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Bang Rak is a lively shopping and entertainment hub known for lavish riverside hotels with glitzy rooftop bars. Within this district, the busy Silom neighborhood has casual pubs, chic cocktail lounges and gay bars. Dining ranges from street food to upscale Italian and American eateries. Tailors, jewelers and decor stores line charming Charoen Krung Road, also home to high-end antiques stores and fine art galleries.
Bang Rak ( Thai: บางรัก, pronounced [bāːŋ rák]) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by four other districts (from north clockwise): Pathum Wan, Sathon, Khlong San (across the Chao Phraya River), and Samphanthawong. It was established in 1912. As of 2017, Bang Rak's population was 47,817. History Bang Rak's history dates to the reigns of King Rama III, Rama IV, and Rama V after the construction of Charoen Krung and Yaowarat Roads were completed. When Bangkok grew, many people, especially from Chinatown moved to live there. It is adjacent to the Talat Noi, one of the oldest Chinese communities in Bangkok. The area became a locus of Western businesses and diplomatic missions. There are several theories about the district name, Bang Rak. According to Marc Askew the word bang (บาง) refers to 'water-hamlets', floating communities on the Chao Phraya River sitting alongside structures on the bank. Another theory suggests that rak refers a kind of plant and that there was one such plant in a canal in the district. Another suggests that the original name for the area which became Bang Rak was written in Thai as บางรักษ์ (also pronounced Bang Rak) meaning village of care due to the presence of an early missionary hospital. The "rak" of Bang Rak is thought to be short for raksa ( Thai: รักษา; RTGS: raksa) which means 'to treat an illness' or 'take care of'. Over time the Thai spelling was shortened to the current form, meaning 'village of love'. Because Bang Rak can mean village of love, today the district is a popular place to register marriages, especially on Valentine's Day.
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PhayaThai / Ratchathewi | N 2kms of Siam, Suburbia & Highest rooftop view 84 flr | Medium | Medium: backstage of the city price lower | Medium | Sukhumvit | E 3km of Siam, "Farangville" Hotels, Bars, Nightlife | Medium: retail | High: brand labels | High: Westernised | Rattanakosin | W 4.5 km of Siam. Historical area, home Grand Palace | High: historical | Low: mainly markets | Low: nearby crazy Khaosan | Talad Noi | WS 3.5km from Siam - > Heritage zone Chinatown, walking tours chill zone | High: quiet friendly | Low : cultural not tourism | Nil: quiet not far to buzz places | Siam Centre | centre of town - retail | High: retail | High: mainly brand label | Medium: 5 star venues | H: Tourism Bangkok | Index | all | all | all | H: Attractions Bangkok | Index | all | all | all | Chinatown | W 3km of Siam, Chinese infusion; a trading post, chaotic & markets | High: historical | Medium: mainly makets | Low: River Icons or nearby crazy Khaoson | Thonburi | SW 5.3km of Siam, old capital mostly undeveloped | High: | Low: mainly water markets (Talad Nam) | Low |
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