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Beautiful Chinese temple. Worth visiting if you can appreciate its architecture. Can’t find much of these in SEA region nowadays. It's quite old. I was told well above 100 years and gets pretty busy during festivals. Even otherwise, the special thing about Penang is that majority are Chinese and Indians. So it gets a very friendly vibe. These Chinese are the ones that trave their lineage from regions like Fujian. So they are quite spiritual and have these beautiful temples, customs and languages. #malaysiatrip #travel #thingstodo

Posted: Feb 28, 2025

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