Zhongzheng Park is located on the slopes of Dashawan Mountain, to the east of Keelung City. The park is renowned for its striking 25 meter tall white statue of the Goddess of Mercy, which has become an iconic feature of Keelung.
The park offers panoramic views of Keelung City and the harbor and is organized into three levels. The first level features a historic cannon fort. The second level houses a Buddhist library, the Martyrs' Shrine, and the Zhuputan Temple. The temple attracts numerous worshipers on the 15th day of the 7th lunar month for Zhongyuan Ghost Festival. The third level is home to the Guanhai Pavilion, where visitors can enjoy a sweeping view of Keelung and the ocean.
The Goddess of Mercy statue is the park's most prominent landmark and is the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia. Inside the statue, a stairway leads to the top, providing a stunning vantage point. The Zhuputan Temple, a focal point for worshipers during the Zhongyuan Ghost Festival, was originally established...
King Narai the Great Reign Festival (also known as the King Narai the Great Fair or งานพระนารายณ์มหาราช in Thai), a major annual cultural event in Lopburi Province, Thailand.
The 38th King Narai the Great Reign Festival, held from February 13 to 22, 2026, at Phra Narai Ratchaniwet Palace and surrounding historical sites in Lopburi Province, transforms the area into a vibrant celebration of Thailand’s rich Ayutthaya-era heritage.
This grand 10-day and 10-night event honors King Narai the Great, the renowned monarch who ruled from 1656 to 1688 and elevated Lopburi (ancient Lavo) as a secondary capital, fostering prosperity, diplomacy, and international trade.
The festival’s theme, “Lavo Identity: Honoring King Narai the Great and Her Majesty the Queen Mother of All Thais,” pays tribute to his legacy while highlighting the gracious contributions of Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother in preserving traditional arts, such as mudmee silk, deeply tied to the ...
Prang Sam Yod Temple พระปรางค์สามยอด (early 13th century)
Prang Sam Yod (the 'Three Tower Temple') was a Mahayana Buddhist temple built by the powerful Khmer Emperor Jayavarman VII (1181-1221). At that time, Lopburi (then known as Lavo) was on the northwestern frontiers of the empire.
Jayavarman may have been motivated to construct Prang Sam Yod as a center for the cult of royalty and the Buddhist religious system that imbued it with legitimacy. Some evidence for this is that Jayavarman also had installed in Lopburi a statue known as 'Jayabuddhamahanatha', which translates as 'Victorius Buddha, the Great Protector'. In any event, three major Buddhist deities were worshipped at this temple: the Buddha in the central tower, the Bodhisattva Avalokitasvara in the south tower, and Prajnaparamita (the goddess of wisdom) in the north tower.
The triple-tower layout of Prang Sam Yod was already a well-established convention at the time of its construction. One innovation is ...
Most visitors to Kanchanaburi come for the world-famous bridge over the river Kwai, but there is much more to see in the area.
Wat Tham Suea, or the “tiger cave temple” is one of the most famous temples in Kanchanaburi and worth a few hours to visit.
There is another temple near Krabi with the same name as well as the tiger temple that was closed down after being accused of drugging the tigers. This temple is not either one of those two.
This temple gets its name from supposedly having a family of tigers that was living in the cave before it was a temple.
This temple plays host to an enormous golden Buddha, visible for miles around, known as “Chin Prathaporn”. It was constructed in 1973. It is an amazing 18 meters high and 10 meters wide with many local Thai residents coming up daily to make merit here. There is a 157 step climb to the temple or a cheap tram ride from the base of the hill.
The temple is open from 7:30am until 4:30pm on Monday to Friday, and 7am until 5:30pm on ...
