Boat temple Wat Yannawa

History of Wat YanNawa

1350: The temple was built, the royal temple was established in the Ayutthaya period, named Wat Kok Khwai with the original purpose of just building stupas for worship.

1767: The temple was renamed Wat Kok Krabue.

During the reign of King Rama III (1824-1851): He ordered the construction of a Chinese ship underneath two stupas, the two stupas will represent two masts with the meaning of reminding Thais of dragons. Boats promote trade between the two countries Thailand – China, bring prosperity and promote the development of the Thai economy. After completion, King Rama III also changed the name of the temple to Wat YanNawa (this name remains the same to this day).

Wat YanNawa is also a place that attracts a lot of Chinese people working and settling in Thailand who often come to worship Buddha.

There is a strange story about the building opposite the temple gate, which is now abandoned. This is a building invested by an Arab businessman to build a 40-storey hotel in front of the temple in 1995. Although the abbot warned the government to cancel this project, because if it was built high-rise. will block the escape movement of important airflows, it will cause many serious problems.

However, the Saudi billionaire continued to build and when the building began to rise from the top of the pagoda, many accidents occurred in a row in his family. The billionaire himself also died in a car accident. The whole family of Saudi billionaires panicked and wanted to sell the building under construction, but so far no one dared to buy it and the building has been abandoned for many years… The story seems to be a myth but it’s true, making it even more interesting. worse than. for the sacredness of the temple more convincing.

Boat Pagoda is not only a place to visit with unique architecture but also a sacred spiritual destination that Thai tourism has just shared.