Tua Pek Kong Temple | |
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![]() The Tua Pek Kong Temple | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Taoism |
District | Sibu District |
Location | |
Location | Sibu |
State | Sarawak |
Country | Malaysia |
Geographic coordinates | 2°17′14″N 111°49′34″E / 2.28722°N 111.82611°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Chinese temple, pagoda |
Date established | 1850s[1] |
Tua Peh Kong Temple (Chinese: 永安厅大伯公庙; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Éng-an-thiaⁿ Tōa-peh-kong-biō) (also called Sibu Eng Ann Teng Tua Peh Kong)[2] in Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia is the oldest Chinese temple in the town with a 7-storey pagoda with the temple history dates back to 1850s.[1]
It is recorded that Tua Pek Kong Temple Sibu was built in the 1850s – in 1871, its existence was mentioned on the Sarawak Gazette. It is said that this house of worship was built by the river as a means to offer thanksgiving to the deities, as well as to seek comfort and blessings.
Sibu Tua Pek Kong brief history
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