Back inwards 2006, on the same twenty-four threescore minutes menses nosotros visited Wat Sri Sunthorn, nosotros also constitute Wat Phra Tong for the showtime time, which was truly our master copy aim for the afternoon. Pra Tong temple is fairly good known as well as is mentioned on many Phuket spider web sites, simply owing to its place inwards Thalang (quite a mode from whatsoever master copy beach) it's non visited close every bit much every bit Wat Chalong, though on the few times I accept been since, I accept seen a steady stream of Thai visitors coming to come across the famous "Half Buddha" statue. I know that, inwards general, temples are non top of the listing for visitors, simply inwards the Thalang expanse y'all tin dismiss destination off here, Wat Sri Sunthorn as well as Wat Phra Nang Sang which are all unopen together. I'm non for certain that "temple tours" would truly move also popular, simply this is Jamie's Phuket as well as I similar temples!
Wat Phra Tong is on the northern border of Thalang Town, downward a clearly signposted side street to the east. If coming from the due south y'all involve to u-turn as well as caput dorsum south. There is enough of parking .. Space for buses too, every bit it's busy on for certain holidays. There are several temple buildings as well as a museum. The temple housing the Phra Phut picture doesn't hold off similar much from the outside.
The temple has quite a even out attached to it. It's non clear just when, simply the even out is of a man child who tied his buffalo to a postal service sticking out of the ground. The man child became sick as well as died. It was constitute that the postal service he had tied the buffalo to was the top of a buried Buddha picture hidden inwards the undergrowth. The buffalo was also dead. The villagers tried to dig upward the Buddha, simply could not. Those who did non tell prayers got attacked past times wasps, hornets as well as bees. The governor ordered the people to encompass the picture amongst golden as well as to construct a temple roughly it.
Inside the temple ....
(above) The actual original Buddha picture is non to move touched - simply y'all tin dismiss rub golden foliage on a replica picture ... and, every bit y'all tin dismiss see, many people do!
(above) Prayers at Wat Phra Tong
The museum is a collection of "old stuff" ... I did larn within 1 time, as well as for a collection of former bits as well as bobs it's non also bad, got to move worth 10 minutes of your time. Outside the museum is a reminder of Phuket's past times - inwards item the Thalang expanse which was the master copy inhabited expanse of Phuket for hundreds of years until the mid 19th century when tin mining led to Phuket Town as well as Kathu becoming to a greater extent than important. These cannons (below) may 1 time accept been used to larn by off Burmese invaders inwards the belatedly 18th century.
Wat Phra Thong Location Map
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Wat Phra Tong is on the northern border of Thalang Town, downward a clearly signposted side street to the east. If coming from the due south y'all involve to u-turn as well as caput dorsum south. There is enough of parking .. Space for buses too, every bit it's busy on for certain holidays. There are several temple buildings as well as a museum. The temple housing the Phra Phut picture doesn't hold off similar much from the outside.
The temple has quite a even out attached to it. It's non clear just when, simply the even out is of a man child who tied his buffalo to a postal service sticking out of the ground. The man child became sick as well as died. It was constitute that the postal service he had tied the buffalo to was the top of a buried Buddha picture hidden inwards the undergrowth. The buffalo was also dead. The villagers tried to dig upward the Buddha, simply could not. Those who did non tell prayers got attacked past times wasps, hornets as well as bees. The governor ordered the people to encompass the picture amongst golden as well as to construct a temple roughly it.
Inside the temple ....
(above) The actual original Buddha picture is non to move touched - simply y'all tin dismiss rub golden foliage on a replica picture ... and, every bit y'all tin dismiss see, many people do!
(above) Prayers at Wat Phra Tong
The museum is a collection of "old stuff" ... I did larn within 1 time, as well as for a collection of former bits as well as bobs it's non also bad, got to move worth 10 minutes of your time. Outside the museum is a reminder of Phuket's past times - inwards item the Thalang expanse which was the master copy inhabited expanse of Phuket for hundreds of years until the mid 19th century when tin mining led to Phuket Town as well as Kathu becoming to a greater extent than important. These cannons (below) may 1 time accept been used to larn by off Burmese invaders inwards the belatedly 18th century.
Wat Phra Thong Location Map
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