Nakhon Si Thammarat - Wat Phra Du

Wat Phra Du, another interesting temple, can be found in the extreme north of the city in a side street which turns off from Ratchadamnoen Road up at the railway station. The tomb of King Taksin is reputed to be located in a Chinese shrine. Contrary to historical tradition, he escaped execution in 1782 and is said to have spent his last years in a rocky grotto in the mountains near Nakhon Si Thammarat.