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One more question on Chinatown - what time is it open until? Chinatown is always busy the whole day except during Songkran Festival which takes place between April 13-17 every year. By day: The Pros: Enjoy your strolling along the street. Visit chineses temples, gold smiths, and stroll into alleys where shops offereing wholesale toys, garments, and typical hawkers' food. Also, enjoy daylight photography. At the end of the street, look for the chinese arch with chinese characters written by the princess. The Cons: Beware of crowds of the local and workmen rushing around, and heavy traffic producin fumes. Some market areas are filthy. It's always hot in Bangkok. By night: The Pros: Not too hot weather allows you to stroll a bit longer if you enjoy the scene. Try a variety of hawkers' food, fruit, and nuts. Recommended are sweet chinese herb topped with crushed ice, smelly spiky Durian in case you don't mind it, hazel not freshly roasted. Spotlight night shots. The Cons: Streets are always two–lane occupied by the vendors making tourists and pedestrians almost always have to walk in the mniddle of the running cars. 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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Situated south of the Grand Palace and by the Chao Phraya, Chinatown is a bustling ethnic enclave that is also one of the oldest districts of the city. Back in the late 18th century, the Chinese merchants moved south when their land was cleared to make way for the building of the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaeo. Sampeng Lane thus became the first commercial zone for Chinese businesses during the day, and was an opium district during the night. Today, the district is home to colourful Chinese temples, Chinese schools, Chinese pharmacies, provision shops, wet markets, busy narrow streets lined with peddlers of bric-a-brac and small eateries. Can't find them? Just venture off the main streets! Leave a Comment Directions: To get to Chinatown via the Chao Phraya, visitors should alight at Tha Ratchawong.
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You can't really miss Chinatown when you stroll in Bangkok. This place gets busy ALL day. But that's a charm of it. What it's famous for, one is the food, of course! Dim sum - very yum! Many people go there to buy cheap souvenirs or those Chinese herbals. And if you're in the mood of gold bracelets or necklaces shopping, just check them out here. Both sides of the street are pretty much packed of the gold shops. Anyway, good time to eat at Chinatown is when the sun comes down. Go there around 8pm. 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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