Now this is a famous place! The Prime Minister visited Sam Chuk recently. Now the "100 year Market"
has become a famous place. Even the King and Queen stopped in Sam Chuk Market years ago, on a river
tour of the provinces. Nowadays, no need to advertise, lots of "free publicity" for the market in the form of
newspaper feature articles in the travel sections, historic thesis, TV films and news stories. Many tourists
drive up from Bangkok (In Thailand, there is a long tradition of "food tourism" – where people get into their
cars and drive around the country to explore local delicacies. Sam Chuk is now on the list!