Wat Boromracha Kanchanapisek
Widely known as Wat Leng Noei Yi II, this is one of Thailand’s most important modern centers of Chinese Mahayana Buddhism. It was established through the efforts of Thailand's Chinese Buddhist Sangha and generous donations from Thai-Chinese devotees, and can be seen as the architectural and institutional counterpart to Bangkok's historic Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, or Leng Noei Yi I. The complex was designed in an unmistakably Chinese style, with monumental halls, sweeping tiled roofs, elaborate stone carvings, dragons, courtyards and an extensive palette of red, gold and yellow. Its scale reflects not only religious devotion but also the continuing importance of Chinese cultural identity within contemporary Thai society. Its principal religious identity is Chinese Mahayana Buddhist, with halls and altars associated with figures such as Guanyin, the Buddhas and other revered Buddhist figures, while practices surrounding Tai Sui, annual fortune, destiny and the correction of bad luck reflect the wider Chinese religious cosmology shared across Buddhist, Taoist and popular traditions. 

Wat Chaloem Phrakiat Worawihan
This 2nd Class Royal temple stands peacefully on the western bank of the Chao Phraya and is among Nonthaburi's finest examples of nineteenth-century royal Buddhist architecture. King Rama III commissioned the complex in 1849 to commemorate his mother, Queen Sri Sulalai, and his maternal grandparents, whose residence had been located in the area. Its Chinese character is primarily architectural and artistic rather than religious. During Rama III's reign, Siam's flourishing trade with Qing China brought Chinese craftsmen, materials and aesthetic ideas into the royal capital and surrounding regions. The temple belongs to the architectural tradition associated with this period, in which conventional Thai Buddhist forms were combined with Chinese-inspired design. Chinese ceramic and glazed pottery decoration appears prominently on the buildings, while Chinese-style ornamental forms and stonework contribute to the visual character of the complex. This reflects a broader phenomenon in nineteenth-century Siam, when Chinese decorative traditions became deeply embedded in royal architecture. 

Wat Prasat
Dating from the late Ayutthaya period, this ancient monastery is one of Nonthaburi's most significant surviving examples of early Buddhist architecture and art. Its exact foundation date is uncertain, although local tradition and scholarship associate its origins with the later Ayutthaya era, possibly during the reign of King Narai. The most remarkable structure is its Maha-ud ordination hall, an unusually enclosed building with solid side walls and a single principal entrance. Inside, surviving late-Ayutthaya murals depict Buddhist narratives including the Ten Great Jataka stories, recounting the Buddha's previous lives. Although portions have deteriorated over the centuries, the remaining paintings are exceptionally valuable and are considered among the oldest surviving mural paintings in Nonthaburi. They provide a rare glimpse into the distinctive artistic traditions that developed in the province during the final centuries of Ayutthaya. The hall's distinctive curved base, known in Thai architectural terminology through terms associated with a ship hull, gives the building an appearance reminiscent of the hull of a Chinese junk.