Bang Yi Khan


[file:Rama 8 Bridge from a boat.jpg|thumb|250px|Rama VIII Bridge]
[file:Bang Yi Khan, Bang Phlat, Bangkok 10700, Thailand - panoramio (1).jpg|thumb|250px|Interior of Pata Department Store]
[file:Pier 12.jpg|thumb|250px|Phra Pin Klao Bridge Pier (N12)]
Bang Yi Khan is a khwaeng of Bang Phlat District, Bangkok's Thonburi side.

History

The subdistrict is named after Khlong Bang Yi Khan, a small canal that connects the Chao Phraya River to other nearby canals such as Khlong Bang Bamru, Khlong Bang Chak, and Khlong Pak Nam.
The area dates back to the Ayutthaya period, as evidenced by at least two temples with historical roots from that era: Wat Bang Yi Khan and Wat Phraya Siri Aiya Sawan.
In addition, there is an abandoned temple believed to have been built during the Ayutthaya period as well—Wat Suan Sawan, also known locally as Bot Rang.
What made Bang Yi Khan most well known was the location of a liquor factory, believed to have been established during the reign of King Rama I in the early Rattanakosin period. During World War II, this factory came under government supervision and was renamed the "Bang Yi Khan Liquor Factory".
It is said that, in those days, yeast discharged from the factory into the Chao Phraya River attracted toli shad from the sea into freshwater, where they fed on it.
Today, the liquor factory is no longer in operation; its location has been transformed into Rama VIII Memorial Park, a riverside public park beneath the Rama VIII Bridge with a pleasant atmosphere.
In the past, residents of Bang Yi Khan primarily grew rambutan and produced lime for chewing with betel and areca nut.
The name Pinklao is also commonly used to refer to this area. The name comes from Phra Pinklao Bridge, which crosses the Chao Phraya River and connects the Thonburi side to the Phra Nakhon side of Bangkok.

Geography

Bang Yi Khan is considered to be an area in the southeast of the district.
The area is bounded by other subdistricts : Bang Phlat in its district, Wachiraphayaban in Dusit District, Wat Sam Phraya, and Chana Songkhram in Phra Nakhon District, Arun Amarin in Bangkok Noi District, and Bang Bamru in its district.
Bang Yi Khan is also divided into 13 communities.
Bang Yi Khan Station, the extension of MRT Blue Line, indeed, it is overlaps between Bang Yi Khan and Bang Bamru.

Places