250px, The tip of Tha Din Daeng Road (Tha Din Daeng Pier is ahead).
Tha Din Daeng (, ) is a market and one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Bangkok. It is in the
Somdet Chao Phraya and
Khlong San Subdistricts of
Khlong San District on the
Thonburi
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side (west bank of the
Chao Phraya River
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Etymology
Written evidence of the river being referred to by the ...
).
History
Tha Din Daeng dates back to the early
Ayutthaya period
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(reigns of King
Uthong
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Origins and Reign ...
to
Intharacha). This area was a stop for cargo ships traveling from the Chao Phraya's mouth to
Ayutthaya
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* Ayutthaya Kingdom, a Thai kingdom that existed from 1350 to 1767
** Ayutthaya Historical Park, the ruins of the old capital city of the Ayutthaya Kingdom
* Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province (locall ...
.
In the
Rattanakosin period Tha Din Daeng was considered a prime location for commerce and industry. The area along the Chao Phraya, from Tha Din Daeng to the estuary, was home to many factories and businesses, such as
rice mill
A rice mill is a food-processing facility where paddy (unmilled rice) is processed by cleaning the grain, removing the hull, sorting, and packing the rice, leaving it in its final form for sale to consumers.
Process
The entire product is proc ...
s, sawmills, warehouses, and docks. The traders in the area were mostly
Chinese
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* Something related to China
* Chinese people, people identified with China, through nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**Han Chinese, East Asian ethnic group native to China.
**'' Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic ...
and
Malays.
King Mongkut
Mongkut (18 October 18041 October 1868) was the fourth king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama IV. He reigned from 1851 until his death in 1868.
The reign of Mongkut was marked by significant modernization initiatives and diplomat ...
(Rama IV) later encouraged European settlements.
Tha Din Daeng is home to many
Thai Chinese
Thai Chinese (also known as Chinese Thais, Sino-Thais) are persons of Chinese people, Chinese descent in Thailand. Thai Chinese are the largest mixed group in the country and the largest overseas Chinese community in the world with a popul ...
, like other similar settlements such as
Bangkok Chinatown
Bangkok's Chinatown is one of the largest Chinatowns in the world. It was founded in 1782 when the city was established as the capital of the Rattanakosin Kingdom, and served as the home of the mainly Teochew immigrant Chinese population, wh ...
,
Yaowarat
Yaowarat Road (, , ; ) in Samphanthawong District is the main artery of Bangkok's Chinatown. Modern Chinatown now covers a large area around Yaowarat and Charoen Krung Road. It has been the main centre for trading by the Chinese community si ...
,
Sampheng
Sampheng (, ) is a historic neighbourhood and market in Bangkok's Chinatown, in Samphanthawong District. It was settled during the establishment of Bangkok in 1782 by Teochew Chinese, and eventually grew into the surrounding areas. The original ...
,
Talat Noi
Talat Noi or Talad Noi (, ) is a historic neighbourhood in Bangkok. It roughly occupies the area of the subdistrict of the same name in Samphanthawong District. Located on the periphery of Bangkok's Chinatown, Talat Noi has been home to various e ...
, and
Talat Phlu
Talat Phlu or Talad Phlu (, ) is a community and marketplace by the canal Khlong Bangkok Yai in Talat Phlu subdistrict, Thon Buri district, Thonburi side of Bangkok.
History and present
The history of Talat Phlu dates back to the reign of K ...
. Here there is a ferry that crosses from
Rachawong pier (N5) in Sampheng.
There are three shrines including
Shiva
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Shrine, Sam Nai Keng Joss House ( zh, 吞府三奶廟), the oldest
Hakka
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's
joss house Joss house refers to a type of Chinese temple architecture, and it may refer to:
Buildings
* Auburn Joss House in Auburn, California, U.S.; NRHP-listed
* Mendocino Joss House in Mendocino, California, U.S.; CHL-listed
* Weaverville Joss Hous ...
in Bangkok, built in 1847, and Pung Tao Kong Joss House (本頭公廟).
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For Sam Nai Keng, it has been a revered place for people of the Chinese origin in the area and nearby. It was originally located on the bank of the Chao Phraya River. When Tha Din Daeng Road was built, the joss house was moved to the current location. The yard behind the joss house was well-known for cloth dyeing by ebony. Later, indigo was used as dyeing.
Tha Din Daeng Road was built in 1931 during King ]Prajadhipok
Prajadhipok (8 November 1893 – 30 May 1941) was the seventh king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama VII. His reign was a turbulent time for Siam due to political and social changes during the 1932 Siamese revolution. He i ...
's (Rama VII) reign after the construction of Memorial bridge linked Phra Nakhon and Thonburi. The road was named by Prince Damrong
Prince Tisavarakumara, the Prince Damrong Rajanubhab (; Full transcription is "Somdet Phrachao Borommawongthoe Phra-ongchao Ditsawarakuman Kromphraya Damrongrachanuphap" (สมเด็จพระเจ้าบรมวงศ์เธอ พ ...
to recall King Rama I
Phutthayotfa Chulalok (born Thongduang; 20 March 1737 – 7 September 1809), also known by his regnal name Rama I, was the founder of the Rattanakosin Kingdom (now Thailand) and the first King of Siam from the reigning Chakri dynasty. He asc ...
's victories over the Burmese Army (Tha Din Daeng campaign
The Tha Din Daeng campaign (, , literally 'Tha Din Daeng War') was a short conflict, occurring in 1786 in Tha Din Daeng, now in Kanchanaburi Province in western Thailand. The belligerents were King Bodawpaya of the Burmese Konbaung Dynasty, again ...
).
Tha Din Daeng is home to many restaurants and street food
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vendors selling pork satay
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, pot-stewed goose and duck, milk café
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, ''bok kia'' (a kind of Hainan
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-style ice dessert), and '' Phra ram long song
Phra () is a Thai term that may refer to:
*''Phra'', a Thai-language term for Buddhist monk
*''Phra'', a Thai-language term for priest
*''Phra'', a Thai-language word used as a prefix denoting holy or royal status, including in Thai royal ranks a ...
'' (พระรามลงสรง, rice topped with scalded pork and scalded water spinach
''Ipomoea aquatica'', commonly known as water spinach or kangkung, is a semi- aquatic, tropical plant grown as a vegetable for its tender shoots. ''I. aquatica'' is generally believed to have been first domesticated in Southeast Asia. It is wi ...
and topped with satay sauce and '' nam phrik phao'').
Places
*Somdet Chaopraya Institute of Psychiatry
* Tha Din Daeng Market
* Tha Din Daeng Pier
* Lat Ya Junction & The Royal Thai-Sikhism Arch (the beginning of Itsaraphap Road, Itsaraphap and Tha Din Daeng Roads)
References
External links
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Neighbourhoods of Bangkok
Khlong San district
Retail markets in Bangkok
Populated places on the Chao Phraya River
Chinese-Thai culture