Wat Boromracha Kanchanapisak
Anusorn or Wat Leng Noel YI 2 was
bullt in 1996 to commemorate the
50th anniversary of King Rama 9’s
accession to the throne.
The architecture of the Viharas In the temple were Influenced by Mahayana or
Chinese Buddhist phllosophy and
Buddhist doctrine.
The Viharas consist of 3 Buddhas; the past, the present and the future. There is also a statue of Chinese goddess, Guan Yin Bodhisttava which is carved from a whole tree. She Is a major goddess of the Mahayana sect.
Wat Boromracha Kanchanapisek Anusorn Is usually crowded with people who come to
make merit, enhance thelr fortune and
redeem their bad luck regarding thalr
zodlac year. If it is your birth year under the Chinese calendar worshipers will come to perform the “washing away bad luck” ceremony.
The temple is full of details and in interesting part of Thailand. It’s relatively new in terms of Thai temples but worth a visit. I would recommend to anyone that has time to see this temple and...
Wat Dibayavari Vihara วัดทิพยวารีวิหาร (Wat Thipphaya Wari Wihan) 敕賜甘露禪寺 "Temple of Holy Water" commonly known as Kham Low Yi กัมโล่วยี่ 甘露寺, is a historic Chinese-Vietnamese temple in Bangkok. It is in the area of Ban Mo oppositeThe Old Siam Plaza.
This temple was built in the Thonburi period (between April 1776–March 1777) during the reign of King Taksin. He gave the east bank of the Chao Phraya River as a residence for Chinese and Vietnamese.
Later on, in the Rattanakosin period. Nguyễn Phúc Ánh, Prince of Huế, returned to Vietnam when Ram I came to power. The new king's younger brother, Prince Maha Sura Singhanat had doubts about the Vietnamese who living in Siam (Thailand at that time). He ordered the Vietnamese who living there to move out. As a result, this area was abandoned and the temple has no monks in residence for many years.
In 1896 a Chinese monk named "Hai Son" ไห่ซัน from Hunan came to ...
Talat Noi or Talad Noi ตลาดน้อย is a historic neighbourhood in Bangkok. It roughly occupies the area of the sub-district of the same name in Samphanthawong District. On the periphery of Bangkok's Chinatown, Talat Noi has been home to various ethnic Chinese communities since soon after the foundation of Bangkok. Several historic buildings are found in the area, including the Holy Rosary Church and the So Heng Tai Mansion.
Talat Noi has a long history predating the founding of Bangkok. The first ethnic group to settle here were the Portuguese from Ayutthaya. They built a Portuguese church in 1786, today known as the Holy Rosary Church or, in Thai, Wat Kalawa. Later, other ethnic groups came to live in Talat Noi, not only Chinese but also Vietnamese and Khmer. The area was Bangkok's first port, and was where immigrants landed.
The name Talat Noi means 'little market'. It comes from the name of the daughter of Jao Sua Niam or Jay Sua Niam (เจ้าสัวเนียม, ...
The annual market fair is at Kasert (Kasertsart) University in the Chatuchak area of Bangkok. The fair is held at the end of January to the start of February every year. It’s located next to the Sukumvit (light green) BTS line, the Kasert University station.
A great time to go and sample Thai street foods as well as enjoy an evening of shopping and carnival games with the locals. The amount of food vendors is amazing with something for any taste.
The fair is massive so plan on spending an evening taking in everything.
Kasertsart University Annual Night Market Fair - Largest In Bangkok - Thailand 2025
