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Bangkok Inner City &
China Town
The inner city is
originally the old town of Bangkok when established as the
capital over 2 centuries ago. Here are located the Grand
Palace, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, the Temple of the
Reclining Buddha, two universities, several ministries, and
various government offices. The inner city was formerly
surrounded by walls, but now only a few sections remain and
are preserved as historic sites. It is from this side of the
Chao Phya River that one takes a boat to visit the Temple of
Dawn and the canals nearby.
Chinatown is located
just to the southeast of the old town. It dates back to the
same time of the establishment of Bangkok where Chinese
inhabitants settled down. As in other parts of the worlds
where the Chinese migrated to, the olden-day Chinese
immigrants prefer to stay together in their own colony,
That's why the word "China Town" comes from.
The main street of China
town is the Yaowarat Road, which is also well-known
to the Thai people as a gold-shop street. In the past
decades, Yaowarat Road was used to be the main business hub
of Bangkok before the rise of Silom Road. Believe it or not,
at its peak ĖYaowarat Road also had thousands of swallows
flying above it, but nowaday no more. It seems that these
swallows moved its niche as the prime site moved its place
from Yaowarat to Silom.
Actually, the Inner City
area should have been the best place in Bangkok to stay if
we consider only the distance to the various main
attractions. However, there are no 4 or 5-star hotels pop up
yet. There are a number of small hotels in this area, but we
could hardly find any hotel that we can fully categorize as
a 3-star hotel.
Return
to Bangkok Hotels Location Tips
All Areas:
* Silom - Suriwongse - Sathorn
* Sukhumvit Road
* Siam Square Area
* Riverside Area
* Pratunam Area
* Airport Area
* Inner City & China Town
* Railway & Central Area
* Ratchadapisek Road
* Rama 9 & Ramkhamhaeng Road
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