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Bangkok's oldest paved road runs through what has become arguably the Thai capital's hippest neighbourhood, thanks to regeneration efforts that were accelerated during the coronavirus pandemic. The paving of Charoenkrung Road, along the east bank of the Chao Phraya river, was ordered by King Mongkut (Rama IV) and began in 1861. For years, the neighbourhood attracted people newly arrived in.