Tan Gong Xian Sheng Miao-Mantin / 譚公仙聖廟-文丁

Tan Gong Xian Sheng Miao-Mantin / 譚公仙聖廟-文丁.

aka TOKONG CINA THAM KOONG MANTIN

Location:- Mantin, Negeri Sembilan / 文丁, 森美兰州.

Three years ago, I made a visit to this small town to document this century old temple after receiving news that it could be demolished due to developments. It was unfortunate back then that the […]

Guan Yin Gu Miao-Papan / 觀音古廟-甲板

Guan Yin Gu Miao-Papan / 觀音古廟-甲板.

Location: Papan, Perak / 甲板, 霹雳州.

Papan is known to be the oldest town in the Kinta Valley. It was originally a timber town where the famous tropical Chengai hardwood was sawn. It was in the late 19th century that this town began to boom. This was due to […]

Guang Fu Miao-Bentong / 廣福廟-文冬

Guang Fu Miao-Bentong / 廣福廟-文冬.

aka Bentong Kwong Fook Temple, Tokong Cina Kwong Fook Bentong.

Location:- Jalan Loke Yew, Bentong, Pahang. 文冬, 彭亨州.

This planned drive to add another Xian Si Shi Ye temple into the list has been a blessing as the traffic and weather was with us all along the way.

Bentong is […]

Tan Gong Miao-Tanjung Tualang / 譚公廟-丹戎督亞冷

Tan Gong Miao-Tanjung Tualang / 譚公廟-丹戎督亞冷.

Location:- Jalan Homan, Tanjung Tualang, Perak / 丹戎督亞冷, 霹雳州.

aka Tam Kung Miao.

After a visit to a orang asli village nearby, we decided to have lunch at a small-town known as Tanjung Tualang. This small town was once a bustling tin mining area in the early 1900s. And […]