THALINGCHAN: A HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGES

Abstract

Talingchan has a long and interesting history dating from the Ayutthaya Period. It is a place where three different religions: Buddhists, Christians and Confusions, have lived together in harmonyfor around 200 years. Talingchan was once famous as a land of canals and waterways with an abundance of orchards, paddy fields and vegetable; the local people were known as canal people who were very good at agriculture. However, due to the fact that Talingchan is adjacent to the Bangkok metropolitan area it has been massively developed, resulting in huge changes to its geography and the resident’s lifestyle