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Wat Mangkon Kamalawat

วัดมังกรกมลาวาส Dragon Flower Temple or วัดเล่งเน่ยยี่ Wat Leng Noei Yi

On the list of every Yaowarat visitor, you will be amazed by the impressive multi-tiered gateway when you enter the temple. It is a Mahayana Buddhist temple, the school of Buddhism followed by most Chinese, and it has mixed with other Chinese practices like Confucianism and Taoism. It was built in 1871 in the traditional Teochew architectural style. There are plenty of statues and shrines inside. Most interesting is the part right after the second entrance. Four golden statues will greet you, each with a symbolic object: a parasol, a pagoda, a snake's head, and a mandolin. It is one of Chinatown's liveliest temples with many Thai-Chinese praying and burning incense.

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Address: Charoen Krung Rd
Getting there: at the Charoen Krung Rd and Trok Issaranuphap intersection, take the small passageway from Charoen Krung Rd
Hours: 06:00-17:00 daily
Price: Free

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