Bang Luang Market

Located 60 kilometers southwest of Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province's Bang Len district, Bang Luang Market has been enjoying a new lease of life since being formally launched as a cultural attraction early last year.The community market comprises several rows of antique, wooden shop house buildings that feature a rare combination of Chinese, Thai and Western architectural influences that really took off in commercial centers across the kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century.A sense of civic prideBut members of the Bang Luang community don't wish to solely focus on the physical preservation of the site of their historic market, as they also want to share some interesting anecdotes relating to their ancestors, who played a key role in establishing the community.Somsak Youmak, the 44-year-old president of the Bang Luang Market development committee, says the village was established by a group of Chinese migrants who spoke the Teochew dialect, which was then widely used in China's eastern coastal region of Chaoshan.

During the early years of the 20th century, Bang Luang village was crowded and prosperous due to trade and commerce relating to river travel. The village was once a transportation hub through which people heading for the southern provinces along the Tha Jeen River would pass.An old, wooden building featuring high ceilings that was once used as a cinema hints at the area's prosperous early years, along with a shop house building that was once used as an opium house. But when the move away from river transport toward road transport began taking place, the community slowly began to lose its luster as many of the younger residents opted to leave for more lucrative opportunities in Bangkok."We've got some interesting resources tourists can tap into to learn about our history and way of life. We believe tourism is a way of generating income for members of the community, so we can make a reasonable living and continue to live here," Somsak says.As well as the neighborhood's interesting architectural attractions, local food is another draw card among tourists since these dishes also help visitors to learn about local culture. Several kinds of Chinese noodle dishes and desserts that are difficult to locate in other parts of the country can be found within the Bang Luang community.

Let's go to Bang Luang Market

I wanted invite my friends to go to Bang Luang Market. There has anythings. You can choose its as needed. Food on Bang Luang Market is vrey cheap. Every friends go to frequently.