Peak Nam Toong Temple | |
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Malay: Kuil Puncak Nam Toong Chinese: 碧南堂 | |
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 / 5.95028; 116.07583 |
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) is a Chinese temple located among housing estate beside Lorong Bunga Bakawali 3 in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
History
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.
Features
The temple wall inside are filled with colourful drawings along with the murals of Four Heavenly Kings. 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.
- 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.
References
- "Peak Nam Toong temple celebrations". Daily Express. 7 February 2011. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ 강석균 (1 July 2018). 인조이 말레이시아 (2018) [Malaysian Attractions (2018)] (in Korean). 넥서스. pp. 432–. ISBN 979-11-6165-367-9.
- ^ "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
- [REDACTED] Media related to Peak Nam Tong Temple at Wikimedia Commons
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- Chinese-Malaysian culture
- Buddhist temples in Malaysia
- Taoist temples in Malaysia
- Religious buildings and structures completed in 1982
- Buildings and structures in Kota Kinabalu
- Tourist attractions in Sabah
- Religious organizations established in 1970
- 20th-century Buddhist temples
- 20th-century architecture in Malaysia