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Sampheng
Sampheng (, ) is a historic neighbourhood and market in Bangkok's Chinatown, in Samphanthawong District. It was settled during the establishment of Bangkok in 1782 by Teochew Chinese, and eventually grew into the surrounding areas. The original street of Sampheng, now officially known as Soi Wanit 1 (), is now a small alleyway lined with numerous shops, and is a famous market. Toponymy Sampheng is named after a ''khlong'' (canal) that used to run in the area, connecting Khlong Maha Nak and the Chao Phraya River. It was filled in during the reign of King Rama VII to make way for roads, the area becoming known as Khlong Thom ('filled canal'). It is unclear where the name "Sampheng" comes from. Speculations include that it may be distorted from the word "Samphraeng" (สามแพร่ง) which means "three-way junction", the Teochew word , or even the name of a species of edible fern "Lampheng" (ลำเพ็ง; '' Stenochlaena palustris'') that used to abound here in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangkok's Chinatown
Bangkok's Chinatown is one of the largest Chinatowns in the world. It was founded in 1782 when the city was established as the capital of the Rattanakosin Kingdom, and served as the home of the mainly Teochew immigrant Chinese population, who soon became the city's dominant ethnic group. Originally centred around Sampheng, the core of Chinatown now lies along Yaowarat Road, which serves as its main artery and sometimes lends its name to the entire area, which is often referred to as Yaowarat (). Chinatown's entire area roughly coincides with Samphanthawong District, and includes neighbourhoods such as Song Wat and Talat Noi along the Chao Phraya River, and Charoen Chai, Khlong Thom and Woeng Nakhon Khasem along Charoen Krung Road. Originally a wilderness area outside the city walls, Chinatown grew to become Bangkok's commercial hub throughout the late 19th to early 20th centuries, but has since declined in prominence as commercial activity moved elsewhere following t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samphanthawong District
Samphanthawong (, )) is one of the Districts of Bangkok, 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. Regarded as Bangkok's Chinatown, it is the smallest district by area in Thailand. Neighbouring districts are (from north clockwise) Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bang Rak district, Bang Rak, Khlong San (across Chao Phraya River), and Phra Nakhon. History The area has been a Chinese race, Chinese community since the early days of Bangkok. Originally living in what is now the Phra Nakhon district, they were relocated here when the capital was set up. The narrow Sampheng Lane (สำเพ็ง, now called Wanit I Road, วานิช 1) was the district's main street until Yaowarat Road was constructed in 1892 during the reign of Chulalongkorn, King Chulalongkorn. Sampheng Lane is depicted on the back of series 15 20 Thai baht, baht banknotes, to commemorate an important post-World War II visit by young king Rama VIII#Post war, Rama VIII (accompanied by HM's brother, Prince Bhumibol, with h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaowarat Road
Yaowarat Road (, , ; ) in Samphanthawong District is the main artery of Bangkok's Chinatown. Modern Chinatown now covers a large area around Yaowarat and Charoen Krung Road. It has been the main centre for trading by the Chinese community since they moved from their old site some 200 years ago to make way for the construction of Wat Phra Kaew, the Grand Palace. Nearby is the Phahurat or Little India. The area is bordered by the Chao Phraya River from the west to the south. Yaowarat Road is well known for its variety of foodstuffs, and at night turns into a large "food street" that draws tourists and locals from all over the city. History Chinatown is in one of the oldest areas of Bangkok. It is the result of the resettlement of Chinese on the west bank of Chao Phraya River after King Rama I moved the capital of the kingdom from Thonburi to Rattanakosin. From there Chinese traders operated maritime junk trade between ( Siam) and China throughout the Rattanakosin period. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chakkrawat Road
250px, '' Prang'' (pagoda in Khmer-style) of Wat Chakkrawat, the origin of the area's name Chakkrawat (, ) is a ''khwaeng'' (subdistrict) of Samphanthawong district, Bangkok. History In the year 1915, corresponding to the King Vajiravudh (Rama VI)'s reign. Chakkrawat was an ''amphoe'' (district) of Phra Nakhon province, same as Sam Yaek, Sampheng, and Samphanthawong. Later in the year 1931, during the King Prajadhipok (Rama VII)'s reign. The economic downturn, the Siamese government therefore has to save the nation's budget. Therefore had to merge the Chakkrawat and Sampeng together with Samphanthawong since then. Until the year 1973, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) was officially established. Samphanthawong therefore changed the status to a full district and Chakkrawat officially changed its status to a subdistrict of Samphanthawong. Its name after Wat Chakkrawat, an old temple dates back to the Ayutthaya period, or formerly known as "Wat Sam Pluem" which locate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wat Pathum Khongkha
Wat Pathum Khongkha Ratchaworawihan, or simple known as Wat Pathum Khongkha () is a second class royal temple in the Talat Noi area of Bangkok's Chinatown near Tri Mit Road, which leads to Odeon Circle, the beginning of Yaowarat Road. It is an ancient temple since Ayutthaya period. Until the early Rattanakosin period corresponding to the King Rama I's reign. The King's younger brother Prince Maha Sura Singhanat renovated the entire monastery as a merit making dedicated to his father Mr. Thongdee and renamed the temple to Wat Pathum Khongkha (temple of lotuses in water). Its formerly named as Wat Sampheng according to its location Sampheng, the Chinese and commercial quarters since those days. Background This temple was the execution ground of Prince Kraisorn, who committed a rebellion against King Rama III. He was executed by beating with sandalwood cudgel at the back of the neck on a stone, which was the execution of royal family member according to ancient traditions. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phahurat
Phahurat or Pahurat (, , lit. "gold upper arm bracelet"), sometimes described as Thailand's Little India, is an ethnic neighborhood surrounding Phahurat Road in Wang Burapha Phirom Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok. The area that would become Phahurat was an enclave of Annamese ( Vietnamese) immigrants who came to Siam during the reign of King Taksin (1768–1782). In 1898, a first broke out and paved way for a road which was named "Bahurada", commonly spelled today as Phahurat or Pahurat (as it is pronounced), by King Chulalongkorn in remembrance of his daughter Princess Bahurada Manimaya ( RTGS: ''Phahurat Manimai'') () who had died at young age. Many of today's Phahurat residents are of South Asian descent. A Sikh community settled there more than a century ago and established a textile trading center that is still thriving. The golden-domed Siri Guru Singh Sabha temple is a landmark of Phahurat. The neighborhood is also home to some South Asian Hindus and Muslims. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 10 million people as of 2024, 13% of the country's population. Over 17.4 million people (25% of Thailand's population) live within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region as of the 2021 estimate, making Bangkok a megacity and an extreme primate city, dwarfing Thailand's other urban centres in both size and importance to the national economy. Bangkok traces its roots to a small trading post during the Ayutthaya Kingdom, Ayutthaya era in the 15th century, which eventually grew and became the site of two capital cities, Thonburi Kingdom, Thonburi in 1767 and Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932), Rattanakosin in 1782. Bangkok was at the heart of the modernization of Siam during the late 19th century, as the count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Neighbourhoods In Bangkok
This is a partial list of neighbourhoods in Bangkok. Bang Kapi * Bang Kapi * Chok Chai 4 * Happy Land * Hua Mak * Khlong Chan * Lam Sali * Lat Phrao * Lo Lae *Ramkhamhaeng Bang Sue * Bang Pho * Bang Son * Bang Sue * Pracha Chuen * Tao Pun * Wong Sawang Chatuchak * Ari *Chatuchak Park * Chorakhe Bua * Chumtang Bang Sue *Kamphaeng Phet * Lat Phrao * Mo Chit *Phahon Yothin *Pradiphat * Ratchayothin *Saphan Khwai *Wat Samian Nari Don Mueang *Bang Khen *Don Mueang *Kaset-Nawamin * Lak Si * Lat Pla Khao * Ngam Wong Wan *Saphan Mai * Sena Nikhom * Thung Song Hong Dusit * Bang Krabue * Kiak Kai * Maha Nak * Ratchawat *Samsen * Si Yan * Soi Suan Oi Pathum Wan (well known as ''Ratchaprasong'' shopping street area) * Ban Krua * Banthat Thong * Bon Kai * Charoen Phon * Chit Lom * Chula *Hua Lamphong * Lang Suan * Suphachalasai (National Stadium) * Phloen Chit * Phra Ram 1 * Ratchadamri *Ratchaprasong *Sam Yan *Saphan Lueang *Siam Square (Shinjuku of Thailand) * Suan Luang * Suan L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saphan Han
250px, Saphan Han Saphan Han (, ) is a small bridge over the Khlong Rop Krung (Rop Krung canal; lit: ''around the city canal''), also known as Khlong Ong Ang (Ong Ang canal; lit: ''canal of jars and pots'') in the areas of Bangkok's Chakkrawat sub-district, Samphanthawong district and Wang Burapha Phirom sub-district, Phra Nakhon district. It is also the name of the surrounding area. The bridge was built along with the excavation of the Khlong Rop Krung at the beginning of Rattanakosin (present-day Bangkok) in the reign of King Phutthayotfa Chulalok (Rama I). At that time Saphan Han was a bridge made of a single plank for people crossing between outer city and inner city. On side was firmly fixed while the other side laid across the opposite side without fixing which could be turned for the boat to pass. Hence the name "Saphan Han", which means "turning bridge" or "swing bridge". In the Ayutthaya period, it was noted that there were similar bridges at Khlong Takhian (Takhian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khlong Thom, Bangkok
Khlong Thom (, ) is a neighbourhood in Bangkok, mainly in Pom Prap Sattru Phai District. It is located along Mahachak Road around its intersection with Charoen Krung, on the periphery of Bangkok's Chinatown in Samphanthawong District. Mahachak Road was built around 1930 on the site of the former Khlong Sampheng. The canal was filled in to make way for the road, hence the name ''Khlong Thom'', which means "filled canal". The Khlong Thom area is well known for shops and vendors selling a variety of goods, especially automotive hardware and electrical equipment. The vendors used to gather into a large market on Saturday nights, which encroached on public space and blocked traffic. In March 2015, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is the local government of Bangkok, which includes the capital of Thailand. The government is composed of two branches: the executive (or the Governor of Bangkok) and the legislative (or Bangkok Metro ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shopping Along Narrow Sampeng Lane In Chinatown (6491931589)
Shopping is an activity in which a customer browses the available goods or services presented by one or more retailers with the potential intent to purchase a suitable selection of them. A typology of shopper types has been developed by scholars which identifies one group of shoppers as recreational shoppers, that is, those who enjoy shopping and view it as a leisure activity.Jones, C. and Spang, R., "Sans Culottes, Sans Café, Sans Tabac: Shifting Realms of Luxury and Necessity in Eighteenth-Century France," Chapter 2 in ''Consumers and Luxury: Consumer Culture in Europe, 1650-1850'' Berg, M. and Clifford, H., Manchester University Press, 1999; Berg, M., "New Commodities, Luxuries and Their Consumers in Nineteenth-Century England," Chapter 3 in ''Consumers and Luxury: Consumer Culture in Europe, 1650-1850'' Berg, M. and Clifford, H., Manchester University Press, 1999 Online shopping has become a major disruptor in the retail industry as consumers can now search for product ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wa (unit)
Wa ( , also ''waa'' or ''wah'', abbreviated ) is a unit of length, equal to two metres (2 m) or four :th:ศอก (หน่วยความยาวไทย), sok (.) ''Wa'' as a verb means to outstretch (one's) arms to both sides, which relates to the fathom's distance between the fingertips of a Man (word), man's outstretched arms. The 1833 Siamese-American Treaty of Amity and Commerce, reads, "[The] Siamese fathom...being computed to contain 78 English or American inches, corresponding to 96 :th:นิ้ว (หน่วยความยาวไทย), Siamese inches." The length then would have been equivalent to a modern 1.981 metres. Since Metrication#Status by country/region, conversion to the metric system in 1923, the length as derived from the metre is precisely two metres, but the unit is neither part of nor recognized by the modern SI, International metric system (SI). Wa also occurs as a colloquialism for "square wa" (tarang wa) a unit of area abbreviated or .) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
