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 Kek Lok Si Temple by robertgaz
There are many tours that will take you there but you can also catch the TransitLink shuttle bus No.8 or Yellow Bus No.85. Leave a Comment Directions: Near Ayer Itam, close to funicular.
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 by meshi
There are one or two entry fee's into some sections but are a minor cost such as two rinjit.
Climb up to the Big tall Pagoda for a great view over Georgetown.Take you camera as there are a million photo's to be taken. Beautiful buildings and loads of culture..
From rock formations with chinese ingravings to hanging pumpkins and bonsai's..There is a giant statue of Kua lin right up the back of the grounds you need to take a small cable car to reach the godess of mercey or you can walk up but in the humity i guess only the strong can do that.Carry water or buy it there on the way back down past the car park you will walk past the turtle pond temple and then there are many market stall along the path they will hassle you to buy but they are probably cheaper than in town.. Directions: near Ayer Itam, close to funicular
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Kek Lok Si is the biggest Buddhist temple in Malaysia. It is perched majestically on a hill in Air Hitam. The temple consists of many prayer halls, pagodas, bell towers and just about every other typical temple structure you can think of, in varying styles from Burmese to Chinese to Thai - it's well worth a visit! The temple features scenic gardens, shrines, a turtle pond, two structures dominate the scenery, especially when the temple is seen from afar - marvel at the statue of The Goddess of Mercy (Kuan Yin) and the 30 meter high Pagoda of a Thousand Buddhas.
There is no admission fee to the temple itself. However, fees do apply to the incline lift to the Kuan Yin statue and to enter the area of the new prayer hall and pagoda.
You can get a taxi from Georgetown for RM 15 to 20 to take you to the temple. You can also take the TransitLink shuttle bus number 8 to the temple and Penang Hill. Leave a Comment Directions: Near Ayer Itam Market, close to Penang Hill Funicular Station.
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Hire a driver and visit the amazing temples. This temple is huge so allow a few hours to wander around. Leave a Comment Directions: near Ayer Itam, close to funicular
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It is a very impressive collection of buildings, shrines and statues, but it is soooo touristy - everywhere you walk you are in the way of someone's photgraph. Souvenir shops at every turn, but you cannot deny the impact of the ornate tiles and plasterwork.
Don't bother going up the 'cable car' to the top level as it's covered in scaffolding at the moment (spring 2008).
We got a cab there, couldn't be bothered with the bus. The area below the temple 'Ayer Hitam' is a very interesting Chinese neighbourhood, spend some time there too and look round the wet market. Directions: near Ayer Itam, close to funicular
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 by snuggie
The Kek Lok Si project was mooted by the chief monk of the Goddess of Mercy Temple of Pitt Street. With the support of the consular representative of China in Penang, the project received the sanction of the Manchu Emperor Kuang Hsi, who bestowed a tablet and gift of 70,000 volumes of the Imperial Edition of the Buddhist Sutras.
Construction of the temple started in 1893, but it was only in 1930 that the Pagoda of Rama VI, named after the Thai king who laid the foundation stone, but better known as 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 Directions: near Ayer Itam, close to funicular
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Kek Lok Si temple is one of the largest and finest Buddhist temple complexes in South-east Asia. Standing majestically on a hill in Air Itam, this temple built in tiers culminates the beautifully crafted ''Pagoda of Ten Thousand Buddhas''. Construction of this temple complex commenced in 1915 and took more than 20 years to build which features gardens, a turtle pond, shrines and beautiful sculptures. There are many souvenir shops leading up to the temple which offers good buys. And as for food lovers, famous hawker food stalls are lined up near the Air Itam market.
The Kek Lok Si project was inspired by the chief monk of the Goddess of Mercy Temple of Pitt Street. With the support of the consular representative of China in Penang at the time, the project received the sanction of the Manchu Emperor Kuang Hsi, who bestowed a tablet and gift of 70,000 volumes of the Imperial Edition of the Buddhist Sutras.
During festival times, especially the Chinese or Lunar New Year, the entire Kek Lok Si complex is strung with tens of thousands of lanterns and lights representing donations by devotees. When lit up during the evenings, the temple is literally transformed into a fairyland of lights. Directions: near Ayer Itam, close to funicular
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 Kek Lok Si Complex by gnhLeave a Comment Directions: near Ayer Itam, close to funicular
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 Pavilion by Ines28Leave a Comment Directions: near Ayer Itam, close to funicular
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 kek lok si in the night by percyhall
It took more than 20 years to build which features gardens, a turtle pond, shrines and beautiful sculptures. There are many souvenir shops leAding up to the temple which offers good buys.
And as for food lovers,famous hawker food are lined up near the Air Itam market Leave a Comment
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