Saturday, June 29, 2019

Chanthaboon Waterfront Community

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[[file:011-เมืองจันทบุรี(เก่า).jpg|thumb|280px|Chanthaboon Waterfront Community at dusk]]

'''Chanthaboon Waterfront Community''' or '''Chanthaboon Riverside Community''' () is an ancient waterfront community in the heart of [[Mueang Chanthaburi District]], [[Chanthaburi Province]] in [[eastern Thailand]].

The traditional community dates back to King [[Narai]] the Great's reign of [[Ayutthaya Kingdom]] (more than 300 years), regarded as the first community of Chanthaburi. The ancestors of this community people are three ethnic group, including [[Thai people|Thai]], Chinese and [[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]]. In the King [[Chulalongkorn]] (Rama V)'s reign, it was regarded as the center of the province and was a trading and travel destination for the eastern region.

At present, it is another [[cultural attraction]] of Chanthaburi. There are many old buildings in [[Sino-Portuguese]] style lined up on one km (0.6 mi) long [[pedestrian street]] along the [[Chanthaburi River]] (known as in locally Chanthaboon River). One of the buildings, Bann Luang Rajamaitri (บ้านหลวงราชไมตรี) is Unesco's award winning project. Luang Rajamaitri was a Thai aristocrat during the King Chulalongkorn period, who was the first leader of rubber seeds to grow in Thailand.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

Chanthaboon Waterfront Community situated along the Chanthaburi River, opposite the [[Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Chanthaburi|Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception]], a historic building and recognized as the most beautiful [[Catholic church]] in Thailand.

The entire length of the street is lined with restaurants, sweets shops, ancient buildings, cafés, traditional drug store, [[joss house]]s as well as guest houses. Some walls are lathered with chic [[graffiti]] in form of photo spot for visitors.<ref></ref>

==References==




[[category:Chanthaburi]]
[[category:Tourist attractions in Chanthaburi Province]]


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