The Famous Kek Lok Si Temple Penang
*Pictures are taken using Canon 20D with a combinations of Sigma 24-70mm and Canon 50mm and also Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ 15
A short history of Kek Lok Si as below from Wikipedia:
The construction of the temple began in 1890 and was inspired by the chief monk of the Goddess of Mercy Temple at Pitt Street. With the support of the consular representative of China in Penang, the project received the sanction of the Emperor Guangxu, who bestowed a tablet and gift of 70,000 volumes of the Imperial Edition of the Buddhist Sutras.
The primary benefactor of the Kek Lok Si Temple in 1906 was none other than Kapitan Chung Keng Quee.
In 1930, the seven storey main pagoda of the temple or the Pagoda of 10,000 Buddhas, was completed. This pagoda combines a Chinese octagonal base with a middle tier of Thai design, and a Burmese crown; reflecting the temple’s embrace of both Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism.
In 2002, a 30.2m bronze statue of the Kuan Yin was completed and opened to public. The statue is located on the hillside above the pagoda. – Wikipedia
The time we there, they were constructing a building surrounding the bronze statue of Kuan Yin. My first visit was in 1980s. The temple did multiple renovations and its much nicer now than it used to be. A must go place if you visit Penang.
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Did you see my name at one of those tiles? 🙂
Really admire your blog. How much do you spend per month on foods?
~ visited from IMCurtain
My family and I never once missed the Kek Lok Si Temple everytime we're in Penang 🙂 Must drop by. And not to forget the assam laksa nearby before going up here 😉
Thx to u and Racheal for the lift. We had a fun night 🙂
come CNY, and the whole place lights up like a fairyland …
i miss Penang. seriously.
bbo: …… if i could read chinese
christine: yeah the guinness and the hokkien mee
jimi: good question! i spend moderately like other ppl… difference is I go to different places for foods… certain time, my food bill is covered when im working and sometimes i got tagged for fully paid food review sessions…i still have a huge backlog of foods and places that i havent posted yet…
in short, i do spend on foods, but in a moderate way! thanks for reading…
the temple looks so nice. i will visit it the next time i go to penang. i'm from penang but yet have never been there. goodness me.
eh, you should try go to there on every chinese new year on the 1 week b4 and till chap goh meh..the light up the whole temple..perfect for photoshoot