Yaowarat Road

Coordinates: 13°44′28″N 100°30′30″E / 13.741136°N 100.508305°E / 13.741136; 100.508305
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Yaowarat Road
Khet Phra Nakhon, Bangkok
Postal code10100
Coordinates13°44′28″N 100°30′30″E / 13.741136°N 100.508305°E / 13.741136; 100.508305
South endCharoen Krung Road
Major
junctions
North endMaha Chai Road
NorthMaha Chai Road
SouthCharoen Krung Road

Yaowarat Road (

Little India. The area is bordered by the Chao Phraya River
from the west to the south. Yaowarat Road is well known for its variety of foodstuffs, and at night turns into a large "food street" that draws tourists and locals from all over the city.

History

Chinatown is in one of the oldest areas of Bangkok. It is the result of the resettlement of Chinese on the west bank of Chao Phraya River after King

textiles, stationery
, souvenirs, second-hand parts and equipment, electric goods, computer parts, antiques, imported musical instruments and local delicacies. Based on 2002, there were a total of 40 gold shops and a total of 132 shops in Chinatown, considered as the area with the most gold shops in the world. Therefore, it was dubbed as "Golden Road" in tandem "Dragon Road".

Land prices around Yaowarat Road have always been among the most expensive in Bangkok and Thailand due to limited land which is mostly owned by prominent Thai-Chinese families.[2]

This road was originally named "Yuppharat Road" and later changed to "Yaowarat Road", which means "young king", in honour to Prince

crown prince of Thailand, who was the first son of King Rama V. Before it was a road, it was just rice fields and canals. In 1894, an electric tram car service passed through Charoen Krung and Yaowarat Roads, this service only ceased in 1968. Prior World War II
, regarded as the busiest area in Bangkok, it was the first road where the country's tallest buildings where situated, called seven-storeyed and nine-storeyed buildings on both sides of the road. There were many famous Chinese restaurants, Chaloem Buri Cinema the most modern one in that decade, many reliable gold shops as well as hundred of shops selling both fresh and preserved merchandised used for Chinese food cooking. At present, Yaowarat's significance is not fading. It is still one of the country's most busting commercial and delicious food district.

Yaowarat Road in May 2020
Yaowarat Road at night

On 3 June 1946, King

Bhumibol
(later King Rama IX), visited Yaowarat and Sampheng by walking from morning until noon. This event is considered a milestone of Yaowarat and causing conflicts between Thais and Thais of Chinese descent, including overseas Chinese who live in Thailand to end.

Nowadays, every

Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
has always presided over the opening ceremony.

Characteristics

Yaowarat is a road with a total length of 1,532 m (about 5,026 ft) with traffic management as

Phra Nakhon District
.

Transportation

Yaowarat Road is served by the BMTA and affiliated's bus lines: 1, 4, 7 (only section Ratchawong to Chakkrawat Roads) 21, 25, 40, 53, 73, 73ก, 507, 529, 542, and there are four bus stops: Thian Fah Foundation Hospital, Chaloem Buri, Talat Kao (Old Market) and Wat Tuek.[3]

The road also served by the

Blue Line runs under the nearby Charoen Krung Road.[4]

References

  1. ^ Van Roy, Edward. Sampheng: Bangkok's Chinatown Inside Out. Bangkok: Asian Studies Institute of Chulalongkorn University, 2007
  2. ISBN 9747041278
    .
  3. ^ "สายรถประจำทาง" [Bus Lines]. BMTA (in Thai).
  4. ^ "Exploring Bangkok's Old City and Chinatown is now easier than ever, thanks to new MRT stations". TAT. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thanon Yaowarat.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Yaowarat and Phahurat.
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