Located approximately 20 km from Phuket City.The temple is a popular attraction for both visitors and local residents. "Phra Tong" means "Golden Buddha" and this is the site of a mysterious half-buried Buddha statue. It was found by a boy who tied his buffalo
to the protruding head that was then covered in mud. The boy and the animal both died shortly, and appeared to his parents in
a dream and told them about the statue. But everyone who tried to remove the Buddha statue from its place soon suffered misfortune or death. So they have covered up the statue with gold and built a temple around it. It is highly revered by the locals, and even the King visited it at one time.

Legend has it that during the invasion of Thalang town in 1785, the Burmese made several attempts to excavate the statue in order to take it back to Burma. Each time they dug into the ground, swarms of hornets would swoop on them and they had to give up in the end. Later, the visible part of the statue was covered with gold by the villagers and has remained as such until today.

Travel along Thepkrasattri Road, upon reaching the Thalang District Office, turn right and proceed directly to the temple.