Guan Yu Shrine

It was my first visit to a tourist attraction in Koh Samui, the prestigious statue was calling me out from far away. I couldn’t ignore the calling, it was easy to find the way and park. I have enjoyed the tour inside as the circulation is well planned, the atmosphere travels you back in time to an ancient era of history.

An awe inspiring statue of a Chinese hero; during the daytime impressive enough, at night and lit up, just awesome! There are numerous Thai eateries in the square in front of the statue which offer excellent fare at Thai prices, and which are staffed by very sweet and kind Thai folk. You can park in the square but it does get busy.

Nice tourist attraction and a good pitstop for quick refreshments and food if needed. Decent duck noodles and chicken rice at 2 establishments next to the GuanYu Shrine.
Well maintained and majeatic Shrine with great photo opportunities. Definitely Worth a stop.

A very interesting place to visit, beautiful Shrine. Read about Guan Yu before going to enjoy the place even more.

beautiful maintained statue of Guan Yu

there’re shop around have food and drinks

there are some rules so make sure to wear long pants when coming and dress appropriately

no entrance fee

The famous temples in Koh Samui, well known of Big Buddha Temple where you can see a huge golden Buddha statue in sitting position, and Plai Laem Temple which featuring a striking white 18-arms statue of Chinese Lady Monk. Moreover, there is another important holy place where is located at Baan Nakai, Hua Thanon area nearby Lamai Beach. Here, there is Guan Yu Shrine with the big statue of Guan Yu standing out with 16 meters height which is the biggest bronze statue of Guan Yu in Thailand.

Beginning of Guan Yu Shrine in Koh Samui
Around 1872, Chinese-Hainan migrated to Koh Samui and settled down at Baan Nakai (Little village in the southeast of Koh Samui). They respectfully invited the statue of Guan Yu to enshrine in a small wooden shrine for their prayed. The traditional shrine was located in the market area, about 1 kilometer away from the current shrine.

In 1935, the wooden shrine was moved to the current area. In 2008, Samui people have been gathering the donation to design a new shrine and construct the bronze statue of Guan Yu in the sitting position with 16 meters height. The shrine is a celebration of Chinese heritage, held the Chinese festivals, and become known as the landmark for Koh Samui sightseeing tour.

Amazing shrine!
Just FYI for anyone travelling to it, google maps brought me around it to a residential area where a kind local lady helped me find the statue. (I don’t know I missed it on the bike in the first place.) there is a café Amazon across the road from the shrine, so maybe direct yourself towards that and you’ll see the car park for the shrine.

Amazing war shrine that was only build in 2016. next door the best Hainanese chicken rice of the island

Beautiful statue representing the God of War. It's a small complex that can be viewed in under 15 mins.

There isn't much to do or see really but it's still cool if you're into Guan Yu and his history.

It’s actually smaller than I thought but still a nice place to visit and pay respect. 🙏🏼

Beautiful shrine of Guan Yu. Followers/believers can make offerings of incense and fireworks here.

Great place to spend the day at. There’s a small resting pavilion for tired travelers. One can hear the sound of the prayers from the masjid beside this temple during prayer time - the coexistence side by side is beautiful and serene.

Definitely an IG pitstop!

Thai ppl are Chinese by origin. The place is sacred and worth to visit.

Some renovation is going on when i visit end of june 2022. The shops at the parking sell good food 👍🏻

Beautiful statue and shrines, easy parking and free entry with a nice beach nearby.

Worth stopping, very interesting history and very informative shrine. Goof food and coffee beside the Temple.

Artzhe Gallery and Miao Noodle’s is very interested

Guan Yu Shrine on Samui Island. The opposite of the shrine has a nice amazon coffee shop with the seaview.