City Pillar Shrine, SuphanBuri
City Pillar Shrine, SuphanBuri
City Pillar Shrine, SuphanBuri
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Companion195174
Bangkok, Thailand1 contribution
Feb 2020 • Couples
Well worth a visit. Neat, tidy and friendly. The site is laid out as a Chinese village with several shops and stalls selling both commodities and snack/food. Ample parking. The temple itself is worth visiting and there are two pagodas for you to climb and get a birds-eye view of the site. The mighty dragon houses the museum, pricey to enter, but interesting to visit. Many Chinese’s deities to see, a giant bell for you to hit and a wonderful display of bronze “Kung-foo” statues depicting the many stances of fighters. Gardens are neat and well cared for.
Written 3 March 2020
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Chayut Limpasut
Kanchanaburi, Thailand10 contributions
Jan 2022
Come to Suphan must not miss. It is another landmark that must be checked in. There are beautiful corners to take pictures, there are OTOP products, visit the Suphan Buri City Pillar Shrine. Or if you want to see the history of the Dragon Descendants Museum, you can visit the Heavenly Dragon Museum.
Written 19 January 2022
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thesenseireborn
80 contributions
Mar 2020 • Solo
nice place to visit with inside some nice shops and an excellent massage shop. They check your health (temp, bloodpressure, weight) before massage...
Written 13 March 2020
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susanajuwono
Bekasi, Indonesia69 contributions
Jan 2018 • Solo
Located 2 hours drive from Bangkok. This Chinese temple is marvelous beautiful and huge. There are many statue of Buddha God and Goddes, also 2 pagodas inside with is instagramable.
Next to the Shrines, there is a Dragon museum. The building form is a huge giants, divides into many chambers tell about the Chinese history from the first dinasty into modern government and how Chinese come to Thai.
I love the color of the shrine and the Dragon.
Next to the Shrines, there is a Dragon museum. The building form is a huge giants, divides into many chambers tell about the Chinese history from the first dinasty into modern government and how Chinese come to Thai.
I love the color of the shrine and the Dragon.
Written 22 January 2018
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EarthlingOnline
Worldwide3,743 contributions
Oct 2014 • Friends
TA has a review page for the Dragon Descendents Museum. Several reviews of that place seem to be confused, including comments on the museum, the City Pillar Shrine which houses the museum, and the adjacent Chinese temple. This review is about the City Pillar.
Most (maybe all?) provincial main towns have city pillar shrines. They tend to be dedicated to an important person/event/influence on the city's past and/or character. As many locals pay respect at temples, and at least some spirit houses, many locals also pay respects at city pillar shrines.
According to writups available on the Web, SuphanBuri's City Pillar Shrine used to be a Thai-style wooden structure containing stone statues of the Hindu gods Shiva and Vishnu. But fate would change that.
One of the influential people from SuphanBuri is Khun Banharn Silpa-Archa, businessman, politician, and prime minister in 1995-96.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banharn_Silpa-archa
According to information available on the Web, Khun Banharn was compelled to leave school during the Japanese occupation, left SuphanBuri with almost no money for Bangkok, and eventually became very wealthy from post-war construction projects. He entered politics, and had several important posts before being banned from politics for 5 years in 2008. He was very active in development and other projects for his home SuphanBuri, including, reportedly, the make-over of the City Pillar Shrine, the design and development of the enclosed Dragon Descendents Museum, and several other projects.
The current City Pillar Shrine is dominated by a huge, new dragon. Huge? yes. Elaborate? check. Colourful? check. Appropriate for a province with such important ancient cultures as Dvaravathi, U Thong, Ayutthaya? Not sure, but I might do differently.
Admission to the City Pillar Shrine may be most commonly from the car park, through an entranceway lined with food, eatery, souvenir, and other kiosks. Admission is free. The grounds are spacious, and afford several angles for viewing, photo taking, and other appreciation. There is a small tower which one can climb (in a lift, at a modest charge) for a view from the top. There is an established Chinese temple adjacent to the City Pillar.
The Dragon Descendents Museum is housed inside the base of the City Pillar dragon. It is currently closed, reportedly for renovation. With luck, they may eliminate or reduce the commercial price gouging admission for that "museum".
Most (maybe all?) provincial main towns have city pillar shrines. They tend to be dedicated to an important person/event/influence on the city's past and/or character. As many locals pay respect at temples, and at least some spirit houses, many locals also pay respects at city pillar shrines.
According to writups available on the Web, SuphanBuri's City Pillar Shrine used to be a Thai-style wooden structure containing stone statues of the Hindu gods Shiva and Vishnu. But fate would change that.
One of the influential people from SuphanBuri is Khun Banharn Silpa-Archa, businessman, politician, and prime minister in 1995-96.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banharn_Silpa-archa
According to information available on the Web, Khun Banharn was compelled to leave school during the Japanese occupation, left SuphanBuri with almost no money for Bangkok, and eventually became very wealthy from post-war construction projects. He entered politics, and had several important posts before being banned from politics for 5 years in 2008. He was very active in development and other projects for his home SuphanBuri, including, reportedly, the make-over of the City Pillar Shrine, the design and development of the enclosed Dragon Descendents Museum, and several other projects.
The current City Pillar Shrine is dominated by a huge, new dragon. Huge? yes. Elaborate? check. Colourful? check. Appropriate for a province with such important ancient cultures as Dvaravathi, U Thong, Ayutthaya? Not sure, but I might do differently.
Admission to the City Pillar Shrine may be most commonly from the car park, through an entranceway lined with food, eatery, souvenir, and other kiosks. Admission is free. The grounds are spacious, and afford several angles for viewing, photo taking, and other appreciation. There is a small tower which one can climb (in a lift, at a modest charge) for a view from the top. There is an established Chinese temple adjacent to the City Pillar.
The Dragon Descendents Museum is housed inside the base of the City Pillar dragon. It is currently closed, reportedly for renovation. With luck, they may eliminate or reduce the commercial price gouging admission for that "museum".
Written 4 November 2014
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zarkorn
Thailand564 contributions
Oct 2017 • Friends
Very good for traveller We met this place on october 2017 It very good destination in Suphanburi and this place we recommended for your group tour in Thailand
Written 8 October 2017
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Gwyn M
Province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica14 contributions
May 2014 • Couples
If and I say again IF you are looking for something much more authentic than the usual Thai attractions at Pattaya, Hua Hin et al.......... then take a trip to a central Thai province and view how people live in an authentic Thai environment. Suphanburi Town/Province is a little more than 100 km north west of Bangkok and can easily be reached by long distance buses from both the Chat U Chak and Sai Tai Bus Terminals. There are also 'mini busses' from several locations such as the Victory Monument (AnouSaveree) Traffic Circle. The cost is around Baht 100 or a few satang more(100 satang to 1 Baht). There is simple accommodation available in Suphanburi Town which is quite big and provides interesting insights into an essentially rice growing area.
Needless to say one can also hire a Taxi from Bangkok too and most Tour Companies have what they call 'vans' (small vehicle converted with decent seating for about 10 passengers) for hire.
Some interesting and essentially different photography abounds along the route including such things as small wooden house like structures called "Salahs". Please note phonetic translations of Thai words are difficult and subject to opinion. Enjoy!
Needless to say one can also hire a Taxi from Bangkok too and most Tour Companies have what they call 'vans' (small vehicle converted with decent seating for about 10 passengers) for hire.
Some interesting and essentially different photography abounds along the route including such things as small wooden house like structures called "Salahs". Please note phonetic translations of Thai words are difficult and subject to opinion. Enjoy!
Written 3 March 2015
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Denis B
Hua Hin, Thailand285 contributions
Aug 2022
This Chinese style park is unusual and fun. It is great place for photos and memories The park is mostly free, except the museum.
Written 12 September 2022
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Dom21076
Thailand298 contributions
Mar 2019 • Couples
Suphan Buri is a little bit off the usual tourist trails. This Chinese shrine is one of its must-see attractions (free admission to the shrine itself). The temple is pleasant to visit and its two pagodas offer very nice views of the shrine and surrounding areas. The dragon at the entrance is big and impressive, and houses the "Dragon Descendants Museum" (499B for foreigners, inc. 200B for the audio guide).
Written 22 March 2019
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Travel With CS
Bangkok, Thailand193 contributions
Sept 2018 • Friends
I went here for pray and blessing. Surprise with huge Dragon statue such amazing and beautiful dragon.
Written 2 October 2018
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