Originaly there were two shrines attached to each other - Cho Sue Kong shrine and Kuan U shrines. The two shrines were built by a group of chinese who followed King Taksin the Great from Ayutthaya to Thonburi to found a new capital. Later in the Rattanakosin period during the reign of King Rama III Hokkien chinese demolished the two shrines and replaced them with a new shrine which became Kuan En Keng. An image of Chao Mae Kuan-in was enshrined inside. The shrine, next to Wat Kanlayanamit, is in the care of the Simasathian family, who have resided in the area for decades.
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