Tha Din Daeng, Bangkok
Tha Din Daeng (Template:Lang-th) is a market and one of oldest neighborhood in Bangkok. It's located in the area of Khlong San district in Thonburi side (west bank of Chao Phraya river).
It has a long history since the ealry Ayutthaya period, because there's evidence of the settlement of people. This area is a stop for cargo ships to travel from the river mouth (Chao Phraya river) to Ayutthaya.
In the Rattanakosin period. Tha Din Daeng is also considered a prime location for commerce and industry in the early days. The area along the Chao Phraya, from the Tha Din Daeng to the estuary, is home to many factories and businesses, such as rice mills, sawmills, warehouses or shipyards. Due to its location suitable for water transportation. For the trade, foreigners who trade in this area are mostly Chinese and the Malay Muslims. But after the King Rama IV was pioneering trade with the westerners. Cause people of different races to trade and settled in this area more.
Up until now, It's also a place where people are bustle. Tha Din Daeng is the residence of Thai Chinese descent just like other Chinatown such as Yaowarat, Sampheng, Talat Noi, or Talat Phlu, because there's a pier that can be crossed to the Rachawongse pier (N5) in Sampheng area by ferry service. [1] And there're three shrines are Shiva Shrine, Sam Nai Keng Joss Hosue (Chinese: 吞府三奶廟), and Pung Tao Kong Joss House (本頭公廟).[1]
In addition, Tha Din Daeng is also the center of many restaurants and street food such as pork satay, pot-stewed goose and duck, milk café, Bok kia (a kind of Hainan ice dessert)[2], and Phra Ram Long Song (พระรามลงสรง; rice topped with scalded pork and scalded water spinach and topped with satay sauce) is a rare Thai food in Thailand, but it has become popular in Thai restaurants in the United States.[3][4]
Nearby landmarks
Transportation
- BMTA bus: route 20
References
- ^ a b ""ท่าดินแดง" ย่านการค้าเก่าแก่ แหล่งชุมชน คนหลากเชื้อชาติ". Manager Daily (in Thai). 2014-09-26.
- ^ Miller (2017-07-18). "'ร้านโบ๊กเกี้ย' ใส่เส้นบะหมี่ เหนียวนุ่ม @ท่าดินแดง". Amarin TV (in Thai).
- ^ "THAI RAMA CHICKEN, 'PRARAM LONG SONG'". importfood.
- ^ Miller (2017-07-24). "เมนูที่หาทานยาก 'ข้าวพระรามลงสรง' ตรงข้ามท่าดินแดง 6". Amarin TV (in Thai).