Taringchan floating Market

TALINGCHAN FLOATING MARKET

On the bank of Bangkhunsri Canal, also known as Chakphra Canal, life still retains the atmosphere and lifstyle of atraditional Thai waterside community : Temples, houses, shopsand boats with people selling all manner of goods just as inold Bangkok. There are farms, vegetable gardens and orchardswhere local fruit such as mangos,jackfruit, plums and kathonare grown.



A semi- rural market in natural surroundings, open on Saturdays and Sundays,from 7 o'clock in the morning. Local farmers bring fresh vegetable,fruit, fish and aquatic animals to sell, each in its season. There are also floating food shops on rafts sellingThai food, sweets and handicraft from rural craftsmen. Canalboat trips to experience the waterside lifestyle and listen tothe old time music are arranged at various times during the day.

http://www.bangkok.go.th/bmaeng/talingchan/talingchan_floating_market.html

Thanks Photo by My friend : mameaw BC.17