Its name "Khlong Suan Phlu" (literally means "
betel plantation canal"), called after a
khlong (canal) in the same name that crosses in the northwest part of the area. Khlong Suan Phlu is the old course of the
Pa Sak River that begins at
Hua Ro, and then turned towards the
Hantra River and then pass
Wat Phanan Choeng, where it is referred to as the "Khlong Suan Phlu". It is a waterway connects the Pa Sak and the
Chao Phraya Rivers. In the
Ayutthaya period, a large number of waterways and ditches were dug. Khlong Suan Phlu (otherwise known as Khlong Phai Ling or Nam Mae Bia The Chao Phraya River near the canal mouth, it was the location of the
houseboats of the Chinese immigrants. This area was believed to be another mooring point for
Chinese junk in the heart of Ayutthaya. Nowadays, the only surviving evidence that it used to be a Chinatown is a
Chinese waterfront shrine that is more than 600 years old. ==Geography==