Pattaya Floating Market – More Than Just Asian Grocery Market
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Floating market is a famous tourist attraction in Asia, where merchants sell their products on boats at the riverbank. The products sold vary from Asian grocery to souvenirs. Bangkok is not the only place with Floating Market. Opened on November 2008, Pattaya Floating Market, Thailand’s largest floating market which spans on 27 acres area. And with only a short drive along the Sukhumvit Road to the south of Pattaya, the trip to the floating market itself would be a pleasant sightseeing. Pattaya Floating Market is the fabricated form of the traditional Thai floating market. With attractions and architectures that honoring four different cultural areas from North, South, Central, and North Eastern states of the country
Since Thailand was developed on manmade canals, floating market was a tradition in Thailand. Bangkok, Thailand’s capital city, has often referred as Venice of the East. But when modern roads and stores started, there are only few original floating markets that survived. Pattaya Floating Market will take you back to the past and overwhelming its visitors in the fixture of ancient days of Thailand. Each building on the riverbank display unique architecture from state in Thailand. There are two options to enjoy these buildings; taking the custom-made boardwalk among the buildings and canals, or using a boat to take the canal tour, sightseeing the bridges, homes, along with the varieties of the riverbank’s plants which give insight of the river life.
Floating market is more than just a market. It is the tradition and way of life in ancient Thailand. It is also held economical, cultural and traditional aspects. There are several cultural activities offered on the park such as demonstration of Muay Thai martial arts, water boxing show, classic Thai dance, and the very famous coconut shell dance. Food and souvenir shops are also available. Floating Market is a new attraction in Pattaya. This attraction is still hidden and not yet well known, but its nearby location to Pattaya city and the wonderful experience to historical era of Thailand provided by this attraction, it would not take too long before it flooded with visitors.