Lighting up the incense was also a traditional culture for Chinese prayers.In fact,there was a story of God behind this temple which made me unbelievable.If you are interested,any person-in-charge of the temple is willing to explain.There were also some prayer flags in front of the temple.It brought the meaning of unnecessary bad things wouldn't happen.
The whole temple is surrounded by scenic environment with rocks,handmade waterfall,fountain,giant statues,artificial mountain,pond and etc.It was more to a leisure park or garden for you to have an evening stroll.By the way,taking photo is a must for tourists.The surrounding was indeed suitable for sweet couples to have dating.
The statues included Chinese historians and educators which stood important roles in the history long time ago.Since we had nothing to do,it was time for the lady to have a walk around.The fish pond near to the main temple house was equipped with clear water and Japanese Koi but unluckily,they didn't provide any feeding activity.
Eighteen Arhats (十八罗汉) represent an art of Buddhist.It also mostly related to Chinese Kungfu and eighteen of them showed different type of emotions and powers.The statue of eighteen of them placed along the pathway to let everyone have a look on them.Perhaps they all were cute,lot of children stopped by to have memorable photos.
There were also 11 giant and huge statues facing the straits and Pangkor Island.The Gods were all believed by Chinese Buddha prayers.The other statues of deities and animals from the Chinese lunar calendar were all placed in front of the giant statues on the cement courtyard.Truth be told,I have never see giant statues like this before during all my visits to Chinese temples.
The smaller statues were placed at the entrance beside the car park.There was also an area nearby called Monkey Garden where you can take time to have a stroll along the concrete path surrounded by mangrove trees.Sadly,plenty of mangrove trees were dead and you could see lot of rubbish were in the mangrove swamp too,what an eyesore.
Soon,we reached a big food court which equipped with several food stalls. Sitiawan was also famous with their Fu Zhou (福州) foods,eg. Hokkien dry sauce noodle (干捞面),Fu Zhou fishballs (福州鱼圆),red wine chicken mee sua (红酒面线) and etc.Drinks,the lady recommend Malaysia coconut the most although it is not as nice as Thailand coconut.
There was an open hall beside the food court and we saw an artist from China was painting and designing other's name.It needs some charges if you want him to paint your Chinese name.It was actually very cheap and budget as compared to other artists in the city with the price RM18 per Chinese name and RM28 per pair of Chinese names.
The well-landscaped three-hectare compound was clean and huge enough for a walk.After having a fascinating sight of the temple,I was heading to the beautiful Pangkor Island which is located opposite the temple.Stay tuned for the lady's next blogging.*On Net,I notice that lots of people are having difficulty getting to there.Thus the lady provides a map for tourists to get there easier,hope this will help.
Tua Pek Kong Temple (品仙祠大伯公和观音堂)
Address: Jalan Pasir Panjang,Kampung Pasir Panjang Laut,32000 Sitiawan,Perak,Malaysia
How to Get There: *Please pay attention on the signboard once you reach Sri Manjung
Operation Hours: Morning-10pm daily
Entrance fee: Free
Official Website: (Facebook) https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tua-Pek-Kong-Temple-Sitiawan/205125916259574
