Dinso Road

Dinso Road (Thai: ถนนดินสอ, RTGS: Thanon Dinso, pronounced [tʰā.nǒn dīn.sɔ̌ː]) is a road in the area of Rattanakosin Island or Bangkok's old town zone. It has a starting point at the corner of the Giant Swing from Bamrung Mueang and Ti Thong Roads at front of the Devasathan and running through the side of Bangkok City Hall (in this phase it is parallel to Siriphong Road), then cuts across Ratchadamnoen Avenue at Democracy Monument, and through the side of Satriwittaya and Wat Bowon Niwet Schools in the Banglamphu area, as far as the end at the foot of Wan Chat Bridge, where it cuts with Phra Sumen and Prachathipatai Roads (this phase it has one-way traffic management), total length of 850 m (2,788 ft).

Dinso Road in the area of Bangkok City Hall.

Its name meaning "pencil road", due to its location in the past was a community of people who have a career in making pencils for sale called "Yan Pa Dinso", presumably being a community that has been around for a long time since the Ayutthaya period. Aside from a career in pencil making, they also produce white clay fillers as well (white clay filler in Thai also known as dinso).

Dinso Road built in the year 1898 and completed in the following year, corresponding to the King Chulalongkorn (Rama V)'s reign, in order to expand the traffic of the city, at that time it was named "Ban Dinso Road". His Majesty the King presided over the official opening ceremony on November 15, 1899.

Like other roads nearby. It's full of restaurants, bookstores, milk café, sweet shops, as well as hostels. Some of them was chosen to be Bib Gourmand from 2019 Michelin Guide as well.[1] [2] [3]

References
  1. "Pad Thai Fai Ta Lu". BK.
  2. "ชุมชนถนนดินสอ" [Dinso road community]. Information Centre of Rattanakosin Island (in Thai).
  3. Veerasinchai, Sansanee (2017-07-16). "ถนนดินสอ" [Dinso Road]. Sinlapa Watthanatham (in Thai).

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