{"id":3326,"date":"2026-03-24T03:28:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T03:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/?page_id=3326"},"modified":"2026-08-30T07:48:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T07:48:07","slug":"chinese-shrines-in-phuket","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/chinese-shrines-in-phuket\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Shrines in Phuket"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3326\" class=\"elementor elementor-3326\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58ea98a9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58ea98a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11fc3ec5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11fc3ec5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chinese Shrines in Phuket<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-699bc99f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"699bc99f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ai-snippet-box\">\n  <p><em><strong>Chinese shrines in Phuket<\/strong> are active places of worship found across Phuket Town, Kathu, Thalang, and other long-settled parts of the island. Smaller and more compact than most Buddhist temples, they are marked by altar halls, incense burners, lanterns, and guardian figures, reflecting Phuket\u2019s Chinese heritage through architecture, ritual life, and community history.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d37c461 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"d37c461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 8\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Saengtham-1-of-9.jpg\" alt=\"The entrance gate to San Chao Saengtham stands between commercial buildings, with red lanterns hanging inside the passage and a road in front.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The shrine gateway opens between streetfront buildings, with red lanterns, a dragon-topped roof crest, and the incense court visible beyond.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 8\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Mae-Yanang-1-of-9.jpg\" alt=\"The street-facing fa\u00e7ade of San Chao Mae Yanang shows a red entrance porch, painted mythological panels, dragon-wrapped columns, and rows of wooden doors beneath overhead wires.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The shrine\u2019s street fa\u00e7ade stretches beneath overhead wires, with painted narrative panels, gold roof ornaments, and dragon-wrapped columns framing the central entrance.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 8\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Kiew-Tien-Keng-4-of-9.jpg\" alt=\"The entrance arch roof at San Chao Kiew Tien Keng carries twin dragon ornaments and hanging red lanterns, with a large tree behind it.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Twin dragon ornaments crest the red entrance arch, with hanging lanterns below and a dense tree canopy closing the background.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 8\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Kathu-2-of-9.jpg\" alt=\"At San Chao Kathu, an ornate red shrine gate with hanging lanterns stands in front of a multi-storey building with curved green-tiled rooflines and decorative roof ornaments.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The shrine gate rises beneath dragon-topped rooflines, with red lanterns hanging under the entrance canopy and the multi-storey rear block stacked behind it.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 8\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Hok-Nguan-Kong-5-of-9.jpg\" alt=\"Several seated shrine figures in yellow robes line a wooden altar inside the shrine, with incense burners, red hanging cloths, and smoke visible above them.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Seated shrine figures in yellow robes line a dark wooden altar, with incense burners and faint smoke rising beneath red embroidered hangings.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 8\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Am-Bang-Neow-7-of-9.jpg\" alt=\"Close view of a gold guardian beast statue holding a red ball near the entrance steps of Bang Neow Shrine.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">A gold guardian beast crouches over a red ball beside the entrance steps of Bang Neow Shrine.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 8\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Jeng-Ong-2-of-9.jpg\" alt=\"The shrine entrance is seen from below, with carved roof ridges, green tiles, Chinese signboards, and multicoloured dragon figures above the portico.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">A low-angle view of the entrance roof picks out Jeng Ong Shrine\u2019s dragon-crowned ridges, green tiles, and hanging green banner beneath the portico.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 of 8\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Saengtham-8-of-9.jpg\" alt=\"A guardian figure stands before a side altar at San Chao Saengtham, with incense bowls, fruit offerings, small statues, and large carved wall reliefs behind.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">A guardian figure stands before the side altar, where incense bowls, fruit offerings, and small shrine figures sit against large carved wall reliefs.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 125C629 125 613 133 604 142L308 442C296 454 292 471 292 487 292 504 296 521 308 533L604 854C617 867 629 875 646 875 663 875 679 871 692 858 704 846 713 829 713 812 713 796 708 779 692 767L438 487 692 225C700 217 708 204 708 187 708 171 704 154 692 142 675 129 663 125 646 125Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M696 533C708 521 713 504 713 487 713 471 708 454 696 446L400 146C388 133 375 125 354 125 338 125 325 129 313 142 300 154 292 171 292 187 292 204 296 221 308 233L563 492 304 771C292 783 288 800 288 817 288 833 296 850 308 863 321 871 338 875 354 875 371 875 388 867 400 854L696 533Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcd9953 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcd9953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"419\">Chinese shrines are among the most immediate expressions of Phuket\u2019s Chinese heritage. Scattered through old commercial streets, neighbourhood compounds, waterfront edges, and former mining areas, they remain active places of worship embedded in the island\u2019s daily life rather than set apart from it. Many still function as community anchors, tied to long-established patterns of ritual, offering, and local observance.<\/p><p data-start=\"421\" data-end=\"898\">Compared with most Buddhist temples, they usually feel smaller, denser, and more closely contained. Red pillars, lanterns, incense burners, altar halls, painted roof details, and guardian figures create a visual language that is recognisable across the island, even as each shrine carries its own scale, setting, and degree of ornament. Some sit directly in busy urban streets. Others open out toward the sea or stand within older settlement areas shaped by tin-mining history.<\/p><p data-start=\"900\" data-end=\"1283\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Taken together, they reveal more than a series of individual religious sites. They form a distributed map of Chinese presence in Phuket, showing how migration, trade, settlement, and ritual life became fixed in the island\u2019s physical landscape. Seen this way, the shrines are not isolated landmarks but part of a larger cultural network that still remains visible across Phuket today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bf2e24b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4bf2e24b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-578e8271 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"578e8271\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b8ca86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b8ca86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-section-id=\"1r4a73h\" data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"141\">Reading Phuket Through Its Shrines<\/h2><p data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"589\">Chinese shrines in Phuket are not distributed at random. Their locations reflect older patterns of settlement, trade, and community formation across the island. In Phuket Town they sit within commercial streets and long-established neighbourhoods. In Kathu they connect more clearly to the island\u2019s mining history. At Saphan Hin and other coastal edges, the setting shifts again, tying ritual space to the waterfront and to older maritime routes.<\/p><p data-start=\"591\" data-end=\"955\">This is part of what makes the shrines useful as a category rather than only as individual sites. Seen together, they show how Chinese religious life became fixed in Phuket\u2019s physical landscape. The island\u2019s shrine network is therefore not just devotional, but spatial: a visible record of where communities settled, worked, traded, and built lasting institutions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b002bb elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-portfolio\" data-id=\"1b002bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;masonry&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;item_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"portfolio.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio elementor-grid elementor-posts-container\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-3409 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-shrines tag-chinese-shrine tag-guan-yu tag-phuket-vegetarian-festival tag-san-chao-tha-ruea tag-shrine tag-srisoonthorn tag-taoist-shrine tag-tha-ruea-shrine tag-thalang\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/san-chao-tha-ruea-shrine-phuket\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Tha-Ruea-1-of-9-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3415\" alt=\"The main entrance of San Chao Tha Ruea is framed by layered rooflines with dragon ornaments, black signboards, and twin stairways rising to the hall.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Tha-Ruea-1-of-9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Tha-Ruea-1-of-9-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Tha-Ruea-1-of-9-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Tha-Ruea-1-of-9-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Tha-Ruea-1-of-9.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\tSan Chao Tha Ruea Shrine Phuket\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-3225 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-shrines tag-chinese-shrine tag-ding-xi-tang tag-old-town tag-phang-nga-road tag-phuket-town tag-san-chao-saengtham tag-sang-tham-shrine tag-shrine-of-the-serene-light tag-talat-yai tag-taoist-shrine tag-veng-seih-tong\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/san-chao-saengtham-phuket\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Saengtham-1-of-9-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3231\" alt=\"The entrance gate to San Chao Saengtham stands between commercial buildings, with red lanterns hanging inside the passage and a road in front.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Saengtham-1-of-9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Saengtham-1-of-9-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Saengtham-1-of-9-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Saengtham-1-of-9-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Saengtham-1-of-9.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\tSan Chao Saengtham Phuket\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-3206 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-shrines tag-chinese-taoist-shrine tag-krabi-road tag-mae-yanang-shrine tag-old-town tag-phuket-town tag-san-chao-mae-yanang tag-shrine\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/mae-yanang-shrine-phuket\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Mae-Yanang-1-of-9-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3212\" alt=\"The street-facing fa\u00e7ade of San Chao Mae Yanang shows a red entrance porch, painted mythological panels, dragon-wrapped columns, and rows of wooden doors beneath overhead wires.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Mae-Yanang-1-of-9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Mae-Yanang-1-of-9-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Mae-Yanang-1-of-9-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Mae-Yanang-1-of-9-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Mae-Yanang-1-of-9.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\tMae Yanang Shrine Phuket Town\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-3186 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-shrines tag-chinese-shrine tag-lim-hu-tai-su-shrine tag-phuket-town tag-phuket-vegetarian-festival tag-sam-kong tag-sam-kong-shrine tag-san-chao-lim-hu-tai-su tag-shrine\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/sam-kong-shrine-phuket\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Lim-Hu-Tai-Su-Sam-Kong-1-of-9-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3192\" alt=\"Front view of Sam Kong Shrine with an open forecourt, red lantern strings, dragon roof ornaments, black plaques, and parked vehicles on both sides.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Lim-Hu-Tai-Su-Sam-Kong-1-of-9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Lim-Hu-Tai-Su-Sam-Kong-1-of-9-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Lim-Hu-Tai-Su-Sam-Kong-1-of-9-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Lim-Hu-Tai-Su-Sam-Kong-1-of-9-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Lim-Hu-Tai-Su-Sam-Kong-1-of-9.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\tSam Kong Shrine Phuket\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-3166 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-shrines tag-kiew-tien-keng-shrine tag-phuket-town tag-phuket-vegetarian-festival tag-san-chao-kiew-tien-keng tag-saphan-hin tag-shrine\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/san-chao-kiew-tien-keng-phuket\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Kiew-Tien-Keng-4-of-9-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3175\" alt=\"The entrance arch roof at San Chao Kiew Tien Keng carries twin dragon ornaments and hanging red lanterns, with a large tree behind it.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Kiew-Tien-Keng-4-of-9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Kiew-Tien-Keng-4-of-9-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Kiew-Tien-Keng-4-of-9-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Kiew-Tien-Keng-4-of-9-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Kiew-Tien-Keng-4-of-9.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\tSan Chao Kiew Tien Keng Phuket\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-3147 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-shrines tag-chinese-shrine tag-kathu tag-kathu-shrine tag-phuket-vegetarian-festival tag-san-chao-kathu tag-shrine tag-taoist-shrine\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/san-chao-kathu-shrine-phuket\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Kathu-7-of-9-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3159\" alt=\"At San Chao Kathu, an ornate inner gate with dragons on the roof crest spans the space between shrine buildings, with red and yellow lanterns hanging underneath.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Kathu-7-of-9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Kathu-7-of-9-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Kathu-7-of-9-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Kathu-7-of-9-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Kathu-7-of-9.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\tSan Chao Kathu Shrine Phuket\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-3127 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-shrines tag-chinese-shrine tag-jui-tui-shrine tag-jui-tui-tao-bo-geng tag-phuket-town tag-ranong-road tag-san-chao-jui-tui tag-shrine tag-vegetarian-festival\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/san-chao-jui-tui-shrine-phuket\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Jui-Tui-1-of-9-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3133\" alt=\"The front shrine hall at San Chao Jui Tui stands behind a grey stone fence with carved relief panels, with curled roof ridges and small deity figures along the roofline.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Jui-Tui-1-of-9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Jui-Tui-1-of-9-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Jui-Tui-1-of-9-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Jui-Tui-1-of-9-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Jui-Tui-1-of-9.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\tSan Chao Jui Tui Shrine Phuket\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-3106 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-shrines tag-chinese-shrine tag-jeng-ong-shrine tag-phuket-town tag-san-chao-jeng-ong tag-shrine tag-vachira-phuket-hospital tag-vegetarian-festival tag-yaowarat-road\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/jeng-ong-shrine-phuket\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Jeng-Ong-1-of-9-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3113\" alt=\"A Chinese shrine with green tiled roofs, dense dragon roof ornament, and palm trees behind the building.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Jeng-Ong-1-of-9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Jeng-Ong-1-of-9-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Jeng-Ong-1-of-9-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Jeng-Ong-1-of-9-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Jeng-Ong-1-of-9.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\tSan Chao Jeng Ong Shrine Phuket\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-3085 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-shrines tag-chinese-shrine tag-guan-yu tag-hok-nguan-kong-shrine tag-phuket-town tag-san-chao-hok-nguan-kong tag-shrine tag-surin-circle tag-talat-yai tag-vegetarian-festival-h1-san-chao-hok-nguan-kong\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/san-chao-hok-nguan-kong-shrine-phuket\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Hok-Nguan-Kong-2-of-9-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3093\" alt=\"A gold incense burner stands in the forecourt before a red-and-gold Chinese shrine, with dragon-wrapped entrance columns and a tall red pagoda-like tower at the left.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Hok-Nguan-Kong-2-of-9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Hok-Nguan-Kong-2-of-9-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Hok-Nguan-Kong-2-of-9-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Hok-Nguan-Kong-2-of-9-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Hok-Nguan-Kong-2-of-9.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\tSan Chao Hok Nguan Kong Shrine Phuket\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-3063 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-shrines tag-chinese-shrine tag-hainan-shrine tag-hainanese-community tag-phuket-road tag-phuket-town tag-san-chao-hainan tag-san-chao-hok-nguan-kong tag-shrine tag-talat-yai\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/san-chao-hainan-phuket\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Hainan-3-of-9-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3071\" alt=\"Two men stand and kneel before the main altar inside the shrine, surrounded by red pillars, gold calligraphy panels, and hanging banners.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Hainan-3-of-9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Hainan-3-of-9-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Hainan-3-of-9-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Hainan-3-of-9-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/San-Chao-Hainan-3-of-9.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\tSan Chao Hainan Phuket\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-3041 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-shrines tag-bang-neow-shrine tag-chinese-taoist-shrine tag-phuket-town tag-phuket-vegetarian-festival tag-shrine tag-talat-yai tag-tao-bo-keng\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/bang-neow-shrine-phuket\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Am-Bang-Neow-1-of-9-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3048\" alt=\"Front view of Am Bang Neow Shrine with a red-tiled roof, dragon figures along the ridge, hanging red lanterns, and a wide concrete forecourt.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Am-Bang-Neow-1-of-9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Am-Bang-Neow-1-of-9-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Am-Bang-Neow-1-of-9-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Am-Bang-Neow-1-of-9-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Am-Bang-Neow-1-of-9.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\tAm Bang Neow Shrine 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Smaller and more compact than most Buddhist temples, they are marked by altar halls, incense burners, lanterns, and guardian figures, reflecting Phuket\u2019s Chinese heritage through architecture, ritual life, and community history. 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