Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
Nineteenth-century canal market where wooden boats laden with tropical produce and souvenirs wind through narrow waterways.
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This guide to the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market near Bangkok starts with King Rama IV, who in 1866 ordered a 32-kilometre canal cut through orchards and rice fields to link two rivers. It follows how villages and farms grew along the banks and boat vendors began paddling the waterway daily, a routine that held for a century. You'll hear what changed once roads reached the region. Watch for the wide-brimmed hats and blue shirts vendors still wear today.
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