Chak Phra festival, Surat Thani 2024Wat Mun Lek
No. 57 on the listContest entry no. 47
See this boat in 360°- Thai name
- วัดมูลเหล็ก
- Location
- Village 1, Tha Chang Subdistrict, Tha Chang District, Surat Thani
- Background
- An old Maha Nikaya temple of Tha Chang; the registry gives 1877 as the founding year. Recorded abbots are Phra Baidika Chu Ratano (1927-1960), Phra Khru Wichitpariyatkhun (1960-1995) and Phra Khru Sukittithammakhun. The Tha Chang District Museum in the grounds holds several thousand antiques and is recommended to visitors by Tha Chang municipality.
- What to see
- Tha Chang District Museum (Wat Mun Lek), a folk museum inside the temple
- Museum collection: antique ceramics, brassware, old water jars, tools of local livelihoods and old-pattern woven cloth
Map and directions
Directions in Google MapsCoordinates 9.25749, 99.19021
Sources (in Thai)
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