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Floating market trader

Also known as ตลาดน้ำ

Floating market trader: photograph by Rangan Datta Wiki
Photo: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Paddle a boat along a canal, select the right fruit, noodles or sweets for each customer boat and keep the cargo balanced.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Thailand.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Crossroads and Golden Ages (about 500 to 1500), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Southeast Asia and the Islands.

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