Canals · Thonburi side
The Khlongs of Thonburi
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Longtail boats, stilt houses and floating kitchens — the last working canals of the 'Venice of the East'.
Jing ler? — no way
Plot twist: the Chao Phraya flowing through central Bangkok is artificial. In 1542 a shortcut canal was dug across a huge river loop; the river switched into it and never went back. The 'canals' Bangkok Noi and Bangkok Yai are the original river.
Jing ler? — no way
Explore it in the 3D city →Nineteenth-century visitors called Bangkok the 'Venice of the East' — most of the city moved by water, and houses floated on rafts. The east bank filled its canals to make roads; Thonburi refused, which is why longtail boats still commute here every morning.