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Guan Yin Temple
- Where
- Chaloklum · Open in Google Maps · Directions
- What is on here
- Yoga, Wellness
About the place
A Chinese shrine to Guan Yin, the goddess of mercy, on a hill by the Chaloklum road. Red walls, gold dragons, warrior statues, and Guan Yin herself at the centre of the altar. The buildings step up the slope, and from the top you see Chaloklum Bay, on a clear day as far as Koh Tao.
The story goes that a woman dreamed the goddess asked her to build a lighthouse for Chaloklum's fishermen. So much money was raised that it paid for a shrine instead.
Getting there
About 8 km from Thong Sala pier on the Chaloklum road, on a hill a few minutes before the village. Wat Pa Saeng Tham, a forest temple, is about three minutes away.
Good to know
- Open roughly 8 am to 5 pm
- Bring small change: about 40 baht is asked at the entrance, as a fee by some accounts, as a donation by others
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