Chinatown is located at Yaowarat Road from Odeon Circle. There are many gold shops and many small wholesale shops open for the local people.It's the better place to shop for gold and the gifts. To visit Chinatown is easy by walking around to see the market,where you can see many kinds of Chinese foods. There is the old town in Bangkok because it is located here since the beginnig of the Bangkok capital. There you can see the old architectures,which built over a hundred year.
The Jim Thompson House is the home of James H.W. Thompson , a self-made American entrepreneur who was the founder of the world renowned Jim Thompson Thai Silk Company. Thompson's achievements during his 25 year stay in the Kingdom of Thailand have won him much fame as the "Legendary American of Thailand". The house consists of a complex of six traditional Thai-style houses, teak structures that were purchased from several owners and brought to the present location from various parts of Thailand. Construction of the Thai house was completed in 1959.