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Thailand has a large Chinese population. Most of them have been living here for generations and many are meanwhile completely integrated into the Thai society and cannot speak Chinese any more. In certain places, though, like here in "Chinatown", the Chinese population still lives in their own community and you will hear all sorts of Chinese dialects and the inscriptions are mainly in Chinese letters. The area is a big market place, where you can buy everything. Chinatown is a very hectic area of Bangkok, but it is great to watch the Chinese way of trading. When you visit Wat Trimit (see a few tips above), you are already at the outskirts of Chinatown, so why not take your time to look around there. Leave a Comment Directions: When you stay near the Chao Phraya, take a river-taxi to Ratchawong-pier and walk along Thanon Ratchawong, after about 500m you are right in the centre of Chinatown.
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Bangkok has quite a large and vibrant Chinatown. As with all major Southeast Asian cities, the Chinese immigrated in large numbers to engage in commerce and have prospered here. Here you will find the crowded streets lined with small Chinese-owned shops selling everything imaginable. Some touristy souvenir shops, but mostly shops that cater to the local community with everyday goods and services. You will also find several colorful Chinese temples in the area. As you would expect, there are also many good authentic Chinese restaurants here. Also located in the Chinatown area is Wat Traimit, which houses the famed Gold Buddha. To be honest, living in Singapore means that I am exposed to Chinese culture on a daily basis, so Bangkok's Chinatown wasn't particularly interesting to me or my wife. But my wife's father and step-mother from America thought it was great, so I guess it depends on where you come from. Leave a Comment Directions: The area around the intersection of Yaowarat and Ratchawong Roads.
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China Town in Bangkok is a great place to visit. You get to experience local Chinese life and take the opportunity to experience the many shops and market stalls selling Chinese goods. There are many restaurants where you can enjoy traditional Chinese food. I found a lot of items on the menus was seafood, so if you don't like this type of stuff then you may want to eat elsewhere. Leave a Comment Directions: To view typical China Town scenes straight ahead to Ratchawongsi Road until the intersection of Yaowarat Road.
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Chinatown 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. It is an interesting place to just wander around. The only major tourist attraction here would be Wat Traimit but I never went there because I was effectively "templed out". However, the story goes that a large stucco Buddha that had been in storage as dropped from a crane while being moved. It revealed a solid-gold Buddha under the stucco that was over five tonnes. It was likely wrapped in stucco to hide the statue from the one of the Burmese invasions. Chinatown has a seedy historical reputation for large numbers of opium dens, brothels, pawnshops and a fondness for gambling. Today, gold shops and pawnshops are still very popular in Chinatown and can be found almost anywhere. Yaowarat road is Chinatown's main street, and has a concentration of gold shops. They have pretty good prices. There are also lots of restaurants in this area where you can get birds-nest soup, dim sum, shark fin soup and other traditional Chinese delicacies. The narrow, crammed Sampeng Lane was previously infamous for the gang fighting and high numbers of murders that took place here. Nowadays, it's a very busy predominately pedestrian street The Thieves Market, or Nakhon Kasem is slightly north of the western end of Sampeng Lane. Though legitimate today, it was so named because this was where goods stolen from houses inevitably turned up. It's now a good area for looking or buying Thai or Chinese antiques. Leave a Comment Directions: Go from Ratchawongsi Pier down the road of the same name until the intersection of Yaowarat Road.
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Even if you do not plan to buy, a leasurely stroll through Chinatown, market and flower market is worth it. You'll see odd foods hung to dry, vendors cooking on the street, bushels of vegitables and unfathomable amounts of flowers. Directions: To view typical China Town scences straight ahead to Ratchawongsi Road until the intersection of Yaowarat Road.
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