250px, Guan Yu Shrine
Guan Yu Shrine or written as Gong Wu Shrine () is a historic
shrine of
Lord Guan, Martial God of Loyalty and Righteousness in
Chinese beliefs. Located in Khwaeng Somdet Chao Phraya,
Khet Khlong San, Bangkok's Thonburi side on the western bank of
Chao Phraya River.
This shrine is considered to be the oldest Guan Yu shrine in Thailand. Believed to be over 280 years old, built since the late
Ayutthaya period in the reign of the King
Borommakot (corresponding to the reign of
Qianlong Emperor
The Qianlong Emperor (25 September 17117 February 1799), also known by his temple name Emperor Gaozong of Qing, personal name Hongli, was the fifth Emperor of China, emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China pr ...
of Qing Dynasty) and said that before the King
Taksin will do battle, he also came to worship at this shrine as well.
Guan Yu Shrine that is flanked by a Princess Mother Memorial Park (right) and Thang Nguan Hah Vintage House (left)
The shrine is just behind the
Princess Mother Memorial Park, near the foot of twin
Memorial
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and
Phra Pok Klao Bridges. In the shrine, all three of Guan Yu's statues the first one is the oldest one that has been enshrined since the time when the shrine began to build, while the second one was brought in the reign of King
Phutthayotfa Chulalok (Rama I) of
Rattanakosin Kingdom and the third one was brought into the reign of King
Phutthaloetla Naphalai (Rama II).
Also nearby is Thang Nguan Hah Vintage House, a vintage house in
Chinese architecture
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adjacent to each other. This house was formerly a
fish sauce
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factory since the reign of King
Chulalongkorn
Chulalongkorn (20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910), posthumously honoured as King Chulalongkorn the Great, was the fifth king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama V. Chulalongkorn's reign from 1868 until his death in 1910 was cha ...
(Rama V), which is considered the first fish sauce factory in Thailand as well.
References
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Guandi temples
Khlong San district
Religious buildings and structures in Bangkok
Chinese shrines in Thailand
Buildings and structures on the Chao Phraya River
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