Located at Wat Lum Mahachai Chumpon on Taksin Road,
the shrine was built to commemorate King Taksin the Great's brief
stopover in Rayong to mobilize his troops and liberate the Kingdom of
Ayutthaya from the Burmese. Legend has it that King Taksin the Great’s
elephant was believed to be stabled at a large Parkia tree (in front of
the shrine). A well-regarded place by the locals, especially the
Sino-Thais, the shrine attracts big crowds during Chinese New Year and
on December 28th.
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