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Location: Bangkok Thailand

A waterfront view along a Bangkok klong

A klong; commonly refers to a canal in Thailand. These canals are spawned by the Chao Phraya, the Tha Chin, the Mae Klong Rivers, and their tributaries particularly in the low-lying areas of central Thailand. The Thai word klong is not limited to artificial canals. Many smaller rivers are referred to as "klongs", followed by the name of the stream. Historically, the Thai capital Bangkok was crisscrossed by klongs, and so gained the nickname, "Venice of the East". Klongs were used for transportation and for floating markets, but also for sewage disposal. Today, most of the klongs of Bangkok have been filled in, although the Thonburi side of Bangkok (covering areas west of Chao Phraya River) still retains several of its larger klongs.

“With cities, it is as with dreams: everything imaginable can be dreamed, but even the most unexpected dream is a rebus that conceals a desire or, its reverse, a fear. Cities, like dreams, are made of desires and fears, even if the thread of their discourse is secret, their rules are absurd, their perspectives deceitful, and everything conceals something else." - Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities

Description
Location: Bangkok Thailand

A waterfront view along a Bangkok klong

A klong; commonly refers to a canal in Thailand. These canals are spawned by the Chao Phraya, the Tha Chin, the Mae Klong Rivers, and their tributaries particularly in the low-lying areas of central Thailand. The Thai word klong is not limited to artificial canals. Many smaller rivers are referred to as "klongs", followed by the name of the stream. Historically, the Thai capital Bangkok was crisscrossed by klongs, and so gained the nickname, "Venice of the East". Klongs were used for transportation and for floating markets, but also for sewage disposal. Today, most of the klongs of Bangkok have been filled in, although the Thonburi side of Bangkok (covering areas west of Chao Phraya River) still retains several of its larger klongs.

“With cities, it is as with dreams: everything imaginable can be dreamed, but even the most unexpected dream is a rebus that conceals a desire or, its reverse, a fear. Cities, like dreams, are made of desires and fears, even if the thread of their discourse is secret, their rules are absurd, their perspectives deceitful, and everything conceals something else." - Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities