Talat Noi

{{about|the Bangkok neighbourhood|the ''tambon'' in Saraburi|Ban Mo District}} {{Infobox settlement   |official_name = Talat Noi |native_name = ตลาดน้อย |settlement_type = [[Khwaeng]] | coordinates = |motto = | image_map = {{#property:P242}} | map_caption = Location in [[Samphanthawong District]]  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name ={{flag|Thailand}} |subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of Thailand|Province]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Bangkok]] |subdivision_type3 = [[Amphoe|Khet]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Samphanthawong District|Samphanthawong]]  |established_title = |established_date =  |area_total_km2 = 0.449 |area_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://webportal.bangkok.go.th/upload/user/00000130/BMA_STATISTICS%202563/ebook%2063.pdf|script-title=th:สถิติกรุงเทพมหานครประจำปี 2563|trans-title=Bangkok Statistics 2020|author=Administrative Strategy Division, Strategy and Evaluation Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration|date=2021|access-date=27 November 2021|lang=th|archive-date=30 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930084153/https://webportal.bangkok.go.th/upload/user/00000130/BMA_STATISTICS%202563/ebook%2063.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> |area_water_km2 =  |population_as_of = 2020 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 6865 |population_density_km2 =  |timezone = [[Indochina Time|ICT]] |utc_offset = +7 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m =  |postal_code_type = Postal code |postal_code = {{#property:P281}} |area_code = |blank_name = [[TIS 1099]] |blank_info = {{#property:P1067}} |website = |footnotes = |image_skyline = Rong Kuak Shrine Talat Noi ศาลเจ้าโรงเกือก ตลาดน้อย 2021 June.jpg |caption = Rong Kueak Shrine, a historic building in Talat Noi }} '''Talat Noi''' or '''Talad Noi''' ({{langx|th|ตลาดน้อย}}, {{IPA|th|tā.làːt nɔ́ːj|pron}}) is a historic neighbourhood in [[Bangkok]]. It roughly occupies the area of the subdistrict of the same name in [[Samphanthawong District]]. Located on the periphery of [[Bangkok's Chinatown]], Talat Noi has been home to various [[Thai Chinese|ethnic Chinese]] communities since soon after the [[History of Bangkok|foundation of Bangkok]]. Several historic buildings are found in the area, including the [[Holy Rosary Church, Bangkok|Holy Rosary Church]], the [[Siam Commercial Bank Talat Noi Branch|Talat Noi Branch of Siam Commercial Bank]], and the [[So Heng Tai Mansion]].<ref name="BP-20190207">{{cite news |last1=Karnjanatawe |first1=Karnjana |title=Bangkok's Hidden Gem |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/travel/in-thailand/1625094/bangkoks-hidden-gem |accessdate=2019-02-07 |work=Bangkok Post |date=2019-02-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Putimahtama|first1=Poom|title=จีนย่านตลาดน้อย: ศรัทธาและเศรษฐกิจการค้าแห่งจีนสยาม|journal=Veridian e-Journal Humanities, Social Sciences and Arts|date=May–August 2015|volume=8|issue=2|pages=2590–606|url=https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/Veridian-E-Journal/article/download/45486/37625|accessdate=2 February 2017|trans-title=Chinese Community of Talad Noi: Faiths and Trade of Chinese in Siam|publisher=Silpakorn University|language=Thai|issn=1906-3431}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=ตลาดน้อย ย่านเก่าในเมืองใหญ่|journal=ย่านจีนถิ่นบางกอก|date=October–December 2012|issue=2|url=https://issuu.com/arsomsilp/docs/bangkokchinatown_issue02|publisher=Arsom Silp Institute of the Arts|archive-date=2017-02-02|access-date=2017-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202234503/https://issuu.com/arsomsilp/docs/bangkokchinatown_issue02|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Talat Noi has a long history predating the founding of Bangkok. The first ethnic group to settle here were the [[Portugal–Thailand relations|Portuguese]] from [[Ayutthaya Kingdom|Ayutthaya]]. They built a Portuguese church in 1786, today known as the Holy Rosary Church or, in Thai, ''Wat Kalawa''.<ref name="BP-20190207"/> Later, other ethnic groups came to live in Talat Noi, not only Chinese but also Vietnamese and Khmer. The area was Bangkok's first port, and was where immigrants landed.<ref name="BP-20190207"/><ref name=Ah/><ref name=re>{{cite web|url=http://www.reviewsiam.com/taladnoi/|title=รีวิวสยามชวนเที่ยว ตลาดน้อย|date=2016-09-13|accessdate=2018-02-11|work=Reviewsiam|language=thai|archive-date=2018-03-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328102336/http://www.reviewsiam.com/taladnoi/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Talat Noi was the birthplace of Dr. [[Puey Ungphakorn]], former Governor of the [[Bank of Thailand]]. He was influential in Thai society in the 1970s.<ref>{{cite news|title=Talat Noi springs back to life|work=Bangkok Post|date=2015-11-14|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/print/764640/}}</ref> <gallery> File:Streetart in Talad Noi Chinatown Bangkok.jpg|Street Art in Talad Noi Chinatown File:Strassenszene im Taladnoi im Chinatown Bangkok.jpg|Street in Talad Noi Chinatown File:Detail eines Hauses Taladnoi in Chinatown Bankgok 01.jpg|Detail of an ancient chinese mansion in Talad Noi </gallery> The word "Talat Noi" literally means 'little market'. The name originates from Noi (น้อย, "little"), the daughter of Jao Sua Niam, also known as Jay Sua Niam, a wealthy landowner who once owned much of the land in this area. Over time, locals began referring to the neighbourhood using her name, pronounced in the [[Teochew dialect]], ''Tak Lak Kia'' (噠叻囝).

Today, Talat Noi is a [[cultural tourism|cultural attraction]]. Locals retain their form of speech, [[Chinese food|food]], and [[Chinese folk religion|folk beliefs]] as in the past. Houses and lanes are lathered with graffiti that makes the place popular with teenagers, [[Hipster (contemporary subculture)|hipster]]s, and foreign tourists who want to experience a traditional Chinese quarter. It is convenient to other attractions in the adjacent historic [[Bang Rak Subdistrict|Bang Rak]] neighbourhood on [[Charoen Krung Road]]: [[Captain Bush Lane]] and House No.1, [[Customs House, Bangkok|the Old Customs House]], [[Bangkok General Post Office]], and [[Assumption Cathedral, Bangkok|Assumption Cathedral]].<ref name=Kin>{{cite journal|title=รวมจุดแชะ แวะ กิน เที่ยว ตลาดน้อย|url=http://www.paiduaykan.com/travel/%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A2|date=2017-01-22|language=thai|website=Paiduaykan.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thaiticketmajor.com/variety/travel/6826/|language=thai|date=2017-08-11|title=เที่ยว 5 สถานที่ถ่าย MV ย่านเจริญกรุง|work=Thaiticketmajor}}</ref>

Talat Noi is origin of the ''[[kuaitiao khua kai]]'' (ก๋วยเตี๋ยวคั่วไก่), a popular stir-fried noodle dish. It was adapted from dried chicken [[congee]] during [[Thailand in World War II|World War II]].<ref name=Ah>{{cite web|title=เรื่องเล่าคนตลาดน้อย-อาเจ็กชำนาญ|via=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXcrBZ_splY|language=Thai|date=2013-03-06|type=Video}}</ref>

In February 2025, an [[Optimus Prime]] figure in the area went viral.<ref>{{cite news |title=People ask for blessings from an Optimus Prime figure |url=https://web.facebook.com/bangkokpost/posts/1047777277395035/?_rdc=1&_rdr |access-date=4 March 2025 |agency=Bangkok Post}}</ref> ==See also== *[[Kudi Chin]] – Thai-Chinese-Portuguese community with a similar history in [[Thonburi]].

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