Guan Yu Shrine, Khlong San
Guan Yu Shrine or written as Gong Wu Shrine (
Khet Khlong San, Bangkok's Thonburi side on the western bank of Chao Phraya River
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This shrine is considered to be the oldest Guan Yu shrine in Thailand. Believed to be over 280 years old, built since the late
Ayutthaya period in the reign of the King Borommakot (corresponding to the reign of Qianlong Emperor of Qing Dynasty) and said that before the King Taksin
will do battle, he also came to worship at this shrine as well.
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The shrine is just behind the
Phutthaloetla Naphalai (Rama II).[1]
Also nearby is Thang Nguan Hah Vintage House, a vintage house in Chinese architecture adjacent to each other. This house was formerly a fish sauce factory since the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), which is considered the first fish sauce factory in Thailand as well.[2]
References
- Manager Online(in Thai). 2017-03-17.
- ^ "281 ปี ศาลเจ้ากวนอู (คลองสาน) เก่าแก่ที่สุดในประเทศไทย!!" [281 years, Guan Yu Shrine (Khlong San), the oldest in Thailand !!]. Review Promote (in Thai). 2017-08-10.
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