Hong Kong temple tells Thai tourists to stop sticking gold leaf on prayer wheel

There has been a call for Thai tourists to stop adhering gold leaf to an ancient prayer wheel at a temple in Hong Kong. A Thai tour guide‘s Facebook post drew attention to the unusual practice, suggesting that the temple’s authorities had said it was the work of Thai visitors.

The act of sticking gold leaf to the wheel is not a custom practiced by locals, sparking confusion among the temple staff as they were unfamiliar with the Thai tradition.

Twitter user @RedSkullxxx shared images from the said Facebook post, which showed a gold leaf stuck on the ancient prayer wheel at the Hong Kong temple. The caption indicated that the temple authorities had claimed that “Thais did it.”

Temple officials have asked for this behaviour to cease. Locals in Hong Kong do not adhere gold leaf to prayer wheels, especially those that are considered antique. However,…