Bang Pho

Bang Pho (Thai: บางโพ, pronounced [bāːŋ pʰōː]) is a neighbourhood in Bangkok.

The first group of immigrants to settle here were the Annamese (Vietnamese) from southern Vietnam, around Saigon (present-day Ho Chi Minh City).

The king therefore decided that these two Annamese families should settle and live in a place far from the sea so that they would not escape again, that was Bang Pho.

In the temple compound adjacent to Bang Pho police station and the Chao Phraya river at present.

[3] For woodworking, there is historical evidence indicating that Annamese were the main workers in assembling the sailing ships of the nobles, upper class, and merchants during the King Rama III's reign.

Including the construction of the Phra Prang (a type of pagoda) and the twelve wooden recess bases.

As a result, businesses related to woodworking in particular, privatization must be moved to another location, Bang Pho was one of them.

[4] Sai Mai road (ถนนสายไม้, pronounced [tʰānǒn sǎːj máːj], "wood street") is unofficial name of Soi (alley) Pracha Naruemit, a short (1.1 km (0.7 mi)) street, with over 200 woodwork shops along both sides of the alley.

Its history began alongside the timber trading business of Bang Pho, as part of this neighbourhood.

[5] Its landmark is the ornately carved wooden arch that was constructed in 1997 and is present at both the entrance and exit of the street.