Khlong Sam Wa in Min Buri

Min Buri an amazing quarter of Bangkok

Min Buri, มีนบุรี, The district was once a province established in 1901 during King Chulalongkorn period consisting of Amphoe Khlong Sam Wa, Amphoe Saen Saep, Amphoe Nong Chok, and amphoe Jian Dab (เจียรดับ). The name Min Buri (meaning city of fish) was chosen to go with the existing Thanyaburi Province (meaning city of rice). This set is particularly posted for my friends in the forum of the Ge…  (read more)
Khlong Sam Wa in Min Buri

Khlong Sam Wa in Min Buri

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The name Sam Wa means "three Wa's (one Wa = 2 Meters). Under compulsion colonized Cambodian muslim drudges had to dig out this Khlong with the breadthways of 6 Meters.
Khlong Sam Wa in Min Buri

Khlong Sam Wa in Min Buri

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Traffic on the Khlong isn't as busy as on the road, but the noise of the long tail boats engines are louder many times.
Khlong Sam Wa underneath the highway bridge

Khlong Sam Wa underneath the highway bridge

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A small market offers fresh vegetable and fruit where people board the long tail boat underneath the highway bridge.
San Don Sai a Banyan Tree

San Don Sai a Banyan Tree

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Behind the wooden houses the inhabitants adore a Banyan Tree and good spirits.
Four young inhabitants of Minburi

Four young inhabitants of Minburi

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Khlong Saen Saeb in Min Buri

Khlong Saen Saeb in Min Buri

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The statue in front of the City Hall

The statue in front of the City Hall

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Min Buri means City of the Fish. This mermaid represents the fish in a very beautiful way, a rarity in this puritan nation Thailand.
Model of ancient Min Buri

Model of ancient Min Buri

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Historic Buddha Image in the museum of Min Buri

Historic Buddha Image in the museum of Min Buri

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This Thai Buddha image shows the pang man wichai position, the submission of the "Māra". In Buddhism, Māra is the demon who tempted Gautama Buddha by trying to seduce him with the vision of beautiful women who, in various legends, are often said to be his daughters. In Buddhist cosmology, Māra personifies unskillfulness, the "death" of the spiritual life. He is a tempter, distracting humans from practicing the spiritual life by making the mundane alluring or the negative seem positive.
Khlong Sam Wah

Khlong Sam Wah

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Once the Thai conquistadors displaced thousand of Cambodian muslim Cham people to build this channel which is 6 Meters (three Wa's) in breadthways.
The market in Min Buri

The market in Min Buri

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A very clean and ordinary market makes shopping a pleasure Min Buri.
Khlong Song Ton Nun

Khlong Song Ton Nun

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Bangkok has its scenic parts a bit outside like here on the Khlong Song Ton Nun in direction to Lat Krabang.
Khlong Onnut also called Khlong Prawet

Khlong Onnut also called Khlong Prawet

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You woudn't imagine that this place is a part from Bangkok.
Wat Lanbun also called Wat Pla in Lat Krabang

Wat Lanbun also called Wat Pla in Lat Krabang

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Beside the temple people give bread for the carp fish which are overfeed like the kids come out from McDonald shop. Wat Pla means Fish Temple.
Pier at the market in Lat Krabang

Pier at the market in Lat Krabang

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Wat Lanbun in Lat Krabang

Wat Lanbun in Lat Krabang

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Statues from four high dignitaries

Statues from four high dignitaries

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This four dignitaries are laminated with hundreds or thousands leaves of gold foils given by the pilgrims and buddhist inhabitants.
A temple under contruction

A temple under contruction

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One part of the temple complex Wat Lanbun was under construction
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