Peak Nam Toong Temple
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| Peak Nam Toong Temple | |
|---|---|
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism, Taoism |
| District | Kota Kinabalu District |
| Location | |
| Location | Kota Kinabalu |
| State | Sabah |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Geographic coordinates | 5°57′1″N 116°4′33″E / 5.95028°N 116.07583°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Chinese temple, pagoda |
| Date established | 1970 |
| Completed | 1982 |
Peak Nam Toong Temple (Chinese: 碧南堂) (also called as Peak Nam Tong Temple)[1][2] is a Chinese temple located among housing estate beside Lorong Bunga Bakawali 3 in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.[3]
History
[edit]The temple was established in 1970 before undergoing renovation in 1982 with the temple patron deity are delivered from Anxi of Fujian Province in China.[2][3]
Features
[edit]The temple wall inside are filled with colourful drawings along with the murals of Four Heavenly Kings.[3] Beside the main prayer building, there is a 9-storey pagoda and an octagonal shaped Tian gong shrine for the worship of Jade Emperor in the temple compound.[3]
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Incense burner in the temple compound. -
The 9-storey pagoda seen from far.
The temple also managing a kindergarten located far from the temple area.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Peak Nam Toong temple celebrations". Daily Express. 7 February 2011. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ a b 강석균 (1 July 2018). 인조이 말레이시아 (2018) [Malaysian Attractions (2018)] (in Korean). 넥서스. pp. 432–. ISBN 979-11-6165-367-9.
- ^ a b c d "Peak Nam Tong-Kota Kinabalu / 碧南堂-亚庇". 72dragon. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Sabah West Coast". Sabah Education Department. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
External links
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Media related to Peak Nam Tong Temple at Wikimedia Commons
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