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Teochew Cemetery (Bangkok)

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Teochew Cemetery (I)
Teochew Cemetery (I)

The Teochew Cemetery (Thai: สุสานแต้จิ๋ว) is a large cemetery in Bangkok's Sathon District. Covering an area of about 105 rai (16.8 ha; 42 acres), it was also known as the Wat Don Graveyard (ป่าช้าวัดดอน) and was widely believed to be haunted. The cemetery was founded in 1899 and actually consists of adjacent cemeteries managed by three organisations, namely the Tio Chew Association of Thailand, the Poh Teck Tung Foundation and the Hainan Dan Family Association. In 1996, the district administration began renovating the derelict site, and part of the cemetery now also serves as a public park.

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Chan Road
Chan Road

Chan Road (Thai: ถนนจันทน์, RTGS: Thanon Chan, pronounced [tʰā.nǒn t͡ɕān]; lit. 'sandalwood road'), also known as Trok Chan (Thai: ตรอกจันทน์, pronounced [trɔ̀ːk t͡ɕān]; lit. 'sandalwood alley'), is a road and neighbourhood in Bangkok. It's a separate from Nang Linchi road in the area of Thung Maha Mek sub-district, Sathon district and runs through Chan - Naradhiwas intersection which meet Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra road. In this phase, it also acts as a line between Sathon district's Thung Wat Don and Yan Nawa district's Chong Nonsi sub-district, then through two more intersections viz Tai Duan Chan junction and Sathu - Chan junction as far as end at Trok Chan junction, which it meet to Charoen Krung road in the area of Wat Phraya Krai sub-district, Bang Kho Laem district. Total distance is 7.0 km (4.3 mi). At the end of the road on Charoen Krung side is close to two historic sites are Asiatique The Riverfront, originally, it was the location of the Danish maritime navigation company East Asiatic Company and Protestant Cemetery, include another place of education is Shrewsbury International School. This road is an expanse of Charoen Krung and Yaowarat neighbourhoods. It's the residence of Chinese businessmen who moved into this area especially in the post-1957 era and mix with Thais and Muslims, the people who lived before.Nowadays, Chan road is considered to be a suitable development area for investment and housing. It's close to the prominent business districts of Bangkok, Silom and Sathon roads and also close to other public facilities such as various restaurants and cafés, CentralPlaza Rama III, Assumption College and Assumption Cathedral, Bangkok Christian College or BTS and BRT stations etc.

Sathon Road
Sathon Road

Sathon Road (Thai: ถนนสาทร, RTGS: Thanon Sathon, pronounced [tʰā.nǒn sǎː.tʰɔ̄ːn]; also Sathorn or Satorn) is a major road that passes through the districts of Bang Rak and Sathon in central Bangkok, Thailand. It is an important transportation link between Phra Nakhon and Thonburi sides of Bangkok. Sathon Road is lined with skyscrapers and corporate offices, especially banking and finance related. Thai and International banks such as SMBC and Citicorp have their headquarters located along Sathon Road. Numerous 40+ story luxury condominiums line the street, including The Met. It also has, along the South side, the embassies of Australia (37), Denmark (Soi 1), Germany (9), Malaysia (35), and Slovakia (25). The extensive Protestant Bangkok Bible College and a Roman Catholic church are in the south-west. It consists of the eastbound Sathon Nuea Road (or North Sathon Road, belonging to Si Lom Subditrict, Bang Rak District) and the westbound Sathon Tai Road (or South Sathon Road, belonging to Yan Nawa and Thung Maha Mek Subdistricts, Sathon District) separated by Khlong Sathon canal. On the south-western end of the roads is the Taksin Bridge, also commonly called Sathon Bridge, crossing the Chao Phraya River from Charoen Krung Road that borders the river. This end also has the Chao Phraya Express Boat CEN Sathon station, the terminus from which southern and northern line river-stations are numbered. Near this end the Si Rat Expressway (2nd State Expy) crosses at this end. The north-eastern end terminates at Rama IV Road, but continues as Witthayu Road (Wireless Road) where many embassies and ambassadors residences are located, their corner having Lumphini Market on the north-east side.The Silom Line of the BTS Skytrain also runs along most part of this road with stations Surasak and Saphan Taksin. The skytrain extension to the other side of Chao Phraya River opened to public in May 2009. The MRT Blue Line, Lumphini Station is at the other end near Rama IV Road. The Bangkok BRT Sathorn station is located on Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Road, linked to Chong Nonsi BTS station by a new bridge. The intersection between Sathon and Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Roads is a new commercial area filled with office buildings such as the Empire Tower.The road has six roads in form of soi (alley) that can connect to Si Lom road in the north, consisted of (from the Taksin Bridge) Surasak, Pramuan, Pan, Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra, Convent, and Sala Daeng, respectively.