Wat Hong Thong

Wat Hong Thong is a Buddhist temple located in Song Khlong Subdistrict, Bang Pakong District, Chachoengsao Province, on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand. Notable for its buildings extending over the sea on stilts amid mangrove forests, it features a golden chedi, a seaward ubosot and long elevated walkways. The temple is a popular merit-making and sightseeing destination offering panoramic sea and mangrove views near Bangkok.

Visitors can expect a coastal temple complex built on stilts over the sea and mangroves, accessed via a long elevated concrete walkway. The site includes a golden chedi, a seaward ubosot (ordination hall) with Buddha images, prayer halls, and open terraces with views of the Gulf of Thailand and mangrove forest. The environment is open and breezy, with areas for merit-making, photography, and walking along the seaside promenade.

Wat Hong Thong was established in 1979 (B.E. 2522) on coastal mangrove land in Song Khlong and later received the Wisungkhamsima boundary in 1990. The temple was developed by extending structures over the sea on stilts, creating its distinctive seaward ubosot and chedi that have become a landmark of Bang Pakong District.

The temple is an active Buddhist religious site revered for merit-making and enshrinement of Buddha relics in its golden chedi. Its unique location over the sea amid mangroves reflects the integration of Buddhist architecture with the coastal environment and serves as an important community religious center for Song Khlong and Chachoengsao.