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...
Wat Tanit Rai, also known as Wat Tanoodrai or Wat Tanot Rai, is a modest rural Buddhist temple tucked away in Bang Khonthi District of Samut Songkhram Province, roughly an hour southwest of Bangkok.
Surrounded by palm orchards and quiet farmland near attractions like the Amphawa Floating Market, it offers a peaceful escape that blends centuries-old heritage with more recent temple artistry.
The temple stands out for its two distinct sections that highlight different eras of Thai religious architecture. The historic ordination hall, or ubosot, dates back more than 200 years to the late Ayutthaya or early Rattanakosin period, with some accounts linking its formal establishment to 1792 during the reign of King Rama I.
Its name likely derives from the rows of sugar palm trees, known locally as ton tanot, that once covered the site before the temple was built. This ancient white structure has largely avoided major internal restorations, preserving its original simple interior, dark wooden ceiling, low ...
Port FC, currently sitting in 2nd place in the Thai League 1, hosted PT Prachuap FC in Round 27 at PAT Stadium. Prachuap sat in 6th place, setting up a contest between Port and a resilient mid-table side.
Port FC delivered a commanding 3-0 victory over PT Prachuap FC.
Noboru Shimura opened the scoring in the 28th minute, followed by Suphanan Bureerat’s strike in the 31st minute to make it 2-0 at halftime. Peeradol Chamratsamee added the third goal in the 90+6th minute, sealing the win. The hosts dominated throughout, while Prachuap struggled to create meaningful threats.
With the league season approaching its conclusion, Port FC now has 4 matches remaining including tough fixtures against strong sides like BG Pathum United and Buriram United as they push to challenge for a top 4 league finish.
On Wednesday, April 8, Port travels to face Chonburi FC in the semi-final of the Muang Thai League Cup (away leg), a key knockout encounter that could advance them toward the final and potential ...
Wat Rai Khing วัดไร่ขิง, officially known as Wat Mongkol Chinda Ram Rai Khing, is a third-class royal temple of the Maha Nikaya sect located along the banks of the Tha Chin River (also called Mae Nam Nakhon Chaisi) in Rai Khing subdistrict, Sam Phran district, Nakhon Pathom Province. The temple sits about 32 kilometers west of Bangkok and remains a popular pilgrimage site for devotees seeking blessings from its revered principal Buddha image.
The temple’s name derives from the area’s historical identity as “Rai Khing” (ginger field), where many Chinese settlers once cultivated ginger extensively. Local tradition credits its founding to Somdet Phra Phutthachan (Puk), a prominent monk and former abbot of nearby Wat Sala Poon, who initiated construction around the mid-19th century (sources vary between 1791 and 1851, during the reigns of Rama III or Rama IV). He oversaw the move of a sacred bronze Buddha image from Wat Sala Poon to serve as the main image here. The temple began as ...
