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Wat Nai Rong

1860 establishments in Siam19th-century Buddhist templesBangkok Noi districtBuddhist temples in BangkokRegistered ancient monuments in Bangkok
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Wat Nai Rong (Thai: วัดนายโรง) is an old Buddhist temple in Bangkok. It is considered to be another temple along the historical stream, Khlong Bangkok Noi. Wat Nai Rong is a small temple, was built in Rattanakosin period around 1860. It is an old temple which having a beautiful ancient remains, antiques. There was not appeared about the history of the temple. Mostly from the story told that Krab who was the owner of Lakhon nok (open-air dramatics) troupe during the King Rama IV's reign was built this temple which was called Wat Lakhon Chao Krab (Mr. Krab's theatre temple). The King Rama IV was given a new name as Wat Sammaj Chapon but locals always called Wat Nai Rong (temple of troupe owner) and Wat Nok (outer temple) called together with Wat Nai (inner temple) which the temple named Wat Bang Bamru as it close to each other and some called Wat PaK Khlong (temple on the mouth of the canal) as it located on the mouth of the canal Khlong Bang Bamru.

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Wat Nai Rong
Soi Charan Sanit Wong 45, Bangkok Bangkok Noi District

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วัดนายโรง

Soi Charan Sanit Wong 45
10700 Bangkok, Bangkok Noi District
Bangkok, Thailand
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Bang Khun Non subdistrict
Bang Khun Non subdistrict

Bang Khun Non (Thai: บางขุนนนท์, pronounced [bāːŋ kʰǔn nōn]) is a khwaeng (subdistrict) of Bangkok Noi District, in Bangkok, Thailand. In 2018, it had a total population of 9,549 people.Its name after Khlong Bang Khun Non, a canal runs through the area. In the olden days Bang Khun Non was the area of orchards, the principle career of Bang Khun Non residents was doing the orchards, by the form of the former orchard was rising up the embankment to be the furrows. The fruits which the gardeners favored to plant were durian, pomelo, Marian plum, Burmese grape, mangosteen, rose apple, coconut palm, mango, etc. Especially, durian was very famous until it was admired to be the name of a kind of durian, that was "Bang Khun Non Durian" paired with "Taling Chan Durian" of adjacent district Taling Chan.At present, Bangkok Noi District Office has conserved these durian species in Chaloem Phrakiat 80 Phansa Public Park. It is located catty-corner from the district office on Bang Khun Non Road.Besides, in the area of Bang Khun Non there is a historical site, Wat Si Sudaram (formerly Wat Chi Pakhao), as in the past this monastery was the primary school in the childhood of a Thai famous poet, Sunthorn Phu. Nowadays, the life style of people are changed, roads are the main role instead of canals, lands for residential are needed, therefore forms of former orchards are slightly faded and changed to be the plants nurseries, and decorative plants for sales.