Bangkok's Chinatown has been a center of trade since Chinese merchants settled here at the end of the 18th century, moving east from the village of Bang Kok to make way for what would become the new royal capital on Ko Rattanakosin. It remains a commercial center, though these days it's literally teeming, and a photographer's delight.
An easy starting point is Bangkok's 92-year-old (1) Hua Lamphong Railway Station, which is also the end of the subway line. From the subway, take Exit 1 onto Th Rama IV, cross the bridge, and take Th Traimit (Trimitr) left at 45 degrees. On the right you'll soon see (2) Wat Traimit, famous for its 700-year-old Golden Buddha image, a 5.5-ton, 10-foot-high (3-meter-high) work of solid gold that had been concealed under a plaster covering for hundreds of years until it was rediscovered in 1955.
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