Yaowarat Road during daytime

Yaowarat Road at night

Bangkok's Chinatown is located on Yaowarat Road (เยาวราช) in Samphanthawong district. Image File history File links China_Town_Bangkok_2005. ... Image File history File links China_Town_Bangkok_2005. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 442 KB) Summary From Chinatown, Bangkok. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 442 KB) Summary From Chinatown, Bangkok. ... For other uses, see Chinatown (disambiguation). ... Samphanthawong (Thai สัมพันธวงศ์) is one of the 50 districts (Khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. ...

The Chinatown is an old business centre covering a large area around Yaowarat and Charoen Krung Roads. There are many small streets and alleys full of shops and vendors selling all types of goods. It has been the main centre for trading by the Chinese community since they moved from their old site some 200 years ago. Nearby Phahurat or Indian market is one of the city's prominent cloth centres. Languages various Religions Predominantly Taoism, Mahayana Buddhism, traditional Chinese religions, and atheism. ...

History of Bangkok's Chinatown

Chinatown is located in one of the oldest areas of Bangkok. It was set up by Chinese traders who came in junks to trade with Thailand (Siam) during the Rattanakosin period, about 1700s. By the end of 1891, King Rama V had cut many roads, Yaowarat Road is one of them. Therefore Chinatown doesn't consist of only Yaowarat Road, but also covers others such as: Charoen Krung Road, Mungkorn Road, Songwat Road, Songsawat Road, Chakkrawat Road etc. Yaowarat is the centre of the area. The path of the road is said to be like the dragon's curvy body, making it an auspicious location for business. Visitors can find leading gold shops, garments, textiles, stationery, souvenirs, second-hand parts and equipment, electric goods, computer parts, antiques, imported musical instruments and local delicacies at a bargain, often at wholesale prices. 2003 marked the 111th anniversary of this legendary road. A junk is a Chinese sailing vessel. ... For the country formerly called Siam see Thailand SIAM is an acronym for Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... His Majesty King Rama V of Siam, with his son, later King Rama VI (portrait in National History Museum, Bangkok) King Chulalongkorn the Great or Rama V (royal name Phra Chula Chomklao Chaoyuhua) (September 20, 1853 - October 23, 1910) was the fifth king of the Chakri dynasty of Thailand. ... GOLD refers to one of the following: GOLD (IEEE) is an IEEE program designed to garner more student members at the university level (Graduates of the Last Decade). ... (See also List of types of clothing) Introduction Humans often wear articles of clothing (also known as dress, garments or attire) on the body (for the alternative, see nudity). ... Stationery is a general name given to paper and office supplies such as envelopes, notepads, pens, pencils, erasers, paper clips, staples, etc. ...

Currently, land prices around Yaowarat Road have become some of the the most expensive in Bangkok, second only to Siam Square.[1]