8. Kat Kong Ta Walking Street (กาดกองต้าถนนคนเดิน หรือ ถนนตลาดจีน)

Kat Kong Ta or locally called Talat Chin is an old market area situated along the Wang River. In Trok Talat Chin Rim Nam (Chinese market alley by the river), there are over 100-year-old buildings standing on the whole route of Talat Kao Road. The Kat Kong Ta Community area is considered to be an economic route with a long historical background. The meaning of Kat Kong Ta is the market in an alley by the river that experienced times of prosperity since the reign of King Rama V the Great because Lampang used to be a trading center of the North. Mostly, the trading zones were located on a large riverbank like the Wang River. Consequently, there were a variety of ethnic communities coming here for doing business; such as, British, Burmese, and particularly, Chinese, who was the largest trading group. Later, the area became a big Chinese community. For this reason, the local people called it Talat Chin (Chinese market). Today, with the love of their hometown, the people in the community have restored the old buildings to be alive again. Consequently, it has become a beautiful and unique cultural road. Moreover, the city is awakened when the walking street market is held on every Saturday-Sunday from 5.00-10.00 p.m.

Location: Talat Kao Road, Amphoe Mueang, Lampang.

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