Hua Ro Market

Talat Hua Ro is a local fresh market that has existed for 200 years. The name Hua Ro is derived from the "Thamnop Ro" located in its vicinity, a kind of weir made of wooden beams positioned in the water to break the speed of the river to prevent damage to the embankments. The water speed breaker was situated at the confluence of the former Lopburi and the Front city moat in front of the former Maha Chai fortress. The market is being touristically promoted as a traditional market.

A long time ago, a big fire burned down the two-storey wooden shophouses in the market. The story goes that a woman in a Chinese opera costume, standing on top of the roof of the lined-storey houses, waving her arm to put out the fire. Residents believed it was the Chinese Goddess Chao Mae Ton Jan, the market protector. The Hua Ro market was renovated afterwards. Since 1967, locals organised yearly a Chinese opera performance to pay respect to the goddess. A Chinese shrine has been built at the northern rim of the market along Khlong Mueang.

Ayutthaya Historical Research