Editor
Re: Pattaya gets OK to demolish Big Buddha Hill shrine (PM August 12, 2016) – Very unfortunate! This is the Chinese inspired shrine downhill from the Big Buddha which I believed to be an act of international friendship and includes the “Kindnesses of Buddha” in hand carved, hand painted relief and a description in English, Thai and Chinese. A particular highlight is the architecture and statue of Confucius and his wisdom on an ordered society. This has been a worship site to many Thai Chinese people and contains the largest bell ever cast in Thailand in the Chinese manner. Will it be demolished to provide more parking for buses? To paraphrase Confucius: This is not a decision in the best interest of an ordered society.
Robert
