page_title: Floating market
section_title: Thailand
hierarchical_section_title: Floating market / Thailand
caption_attribution_description: English: day
context_page_description: A floating market is a market where goods are sold from boats. Originating in times and places where water transport played an important role in daily life, most floating markets operating today mainly serve as tourist attractions, and are chiefly found in Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and India.
context_section_description: In Thailand, floating markets (Thai: ตลาดน้ำ talāt nām literally: "water market") are well supported locally and mainly serve as tourist attractions. One of their purposes is to allow domestic visitors and international tourists to be able to experience the culture of riverside shopping.
caption: Amphawa floating market
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