Decided to make a trip over to see the statue, originally the statue were placed outdoor up high on the mountain after the years with the fundraiser donations from the people a pagoda structure were builded. My appreciation to all. One can now drive all the way up to the main sanctuary point with minimal parking fees of RM3 per vehicle, alternative you can drive half point and take the so call elevator up with a minimal fees of RM6 per person’s two way plus the minimal parking charges too. If one could remember the olden days with the extreme visitors by walking up where visitor could shop and dine along the way up well one could still be able to experience this. We decided to drive half way point as the weather were too hot to walk up and time taken is less in exploring the site that having said if you are in a hurry otherwise the walk is something to explore.

Try to imagine St Paul's Cathedral and Blackpool Illuminations rolled into one. This Bhuddist temple illuminated for Chinese New Year is a definite must see for anyone visiting Penang. We arrived about 8.00pm by Grab and were dropped off right at the temple. We had been able to see it from miles away, towering into the night sky and lit by millions of LED lights. Wandering around inside was incredible. The views from up in the tower, of the complex itself and of the city, were well worth the climb. At the end we walked to the bottom of the hill to make it easier for the Grab to pick us up, as around the temple was very congested.

I spent the afternoon and evening here during Chinese New Year. It's huge with so many areas to explore and all decked out with tons of lanterns. When the lights came on it was rather overwhelming - between all the lanterns and every inch of statues and trees covered in multi colored lights it was too much.