Wat Wong Khong

Wat Wong Khong is an active temple situated off the city island of Ayutthaya in the Khlong Sra Bua Sub-district. The monastery stands on the banks of Khlong Mueang, part of the old river bed of the Lopburi River. The temple can be reached from the city by crossing the Maha Rat Bridge over Khlong Mueang. The temple was before known as Wat Rong Khong or the Monastery of the Gong House.

A modern road cuts through the temple premises. On the canal side are several sermon halls and the monks' living quarters or the Sanghawat area. A large Chinese shrine was built a few years ago featuring Kuan-yin (Chao Mae Kuan Im), a bodhisattva associated with compassion, often depicted with 1000 eyes and 1000 hands.

There are two twelve-rabbeted-angled chedis beside the road, decorated with a lotus design. Both chedis have holes from looting and are covered with soot from car exhaust.

Ayutthaya Historical Research