Jui Tui Shrine (Jui Tui Shrine)

Jui Tui Temple was built in 1911, formerly located in Soi Romanee in Phuket Old Town. After a fire, it was moved to Soi Phuthorn, Ranong Road, close to Phuket's main market. The temple grounds still display a photograph from 1911 when it was a single, independent structure without surrounding buildings and walls.

Jui Tui Temple is famous for hosting the largest annual vegetarian festival in Phuket. The fasting ceremony dates back to the 19th century, when Chinese immigrants on the island contracted a terrible disease of malaria. Thanks to a strict vegetarian diet, they survived the deadly disease. So they were grateful and held a ceremony to celebrate the event and honor the gods who helped them through the tragedy. The festival has been handed down to this day.

The biggest tourist attraction of Jui Tui Temple is the main building, it has undergone several renovations so it is now very nice and solid with 3 large altars displaying statues of Chinese gods. The main deity worshiped here is Tean Hu Huan Soy, a deity associated with performers and dancers (Chinese Peking Opera considers him their patron). His image is placed in the middle and highest position on the main altar, with a statue of a dog and a chicken on each side. They have been his favorite pets since childhood.

The prayer room in Jui Tui Temple is where visitors can draw hexagrams to see their fortune and luck. You will hold and shake a bamboo cup containing fortune sticks, each with a designated number, stopping when 1 stick falls to the ground. Then, you take a piece of paper that matches the number on the fortune stick placed in a nearby red cabinet to read the content on the paper. The sheets are all written in Thai and Chinese, so you should find a monk who can help you understand what's on the paper.

Jui Tui Temple is also a place where locals often come on special occasions like birthdays, weddings, and childbirth to share their troubles or difficult times. Phuket students who leave the island to go to university or pursue further dreams also often visit the temple and pray to the gods to give them peace in their new environment.

There is a small area inside Jui Tui Temple for those who have been instrumental in the construction and repair of the temple as well as those who have actively participated in the temple's activities over the years. Their names are recorded in this area when they die.

Jui Tui Temple is relatively quiet on weekdays, a bit busier on weekends and extremely crowded during holidays, especially the Vegetarian Festival.

Opening hours: Jui Tui Temple is open every day of the week from 08:00 - 20:30