Goddess of Mercy Temple (Kuan Yin Teng)
Goddess of Mercy Temple (Kuan Yin Teng)
Goddess of Mercy Temple (Kuan Yin Teng)
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spedubec
Bologna, Italy5,866 contributions
Jan 2025 • Family
This temple dating from the early nineteenth century is of considerable size; it is among the largest in the city, perhaps the largest. More unique than rare case, here you can enter with shoes. These temples all look a bit alike and when you leave, after half an hour you forget you have visited them. On the square in front is burned incense in considerable quantities giving off a pleasant scent to the nostrils.
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Written 27 January 2025
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roy v
Traralgon, Australia6,078 contributions
Mar 2024 • Couples
We absolutely loved the old Chinese architecture of this ancient Temple
dedicated to the Goddess of Mercy, how nice .
Built in 1728 it is probably the oldest Chinese Buddhist Temple in Penang.
We were there a couple of days ago and it was very busy with worshipers, there were huge incense sticks burning so the perfume and smoke were quite plentiful.
Also they had big briars burning the incense sticks and other decorations that people were tipping into the fires.
It is a religious thing I believe, buy like a prayer stick and put it in the fire and your prayers and wishes will be heard by the power above and hopefully come true .
A great atmosphere, well worth a visit, a beautiful building.
dedicated to the Goddess of Mercy, how nice .
Built in 1728 it is probably the oldest Chinese Buddhist Temple in Penang.
We were there a couple of days ago and it was very busy with worshipers, there were huge incense sticks burning so the perfume and smoke were quite plentiful.
Also they had big briars burning the incense sticks and other decorations that people were tipping into the fires.
It is a religious thing I believe, buy like a prayer stick and put it in the fire and your prayers and wishes will be heard by the power above and hopefully come true .
A great atmosphere, well worth a visit, a beautiful building.
Written 29 March 2024
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EcoBean
Malaysia415 contributions
Mar 2025 • Couples
An active, working temple where the chinese of Georgetown were in prayer. It's a small temple, with many shrines throughout the building. The air is thick with the smell of the incense burning, and candles are lit in small vases along many walls, giving the venue a spiritual atmosphere. The decoration and art around the building provides some great photos. Well worth a visit.
Written 14 March 2025
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Valter M
Milan, Italy3,715 contributions
Apr 2024 • Solo
Dedicated to the goddess of mercy, luck, peace and fertility. Not particularly significant from an architectural point of view but it is very popular with the Chinese community and is centrally located. Built in 1801, the temple is one of the oldest Chinese temples in Penang. This Taoist temple is crowded with pilgrims all year round, especially on the 1st and 15th day of each lunar month. The building is decorated with intricate dragons and a pair of stone-carved lions that guard the temple.
Written 15 April 2024
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Игорь
Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia32,523 contributions
Feb 2024 • Family
We first smelled the temple and saw it by the crowd of people. There was an incense smell from the special objects being burned. Sometimes these “stench” did not seem “good” to us. There was no crowd at the intersection. People did not care about traffic rules and crossed the road whenever they pleased. Smoke, ash, smell and a lot of bustling people. These are such mixed impressions. And the history of the temple is very interesting. It turned out that the temple was founded in the pre-English era, in 1728. The temple is dedicated to the Buddhist Bodhisattva of Mercy Guan Yin. We recently saw a tall 108-meter statue of Guan Yin in Sanya, on the island of Hainan. True, at first, in the 18th century, another god was worshiped here - Maz, a sea deity. After the founding of George Town as an English city in 1786, the Chinese poured into the city and by 1800 the temple gradually became a temple dedicated to Guan Yin. Here's the story.
Written 5 March 2024
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Leonhkny
Hong Kong, China23,904 contributions
Jan 2024 • Family
Kuan Yin Teng is one among many Chinese temples in George Town's historic city center. It is quite popular among the local Chinese community for fortune telling. For tourists, it is less impressive than other major clan temples, or kongsis nearby.
Written 19 January 2024
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Heli P
Helsinki, Finland7,684 contributions
Feb 2023
The pungent smell of joss sticks which Chinese light in abundance fills the court yard. There are also three huge furnaces where fake money and even fake clothes carefully pleated from paper are burned for the passed away to use in their after life. You can enter the historical building in normal clothing paying attention to people praying or performing seremonies.
Written 12 February 2023
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Louis and Judi L
Mijas, Spain60 contributions
Jan 2020
This place was heaving with people on Saturday 25th January. The outside air in the courtyard was full of the scent of joss sticks (both small, large and ginormous), plus candles and flowers. Joss sticks were not allowed inside however. Inside there are altars receiving flowers, fruits, and special candles of remembrance and also paper requests from students wishing to pass their exams etc.... We were lucky enough to stand inside next to a lady who was an official guide to the Chinese temples on any other day of the year, but even on her day off she could not resist telling us about the various altars and the traditions therein. It made our day!!
Written 9 March 2020
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DaudRay
Penang Island, Malaysia223 contributions
Jan 2020
This is a very interesting place to see traditional Chinese religion being enthusiastically practiced by both young and old, traditional as well as modern looking Chinese people. They no longer allow burning jos sticks into the temple, which limits the photographic opportunities. But it's still interesting to see.
Written 31 December 2020
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TheCount69
Rochdale, UK875 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
Visited as part of a cruise ship excursion. The incense burning smells great and it was full of worshippers. Very interesting and our guide gave us lots of information about the temple and culture.
Outside though were numerous homeless or beggars but they didnt approach any of us so caused no problem
Outside though were numerous homeless or beggars but they didnt approach any of us so caused no problem
Written 12 February 2020
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hello! I want to know if this temple got an entrance fee? or its free? thanks
Written 26 June 2018
If I recall properly there was a small entrance fee.
Written 23 October 2018
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