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A rice barge sails past a village on the Rangsit Canal, c. 1900.

Klong Rangsit, or Rangsit Canal, was the first irrigation project in Siam and is located in the eastern part of the Chao Phraya valley in central Thailand. Construction of the canal was ordered by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) in 1890, and was named in honour of his son, Rangsit, Prince of Chainat.

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A rice barge sails past a village on the Rangsit Canal, c. 1900.

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Klong Rangsit, or Rangsit Canal, was the first irrigation project in Siam and is located in the eastern part of the Chao Phraya valley in central Thailand. Construction of the canal was ordered by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) in 1890, and was named in honour of his son, Rangsit, Prince of Chainat.

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AGRICOLA • AGRICOLTURE • AGRICULTURAL • AGRICULTURE • ARABLE FARMING • ASIA • ASIAN • BOAT • BOATS • BOUTIQUE • BROOK • CANAL • COMMERCE • CULTURE • ECONOMY • FARMING • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORIA • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • HISTORY. • KHLONG • LIFESTYLE • RIO • RIVER • RIVERS • RURAL • SHIP • SHIPS • SIAM • SIAMESE • THAI • THAILAND • TRADE • TRADING • VESSEL • WATERWAYS • WAY OF LIFE