Talat Kong Khong

Talat Kong Khong is an old-fashioned market in vintage atmosphere. The word "talat kong khong" meaning stooping market is the terms for markets in ancient times when vendors still laid their goods on the ground so customers had to "stoop" ("kong khong" in Thai) down to search things they want and pick them up. This place used to be a toll gate, called Daan Khanon, in Ayutthaya Period and a center of local and exotic goods exchange. Whoever interested can come here to experience Ayutthaya Period's vintage atmosphere and way of life. Organic crops sent directly from orchards, consumer products and meat dish and desserts are sold by merchants wearing old-fashioned Thai dresses. Moreover, before the market opens merchants dance together as a ritual to serve the sacred spirit of this place, Poh Poo Som. Local people in beautiful Thai traditional dresses will welcome tourists who come early or come in groups by playful tom-tom dancing. Besides the native, merchants also dress in vintage pretty clothes.

Ayutthaya Historical Research