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Bang Niew Shrine
5 Thalang Road today. Brightly colored
ornamentation adorns the roof of the
MAP Q6 • Ong Sim Phai
Road, Phuket Town • Open shrine’s red-pillared entrance way.
7am–5:30pm daily
Cherngtalay Shrine
Built in 1934 and destroyed twice by 8
fire, this shrine – also known as Tao MAP B6 • Thalang District
Bong Keng or Chai Tueng – plays a • Open 7am–5:30pm daily
key role in the Vegetarian Festival. Popular with local community
Here, one may see devotees with members who seek healing from
bizarre piercings, or walking across the shrine’s deities, Cherngtalay
red-hot coals. The shrine houses Shrine dates back more than 100
deities believed to assist worship ers years to the founding of a settle ment
with their career aspirations. of Chinese tin-mine workers. The
ornately decorated tile roof depicts
Sam San Shrine
6 eight immortal Chinese gods, along
with the colorful dragon imagery
MAP N5 • Krabi Road, Phuket
Town • Open 8am–5:30pm daily common to many of these temples.
Built in 1853 and dedicated to Mazu,
the Chinese goddess of the sea, this
shrine frequently hosts cere monies
to consecrate new boats before their
maiden sea voyage. The shrine pays
homage to the patron saint of sailors,
and also features a number of
intricate carvings.
Shrine of the
7
Serene Light
MAP P5 • Chao Fah Nok Road • 07621
1036, 07621 2213 • Open daily Entrance to Jui Tui Chinese Temple
Built by a local Chinese family more
Jui Tui Chinese Temple
than 100 years ago, this historic 9
shrine, once hidden down a narrow MAP N5 • Soi Phuthorn,
alleyway, can be viewed directly from Ranong Road, Phuket Town
• Open 8am–5:30pm daily
4027 This colorful Taoist temple, dedicated
402
Cherngtalay Na Sat to the vegetarian deity Kiu Wong In,
plays a central role in the Vegetarian
Ma Nik 4025 Tha Rua Festival. Originally built in 1911 on
Soi Romanee, the first Jui Tui temple
was destroyed by a fire and rebuilt at
Bang Khu its cur rent location.
Kuan Te Kun Shrine
4022 0
Tho Sung 402 MAP K1 • Sapam Village
Chi Lao
• Open 8am–5:30pm daily
Talat Kathu Though less prominent, and on a
Kathu smaller scale, than some of the
4029 Ratsada
Tung other shrines on Phuket, Kuan Te
Toong Kun – commonly known as Sapam
Phuket Town
Shrine – is still worth visiting due to
its picturesque appearance. With
Chalong Laem Chan brilliantly colored dragons encircl ing
4021 its four main pillars and guarding
0 km 3 its entrance, Kuan Te Kun is full
0 miles 3 of photo opportunities.

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