Ta Lad Gong Kong is located in Bang Pa-in, Phra Nakhon Sri Ayutthaya Province, near "Baan Sang Som", a big group of Thai traditional style houses. Ta Lad Gong Kong is an old-fashioned market in vintage atmosphere. It opens every Thursdays to Sundays.
The word "ta lad gong kong" meaning stooping market is the terms for markets in ancient times when vendors still laid their goods on the ground so customers had to "stoop" ("gong kong" in Thai) down to search things they want and pick them up. This place used to be a toll gate, called Daan Khanon, in Ayutthaya Period and a center of local and exotic goods exchange.
Whoever interested can come here to experience Ayutthaya Period's vintage atmosphere and way of life. Organic crops sent directly from orchards, consumer products and meat dish and desserts are sold by merchants wearing old-fashioned Thai dresses. Moreover, before the market opens merchants dance together as a ritual to serve the sacred spirit of this place, Poh Poo Som. Local people in beautiful Thai traditional dresses will welcome tourists who come early or come in groups by playful tom-tom dancing. Besides the native, merchants also dress in vintage pretty clothes.
And another one is The Ayothaya Floating Market.
This floating market, located in a large pond with an island in the middle, helps conserve the Thai traditional lifestyle since the Ayuthaya era from clothing, architecture, art and culture, as well as food, for visitors. With 50 paddle boats and over 200 shops offering goods and food, visitors could enjoy spending time there shopping and sightseeing the beautiful Thai architecture as well as admiring traditional shows and joining a tour boat around the premises at Bt20 per head. Since the market is within the same compound as the Ayothaya Elephant Village, visitors can also get a 20-minute elephant ride around ancient Wat Mahaeyong at Bt100 per person and enjoy the village’s elephant shows. The market opens daily from 10am to 9pm.