250px, Khlong Chong Nonsi and its public park in 2021. Khlong Chong Nonsi (, ) is a ''

khlong A ''khlong'' (, ), alternatively spelt as ''klong'' () commonly refers to a canal in Thailand. These canals are spawned by the rivers Chao Phraya, Tha Chin, and Mae Klong, along with their tributaries particularly in the low-lying areas of ce ...

'' (canal) in one of the busiest and the most crowded business districts of Bangkok, as well as the nearby Khlong Sathon. Khlong Chong Nonsi runs from

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all the way down to the

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. It covers a distance of through districts of Bang Rak, Sathon and

Yan Nawa Yan Nawa or Yannawa (, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by (clockwise from west to northeast) Rat Burana (across Chao Phraya River), Bang Kho Laem, Sathon, and Khlong Toei Districts of Bang ...

. It is also the origin of the name Chong Nonsi. One of the two ''

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s'' (sub-district) in Yan Nawa district, where it empties into the Chao Phraya river. Currently, it runs parallel to the entire length of Narathiwat Ratchanakarin road. Somephases it crosses with other roads such as Chan,

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. The BTS SkyTrain Silom Line is at the northern end and the

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bus runs up and down most of the canal. The width of the mouth of the canal is about , and the phase runs along Narathiwat Ratchanakarin road is about – wide. Its name "Chong Nonsi" is believed to be distorted from the word "Chong Nang Ni" (ช่องนางหนี) which means "a channel that lady escaped". It comes from a

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titled ''"Legend of Lord U Thong"'', the story about an Ayutthaya mythical king named U Thong, who escaped cholera to various places and gave rise to the names of different places later on. A 2018 survey found that Khlong Chong Nonsi, especially the intersection of

Silom Si Lom Road (also written as Silom, , ) is a major street in Bangkok, Thailand. The road is best known for its commerecial neighbourhood, which, along with the nearby and roughly parallel Sathon Road, forms one of the city's main business distr ...

and Surawong roads, was the dirtiest in Bangkok.

Chong Nonsi Canal Park

On December 25, 2021, the Chong Nonsi Canal Park was opened by

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(BMA). It is the first phase of the Khlong Chong Nonsi restoration project with a distance of from the total project distance of . The construction period is divided into four phases.

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