The pagoda at the Kek Lok Si temple complex lit up with lanterns during the Chinese New Year nights.
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Cheah Kongsi Temple at Dusk
Cheah Kongsi clan temple, Armenian Street, George Town.
The Temple of Lights
It is that time of the year again when the famous Kek Lok Si temple will be lighted up throughout the Chinese New Year festive period in Penang.
Happy Chinese New Year
Rows of hanging red lanterns covering up the compound of the Kuan Yin temple in George Town as part of the Chinese New Year celebration.
Today marks the beginning of the new Chinese lunar year, also the ‘Year of the Goat’.
George Town Street View: The Temple Lions
Lion dance performers with their new lions getting blessing from the Kuan Yin temple in George Town before the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year.
Bishop Street: San Wooi Wooi Koon
San Wooi Wooi Koon is an old Cantonese district association located along Bishop Street in George Town. The association-temple building was built in the 1870s.
George Town Street View: Ancient Roof in the City
A common sight in George Town. A Chinese temple roof adorned with mythical creatures sculptures.
The Gate of the Lim Kongsi
A closeup of the gate of the Lim Kongsi reveals that the Lim (or Lin 林) Chinese character is inscribed into the iron grill gate itself.
The Lim Kongsi (Lim Clan Association) is a Hokkien association located at Ah Quee Street, George Town.
Stewart Lane: Joss Sticks Stall No. 5
A photo of an old roadside stall selling joss sticks and other traditional Chinese prayer materials. Joss sticks are a type of incense typically used for prayers in a Chinese temple. This stall is just one of the several lining up along the Stewart Lane side of the old Kuan Yin Temple.
6th Malaysia Tua Pek Kong Festival
On the last weekend, September 13 to 15, George Town hosted the 6th Malaysia Tua Pek Kong festival which was organized by the Poh Hock Seah temple community. There was also a Tua Pek Kong Procession with over 50 decorated floats from China, Taiwan, Myanmar, Indonesia, Macau and from East Malaysia too, held on 14th September. A similar procession was also held some years back.
Tua Pek Kong or Twa Peh Kong was reportedly a man named Zhang Li from the Hakka clan. His Sumatra-bound boat was struck by wind and accidentally landed on Penang island of Malaysia, which at that time had only 50 inhabitants. After his death, the local people began worshipping him and built the Tua Pek Kong temple there.