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| A historical house of Chinese. |
Descendants are living now. |
Custom of the taoism? |
A pond in the house. |
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| Iron-barred window is to protect from thief? |
Chinese cotton carpet? |
Inlaid works, too. |
Unusual kerosene powered fan. |
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| It is like a courtyard with light ceiling. |
The ancestors are enshrined. |
Photograph of ancestors from generation to generation. |
Many awards can be seen. |
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| Phrom Thep cape. |
Blue sea. |
Andaman sea in front. |
Le Meridian on upper right |
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| The place for worship of Buddha in the cape. Big and small ornaments of
elephants are put on surroundings. |
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| Wat Chalong is Phuket’s most important Buddhist temple and is the biggest
and most ornate of Phuket’s 29 Buddhist monasteries. |
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| Wat Chalong is associated with the revered monks, Luang Pho Chaem and Luang
Pho Chuang famous in herbal medicine. During the tin miners’ rebellion
of 1876 they mobilized aid for the injured on both sides. |
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| Chalong temple located 8 km south-east of Phuket town. It can be climbed
up top floor of 3-story structure. |
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| Buddhist statues of the first floor. There are a lot of Lying Buddha. Golden
color is vivid. Lying Buddha always uses their right hand to support his
head. |
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| Next floor is a little sober and has jade-like Buddha. |
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| The outside is looked at from the third floor. |
Wat Chalong has big land. |
It simulates the instance of Buddha birth. |
It harmonizes beautifully with the flower bed. |
