Jui Tui Shrine

Jui Tui Shrine is a prominent Chinese Taoist shrine located on Ranong Road in Talat Yai, Phuket Town, Phuket Province. One of the oldest Chinese shrines in Phuket, it is closely associated with the annual Phuket Vegetarian Festival. The shrine features traditional Chinese architecture, ornate decorations, colorful statues of Taoist deities, and large incense coils. It serves as an important religious center for the local Thai-Chinese community and a notable cultural attraction for visitors exploring Old Phuket Town.

Visitors can expect a traditional Chinese shrine complex with a richly decorated main hall, red and gold ornamentation, large incense coils hanging from the ceiling, altars with statues of Taoist deities, and courtyard areas for offerings. The setting is urban, on Ranong Road near Old Phuket Town, surrounded by shops and streets. Visitors can observe worshippers making offerings, lighting incense, and praying, explore the exterior and prayer halls, and experience a calm atmosphere outside festival periods and a very active, crowded atmosphere during the Vegetarian Festival.

Jui Tui Shrine is one of Phuket's oldest Chinese shrines, established over a century ago by Hokkien Chinese immigrants. Originally located at Ban Tha Ruea, it was later moved to its present site on Ranong Road. The shrine is historically linked to the origin of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival, which began when a traveling Chinese opera troupe performed rituals to ward off illness, establishing the shrine as a center for Taoist worship on the island.

The shrine is a major Taoist religious center for Phuket's Thai-Chinese community and the principal shrine for the annual Phuket Vegetarian Festival. It enshrines Taoist deities including Tean Hu Huan Soy and hosts rituals, processions, incense offerings and fire-walking ceremonies. It reflects Chinese folk religion, Taoist traditions and the cultural heritage of the Hokkien community in Phuket Town.