| WAT THA JIN |
Wat Tha Jin or the "Monastery of the Chinese Landing" was situated on the city island
in the eastern area of Ayutthaya at present Pratu Chai sub-district.
The monastery stood on the east bank of Khlong Pratu Jin, a canal also called Khlong
Pratu Khao Pluak in its northern stretch, connecting the old Lopburi River (present
Khlong Mueang or City Canal) in the north with the Chao Phraya River in the south. The
canal had its northern mouth at Pratu Khao Pluak or the "Gate of the Unhusked Rice", a
water gate, and ended up at Pratu Jin or the "Chinese Gate", also a water gate. The
north-south canal was filled in last century and at present inexistent, with the exception of
a small stretch of water between Wat Tha Sai and Wat Rachapraditsathan near Pratu
Khao Pluak.
Wat Khun Muang Jai, a large temple site, stood on its east side, while Wat Mae Nang
Muk was situated in the west, on the opposite bank of the Pratu Jin canal.
Historical data about the monastery and its construction are not known. The area east of
Khlong Pratu Jin was largely populated by Chinese traders during the Ayutthaya era.
The site is indicated on Phraya Boran Rachathanin's map drafted in 1926. There are no
visual traces left from the temple. The last traces of the ruins of Wat Tha Jin probably
disappeared with the construction of Rojana Road.
in the eastern area of Ayutthaya at present Pratu Chai sub-district.
The monastery stood on the east bank of Khlong Pratu Jin, a canal also called Khlong
Pratu Khao Pluak in its northern stretch, connecting the old Lopburi River (present
Khlong Mueang or City Canal) in the north with the Chao Phraya River in the south. The
canal had its northern mouth at Pratu Khao Pluak or the "Gate of the Unhusked Rice", a
water gate, and ended up at Pratu Jin or the "Chinese Gate", also a water gate. The
north-south canal was filled in last century and at present inexistent, with the exception of
a small stretch of water between Wat Tha Sai and Wat Rachapraditsathan near Pratu
Khao Pluak.
Wat Khun Muang Jai, a large temple site, stood on its east side, while Wat Mae Nang
Muk was situated in the west, on the opposite bank of the Pratu Jin canal.
Historical data about the monastery and its construction are not known. The area east of
Khlong Pratu Jin was largely populated by Chinese traders during the Ayutthaya era.
The site is indicated on Phraya Boran Rachathanin's map drafted in 1926. There are no
visual traces left from the temple. The last traces of the ruins of Wat Tha Jin probably
disappeared with the construction of Rojana Road.
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| Text & map by Tricky Vandenberg - May 2010 |
| (Extract of Phraya Boran Rachathanin's map drafted in 1926) |