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Kuan Yin Teng, or Temple of the Goddess of Mercy, is one of the most important temples in Penang. Officially known as Kong Hock Keong, it is located along Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling, formerly Pitt Street, and is one of the oldest Chinese temples in George Town. If you study the history of the Goddess of Mercy Temple, you would be surprised to learn that at the time it was built, it was not dedicated to Kuan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy, but rather to Ma Chor Po, the patron saint of seafarers. Click here to read more.

Kek Lok Si Sunset

The Kek Lok Si temple was begun in 1890 and, from all appearances, construction really hasn't ever stopped. And it's still going on! The temple is supposedly the largest in Malaysia. 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, 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. (Source: http://www.malaysiasite.nl/kekloksieng.htm)

A Bronze Guanyin (Goddess of Mercy) (99.08 feet tall)

The bronze Guanyin (Goddess of Mercy) is 30.2 metre (99.08) tall and is found at the Kek Lok Si (Cantonese) Buddhist Temple which means Temple of Nirvana. Kek Lok Si is one of the largest and best known temple in Malaysia. The temple was first built in 1893 but construction is still on going up until now. Kek Lok Si began extension with an addition of a huge and tall Guanyin statue which was completed in 2002. The work is now to construct eight pillars around Guanyin to support a roof over the statue! The all bronze Guanyin statue is flanked by a few tall structure of Luohan (Guards) statues.