San Chaopho Suea (Sao Chingcha) ( th, ศาลเจ้าพ่อเสือ (เสาชิงช้า)) or San Chaopho Suea Phra Nakhon (), usually shortened to San Chaopho Suea (; ; commonly known in English as Tiger God Shrine) is a Chinese joss house located at 468

Tanao Road 250px, Tanao Road in phase near Khao San Road Tanao Road ( th, ถนนตะนาว, , ) is a road in Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, starting from Bamrung Mueang Road at Si Kak Sao Chingcha straight to the north, it is also a boundary li ...

, San Chaopho Suea Sub-district, Phra Nakhon District in the old town

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...

(

Rattanakosin Island Rattanakosin Island ( th, เกาะรัตนโกสินทร์, , ) is a historic area in the Phra Nakhon District in the city of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bordered by the Chao Phraya River to the west and various canals to the east t ...

) near

Sao Chingcha The Giant Swing ( th, เสาชิงช้า, , ) is a religious structure in Sao Chingcha Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand. Located in front of Wat Suthat, it was formerly used in an old Brahmin ceremony, and is one ...

(Giant Swing) and Wat Mahannapharam with features the Southern Chinese architectural style. It is the shrine of '' Chaopho Suea'' (เจ้าพ่อเสือ; lit: ''Tiger God''), according to the ancient Chinese belief and it is one of the most respected Chinese shrines in Bangkok and Thailand alike

Wat Mangkon Kamalawat Wat Mangkon Kamalawat ( th, วัดมังกรกมลาวาส, ), previously (and still commonly) known as Wat Leng Noei Yi ( th, วัดเล่งเน่ยยี่, ; ), is the largest and most important Culture of China, Chin ...

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, especially during the

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. This shrine was built in 1834 in the reign of King Nang Klao (Rama III). In the past, it was located on

Bamrung Mueang Road Bamrung Mueang Road ( th, ถนนบำรุงเมือง, ) is the second paved road in Bangkok. It was built in 1863 after Charoen Krung Road, in the reign of King Mongkut (Rama IV). It cut through the old fortified city of Rattanakosi ...

but was relocated by the command of King

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(Rama V) to the Tanao Road, the present location. The shrine enshrined statues of Chinese Supreme Being, including the Tiger God ( Xuan Tian Shang Di),

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(God of Honesty),

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(God of Fortune), Dai Seng Ya (Monkey God) and

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(Goddess of the Sea), which are highly venerated among both

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and

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. At present, it has been promoted as one of the nine temples under the project "Respect to the Nine Temples" (ไหว้พระ 9 วัด) of

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(TAT) along with other temples viz (Phra Nakhon side):

Wat Phra Kaew Wat Phra Kaew ( th, วัดพระแก้ว, , ), commonly known in English as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and officially as Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram, is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple in Thailand. The complex co ...

Wat Pho Wat Pho ( th, วัดโพธิ์, ), also spelled Wat Po, is a Buddhism, Buddhist temple complex in the Phra Nakhon, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is on Rattanakosin Island, directly south of the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Grand P ...

Wat Chana Songkhram 250px, In front of the temple Wat Chanasongkhram Ratchaworamahawiharn ( th, วัดชนะสงครามราชวรมหาวิหาร), usually shortened to Wat Chana Songkhram ( th, วัดชนะสงคราม, ), is a ...

Wat Suthat Wat Suthat Thepwararam ( th, วัดสุทัศนเทพวราราม, ) is a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand. It is a royal temple of the first grade, one of ten such temples in Bangkok (23 in Thailand). Construction was begun ...

, City Pillar Shrine (Thonburi side):

Wat Arun Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan ( th, วัดอรุณราชวราราม ราชวรมหาวิหาร ) or Wat Arun (, "Temple of Dawn") is a Buddhist temple (''wat'') in Bangkok Yai district of Bangkok, Tha ...

Wat Rakhangkhositraram Wat Rakhangkhositaram Woramahaviharn ( th, วัดระฆังโฆสิตาราม วรมหาวิหาร) or usually shortened to Wat Rakhangkhositaram (วัดระฆังโฆสิตาราม), familiarly known ...

and

Wat Kalayanamitr Wat Kalayanamitr Varamahavihara ( th, วัดกัลยาณมิตรวรมหาวิหาร, , ) is a Buddhist temple (wat) in Bangkok, Thailand. The temple is located in Wat Kanlaya sub-district, on the Thonburi bank of the Chao ...

. It is now a recognised

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of Bangkok since 1988.

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other Chinese temples in Bangkok *

* Leng Buai Ia Shrine * Wat San Chao Chet * Chao Mae Thapthim Shrine *

Poh Teck Tung Foundation The Poh Teck Tung Foundation ( th, มูลนิธิป่อเต็กตึ๊ง, from zh, t=華僑報德善堂, p=Huáqiáo Bàodé shàntáng) is a rescue foundation founded in Thailand famously known for rescuing road accident victims ...

* Thian Fah Foundation * Kian Un Keng Shrine * Wat Dibayavari Vihara

References

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