Market sights in Bangkok
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Talat Mai
With nearly two centuries of commerce under its belt, 'New Market' is no longer an entirely accurate name for this market. Essentially it's a narrow covered alleyway between tall buildings, but even if you're not interested in food the hectic atmosphere and exotic sights and smells culminate in something of a surreal sensory experience.
While much of the market centres on cooking ingredients, the section north of Th Charoen Krung (equivalent to Soi 21, Th Charoen Krung) is known for selling incense, paper effigies and ceremonial sweets – the essential elements of a traditional Chinese funeral.
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Trok Itsaranuphap
Nudge your way deep into one of Chinatown's famous capillaries, where vendors sell dried goods, half-alive filleted fish and vats of unidentifiable pickled things. The soi's poetic finale is lined with stalls selling elaborate funeral offerings and 'passports to heaven' that include paper houses and cars to take loved ones into the next life.
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Wat Ratchanatda Amulet Market
This Buddhist temple dates from the mid-19th century and today is home to a well-known market selling Buddhist prá pim (magical charm amulets) in all sizes, shapes and styles. The amulets not only feature images of the Buddha, but also famous Thai monks and Indian deities. Buddha images are also for, ahm, ‘rent’.
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Nakhon Kasem
Cooking equipment, spare electronic parts, and other bits you didn't know could be resold are available at this open-air market. During looser times, this was once known as the Thieves Market, selling the fruits of the five-finger discount.
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