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Fears about the Omicron variant of Covid-19 forced the cancellation of Chinese New Year celebrations, however, Yaowarat Road was flooded with a wave of red-shirt tourists last Tuesday.
It became more convenient for local folks and tourists to travel to Bangkok's Chinatown after the Wat Mangkorn MRT station opened in late 2019, giving Charoen Krung Road a sense of urban life.
Blessings and prosperity Blessings and prosperity With the coming of the Chinese New Year, a trip to Bangkok's Chinatown should be on your calendar published : 4 Feb 2021 at 04:00 1 Red paper lanterns are hung in rows inside the compound of the Tai Hong Kong shrine on Phlab Phla Chai Road in Chinatown. The smell of incense sticks infuses in the air. This simple prayer hall is located in Wat Bamphen Chin Phrot (Yong Hok Yi) on Yaowarat 8 or Trok Tao. It was once a shrine of Phra Avalokitesvara (Guan Yin) built by Chinese immigrants in 1795 or during the period of King Rama I. The shrine w...