Today, the golden (not gold) spire of the temple still dominates the skyscraper-infested skyline of Bangkok. Apart from the gold statue (housed on the top floor), the temple houses a Chinatown museum ...

Chinese and Thai cultures have been intertwined for centuries and Bangkok has numerous incense-wreathed temples that represent shared spiritual traditions. Take our advice and pop along to any of ...

The Bangkok skyline seen from Lumphini Park ... a giant 69-meter Buddha statue located at Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen temple. Skip the loud, polluting long-tail boats that plow up and down the ...