatown first for an impression.... Definitely a must see. The Chinatown district is one of the oldest areas of Bangkok as Chinese merchants were originally moved to this area in the early 1780's when Bangkok was founded. One of the main streets of this area, Charoen Krung was actually Bangkok's first paved road, so it's English name, New Road, couldn't really be more inappropriate nowadays. The area has got a somewhat seedy historical reputation for large numbers of opium dens, brothels (which hung green lanterns outside, giving it the name of the Green Light district), pawnshops and a fondness for gambling. Today, gold shops and pawnshops are still very popular in Chinatown and can be found almost anywhere. Drug dealing, prostitution and gambling (all now illegal in Thailand) are also still thought to be widespread in this area, though they are not likely to be very noticeable to the average visitor. Though other attractions as such are thin on the ground, Chinatown is an interesting place to just wander around. A couple of Chinatown's most interesting roads are Yaowarat road leading westwards from near Wat Traimit, and Sampeng Lane, also sometimes known as Soi Wanit), running parallel south of Yaowarat. Busy Yaowarat road is Chinatown's main street, and has surely one of greatest concentrations of gold shops anywhere, reflecting the love of gold the Thai-Chinese are often thought to have. There's dozens of them, all dazzlingly brightly colored, and with mainly very good prices. There's also plenty of restaurants round here also, where you can get birds-nest soup, dim sum, shark fin soup and other traditional Chinese delicacies. Leave a Comment Directions: To view typical China Town scences straight ahead to Ratchawongsi Road until the intersection of Yaowarat Road.
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