To the south of Dusit and Banglamphu, Bangkok's Chinatown, known popularly as the district Yaowarat, is one of the major tourist attractions. It is a showcase of Chinese culture and entrepreneurship.
Chinatown is a city of old shopping center, covering a large area around Yaowarat Road and the adjacent main Chareon Krung Road and New Road.
Foundation Thailand
Chinese moved to the area as early as1780's. It is the oldest city's ethnic enclaves. While the royal familyGrand Palace in 1782 by King Rama I built the foundation of the new capital of Thailand in Bangkok Ayutthaya was destroyed by the Burmese brand Chinese community was asked to move just outside the city walls. The area was then the most important center of trade for two centuries.
At the turn of the 20th century Yaowarat was the hottest part of Bangkok. It 'was the smartest shops, tall buildings, pawn shops, cinemas and Chinese operas.
The area also hada bad reputation for large numbers of opium dens, brothels (the Green Lantern out there, instead of Western-style red light hanging), and a penchant for drug trafficking and gambling, which are all illegal today.
At present the charm and attractions of this area are difficult to describe. Sun Exploration is a must. Many beautiful buildings, home decorations, the view of Chinese religions and cultural history and unique lifestyle. Ancient ChineseThe superstitions have survived here. Look carefully at the sides of some houses, and "Feng Shui" mirror, called "Pat kwa guide 'to make strategically and the expulsion of the spirits to see.
The Chinese in Chinatown have been living in Thailand for generations, and now are regarded as more Thais can not speak any Chinese —.
The real China Town is located along the busy numerous smaller roads, alleys and courtyards. Many of them are fullshops, all types of commodities, a paradise for shoppers. With a few scattered stands, you can find many types of products at very attractive prices.
Yaowarat is better for the more than 100 stores to find gold on both sides of the road is unknown. Gold shops here are mostly owned and operated by Chinese, that the love of gold, which often must be taken into account.
Some of the best of 'gold in the world, find and buy the products here. Almost any timeThais, tourists and buyers from neighboring countries – the day, the shops here are crowded with people. All the gold bought here can score from a low weight, is strictly controlled by the government, to be sold.
Yaowarat district is teeming with small shops and sidewalk vendors and a variety of spices, fish, fruit and vegetables for sale. In search of the mysterious ingredient in the arsenal of traditional Chinese medicine is also a must when you visit Chinatown. E 'is an amazing variety of medicinal herbs and potions for every disease old to sell.
You can also try to talk to the herbalist to hear about the properties of drugs and their fantastic stories – myth and science – with your purchase The area is also a sensual world of advertisers, buyers and suppliers of cars, motorcycles and women with bolts of cloth on the back, did everything blurred by the smoke of roasted chestnuts and a hundred braziers cooking snack cakes,Biscuits, pork and chicken. It also has antique shops, small shops, clothing stores and is available with unidentifiable junk. Traditional Chinese painting and porcelain, ceramics and Thai characters are also sold at reasonable prices.
At night it is always a pleasure to visit Yaowarat. When it gets dark this vibrant Chinese community, the largest Chinese restaurant in Bangkok, covering a wide range of food until well after midnight. Dozens of dining facilities offeringeverything from shark fin soup to fried clams and steamed pork offal, rice or pasta, birds-nest soup, dim sum, shark fin soup and many other traditional Chinese delicacies.
Hundreds of stalls electrifies the atmosphere and the streets around here. The best and cheapest food stalls, usually with meals, including Khao Tom (boiled rice), Khao Kha mu (pork leg braised rice) come, and many, many more.
Each year the Chinese New Year FestivalYaowarat is celebrated with a big bang. It features parades, dragon dances, fireworks, opera and other traditional Chinese performances. In this time of year, Bangkok's China Town colored feathers and furious, with bright decorations, red and gold. Tens of thousands of people who decide to stay home to celebrate the Chinese New Year. The celebration attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors, so a good opportunity to promote this area of Bangkok.
While Bangkok has manyto offer places and surroundings, a visit to Yaowarat district would have been a fascinating journey into a kind of Chinese cultural heritage and nature, which were hard to find in any other place to visit in Thailand.
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