Piety is a "double-sided sword", one side is "salvation" and the other is "fraud".
Nowadays, when tourism is prevalent in Thailand, many people love to visit this mysterious country.
As everyone knows, it just looks peaceful on the surface, and many netizens said that after that, they found that there were traps everywhere, and if they were not careful, they would be deceived and incomplete.
And they are all related to the "four-faced god" that is considered to be boundless in Thailand and controls the glory and wealth of the world.
So what happened to them? How can we avoid being deceived?
The "four-faced god" who is out of the circle
In Bangkok, Thailand, this altar with the "four-faced god" can be said to be one of the most prosperous religions of incense in Thailand for many years.
It is said that because it is very effective in seeking love, wealth and peace, it is not only in the local fire, but also in Thailand and China.
For example, many domestic tourists, every year during the holidays, will travel back and forth between China and Thailand, for one purpose, that is, to go to the four-sided Buddhist altar in Erawan in Bangkok to make a vow.
Even many of our domestic celebrities are deeply involved.
On February 24th, our Lantern Festival coincided with Thailand's "Ten Thousand Buddhas Festival", and netizens also met the well-known actor Louis Koo and the well-known entrepreneur Wang Shi at the four faces.
And according to netizens, Gu Tianle seemed to have come to repay his vows that day, and he also sent four golden elephants to the temple with pride.
It can be seen that Louis Koo's mood was good that day, and this trip to Thailand was also very successful.
But many tourists are not as lucky as him, they say that they are almost stupid to go there, it is really miserable!
Scams play new tricks.
Many tourists to Thailand usually choose to sign up for a local tour group, after all, not only is the place of life unfamiliar, but also the language barrier is the biggest obstacle.
At the time of the newspaper, you may still think that the price is quite cheap, but it is still quite cost-effective, but you don't know that when you place an order and fly to Thailand, you will be reduced to "meat on the board, let others slaughter".
They are also not so blatant, because after all, they are also afraid that they will be discovered by tourists early and cut off their financial routes.
So, it's usually a gradual process, starting with a little fight, and they'll only zoom in on until the end of your stay in Thailand.
And how they cheated, according to the deceived netizens, it is generally the same routine.
1. Enter the temple.
Usually, visitors to Thailand are more or less influenced by the Buddhist culture there.
So it's common to set a destination as a temple.
Because everyone doesn't know about it, it is unknown whether it is a real temple or a temple that has been stolen and replaced with pillars and turned into a fake temple.
2. See the monks.
Follow the local customs, because when you come here, you will follow the process they stipulate step by step.
When I met the monks, I didn't talk much, and I didn't know what they were talking about because of the language barrier.
Therefore, they can arbitrarily tell you fortunes, see what you lack in your life, and whether there is a "fate" with the Buddha card.
3. Fate. Regardless of whether there is fate or not, their unified caliber must be fate, because fate can carry out the next **.
What to do if you have a fate, according to local customs, it must be to let you "ask for a Buddha card".
And I will tell you that not everyone has this kind of opportunity, you see that this is not in everyone's careful thinking, good men and women do not obediently pay for it.
4. I can't help you.
If you don't buy it, they will say it is very ugly, but if you buy it, the price is ridiculously expensive, ranging from a few thousand to tens of thousands.
We are bystanders, so we can see it clearly, but many tourists are deeply involved, involuntarily, and the authorities are confused, and they place orders in a daze.
But after getting the goods, I went out, the more I thought about it, the more wrong it became, and if I looked at the things carefully, they were not gold at all, and the materials used were indescribable, so it didn't look like a thing of about 10,000.
At this time, if you want to return the goods, sorry, even if you haven't returned home, you can return it locally, but there is a handling fee, which means that if you refund a few thousand dollars, it will be wasted.
Not to mention those who only find out that they have been deceived when they return to China, it is really a broken tooth and swallowed in the stomach, otherwise the cost of round-trip air tickets is even less cost-effective.
At this point, everyone must figure out that these deceptive temples are usually not the real four-faced gods, but some lawbreakers see the profits, so they spontaneously charter a hill in other parts of Thailand, build or rent fake temples, and use them exclusively for defrauding money.
They generally cooperate with some local black travel agencies and black tour guides, and make you deceived through all kinds of rhetoric and tricks.
Many tourists still think that they have been deceived by the temple of the "four-faced god", but they do not know that the place they go to is not the authentic "four-faced god" at all.
And things like being deceived are not new, they have been reported as early as 2019 and 2020, but they have been banned repeatedly.
On the Internet, when Thai netizens watched the experience of Chinese tourists being deceived, they felt that ** was too much, and they felt sorry for the tourists.
Therefore, when we travel, it is necessary to have a few more eyes.
As for how to avoid being deceived, you can learn from the following tips.
1. Try to choose domestic travel.
There are many places suitable for playing in our country's great rivers and mountains, and you don't have to worry too much about being deceived.
2. Find a formal platform.
If you have to travel to Thailand, then when looking for a tour guide, you must go to the big platform and the regular platform.
Don't go to some small travel agencies without security for the sake of cheapness, and let an irregular tour guide take you to Thailand, then you are not far from being deceived.
3. Have the courage to say "no".
When you are in the process of playing, keep a clear head, and when you encounter unreasonable requests from the tour guide, do not accept them, and learn to ask why.
When the words of explanation can't convince you, you must have the courage to withdraw from the ** and not give them the opportunity to cheat money.
Especially when some new situations arise that cannot be explained, we must be mindful.
Just like those fake temples in Thailand, there is a big fanfare at the door that Thai people are not allowed to enter.
Where is there a local place that does not allow locals to enter, it is obvious that they are afraid that the locals will go in and expose their **.
4. Check more, see more, think more.
When you encounter something you don't understand, don't let others say what they say.
Now that the Internet is so developed, you can go online to find answers.
For example, do a good job of strategy in advance, be optimistic about everyone's experience of being deceived, and avoid stepping on pits.
Even genuine Buddha cards, as long as there is an identification card, the whole network can be found.
When making some large amount of transactions, you must leave evidence, and don't find out that you have been deceived later, and you can't protect your rights and interests in the later stage.
Of course, these can only teach everyone how to prevent being deceived from the surface, but cannot fundamentally solve such incidents.
I still hope that the Thai side can also cooperate, and do not let this kind of temple that exists in a fraudulent nature be willful and reckless, increase the intensity of the crackdown, and restore the tourist environment to a peaceful environment.
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Reference Sources:
1].Official** Taihuatong "Shocked! A large number of Chinese tourists have been deceived so badly! The victims are all related to this "idol"! 》
2].Official ** surging news "Tourists spend 6,000 yuan in Thailand to "ask for plastic Buddha", travel agency: will be refunded".
3].Official** Taihuatong "Chinese tourists worship the four-faced god and are "slaughtered" 10,000 baht! Thai netizens can't stand it".
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