Wat Markthumvavaram (aka Tai Wo Temple) located far from city center, and it's a peaceful place for worship. This temple with the official name of Wat Markthumvavaram (咩咖探嘩哪啉寺), however most people used to call it Tai Wo Temple, it takes you around 30 mins walk uphill from Tai Wo MTR station. As the temple is far from city, its quiet and peaceful here. There are a ruins next to the temple, and it's a excellent and famous place for photo taking, but be careful when you walk down to the lower part as it...
Read moreWat Tai Wo is located in Tai Po District. This district covers the areas of Tai Po, Tai Po Kau, Ting Kok, Plover Cove and the northern part of Sai Kung Peninsula on both shores of Tolo Channel.
The full address is วัดเมฆธรรมวนาราม (ไทหว่อ) 51 Pun Chun Yuen Tsuen, Tai Po, N.T, Hong Kong.
Wat Mekthumvanaram is also called Wat Mak Tham Vanaram depending who is doing the translation from Thai characters to...
Read moreThe ruins at the Tai Wo Temple is very picturesque but it only takes about 20 minutes to walk through this area. The other parts of the temple are very nice as well.
The Thai Temple of Tai Wo remains in active observance of Buddhism today. Therefore if you make it out there, and your sole purpose is to see the ruins, be sure to remain quiet and respectful throughout the...
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