2017-09-21: The Chinese Trading Post
3kms West of Siam Centre
Packed with market stalls, street-side restaurants, Chinese medicine stores and probably the greatest concentration of gold shops in the city, Chinatown is an experience not to miss.
This historic area is as old as Bangkok itself, its growth spawned by waves of Chinese immigrants who left communist China, settled down here and continued what they did best "trade"
Today, Bangkok’s Chinatown is a popular tourist attraction and a food haven for new generation gourmands who flock here after sunset to explore the vibrant street-side cuisine. At day time, it’s no less busy, as hordes of shoppers descend upon this 1-km strip and adjacent Charoenkrung Road to get a day’s worth of staple, trade gold, or pay a visit to one of the Chinese temples.
Best way to be introduced to Chinatown is to start at Yaowarat Chinatown Heritage Centre is an exciting start of the art exhibition centre located in lower level of Wat Traimit (home of famous golden budda), so much history in 1 place with many attractions nearby in crazy busy Chinatown zone of Bangkok
BTS skytrain & gets you close, MRT (subway) stops at on the edge of the zone
Land: Taxi: car / tuktuk / motor bike is frequent Water: canal ferry is close and river ferry is frequent
Attractions
- Pusbike tour: No hills lots of thrills, 3 or 5hrs, these definately deserve the mantle in Bangkok most Popular tours, check out the overview, or you can take a look at our recent reviews & tour video
- Sampaeng Lane Markets Soi Wanit 1, the "shoppers walking street", 3kms, infusion of several cultures;
Thai, Chinese & Indian sections along the stretch are old and new - see more also noted in the shopping zone
- Pak Klong Talad wholesale night flower markets are extraordinary, the wholesale flower market clogs several blocks on the northern edge of Chinatown, an astounding spectrum.
- Settle in at a Pier caf'e to sunset photos of Wat Arun, brief walk to evening view of Wat Pho and then a short walk to the wholesale flower markets which are not far to Saphan Phut Night Bazaar
- Canal boat tours (popular tour) offers genuine amazing sites; poverty to glory, select the style of tour to suit, slow or fast boats (long tail). Tours are generally from 2 to 5 hrs, and rated as Popular tour M-D-P
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| Bang Lamphu | W 4kms of Siam Centre A walking area, classic Thai temples & Khao San Rd | High | High | Medium | Medium | | Chatuchak | N 10kms of Siam Centre Largest weekend markets in Asia, Parks & Game fishing | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium | | Dusit | NW 3.5km of Siam, Grand Avenues of Royalty | High - Historical Royalty | High | Low | Nil | | Thonburi | SW 5.3km of Siam, old capital mostly undeveloped | High: many canals (khlongs) | High: | Low: mainly water markets (Talad Nam) | Low | | Chinatown | W 3km of Siam, Chinese infusion; a trading post, chaotic & markets | High: Street food mania | High: historical | Medium: mainly makets | Low: River Icons or nearby crazy Khaoson | | H: Attractions Bangkok | Index | all | all | all | all | | H: Tourism Bangkok | Index | all | all | all | all | | Siam Centre | centre of town - retail | Low: retail tourism | High: retail | High: mainly brand label | Medium: 5 star venues | | Talad Noi | WS 3.5km from Siam - > Heritage zone Chinatown, walking tours chill zone | High - influence of Chinese | High: quiet friendly | Low : cultural not tourism | Nil: quiet not far to buzz places |
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