Sanjao Pu-Ya Chinese Shrine

Sanjao Pu-Ya Chinese Shrine is a prominent Thai-Chinese shrine located on Thesa Road in Mak Khaeng Subdistrict, central Udon Thani city, Udon Thani Province. Established by early Chinese immigrants and later expanded into a large complex with traditional Chinese architecture, ornate halls, dragon pillars and landscaped gardens beside Nong Bua Lake. It serves as the spiritual center for the local Chinese community and is notable for its annual Chinese New Year celebrations and revered Pu-Ya ancestral deities.

Visitors can expect a large, ornate Chinese shrine complex with traditional red and gold architecture, dragon-adorned pillars, incense halls, statues of Chinese deities and ancestral figures Pu and Ya, landscaped courtyards and gardens overlooking Nong Bua. The site includes prayer halls, offering areas, decorative murals and a waterfront pavilion. The atmosphere is active with worshippers making offerings, lighting incense and paying respect, with space to walk, photograph exterior architecture and observe Thai-Chinese cultural elements.