Back معبد ثين هو ARZ Temple Thean Hou French Tokong Thean Hou Malay Thean Houtempel Dutch Świątynia Thean Hou w Kuala Lumpur Polish วัดเทียนโห่ว Thai تھیئن ہؤ مندر Urdu 乐圣岭天后宫 Chinese
| Thean Hou Temple | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism |
| Location | |
| Location | Seputeh, Kuala Lumpur |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Geographic coordinates | 3°7′18″N 101°41′16″E / 3.12167°N 101.68778°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Chinese temple |
| Date established | 1981 |
| Completed | 1987[1] |
| Website | |
| hainannet.com.my | |
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| Simplified Chinese | 天后宫 | ||||||||||||||||
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The Thean Hou Temple (Chinese: 乐圣岭天后宫/樂聖嶺天后宮) is a six-tiered temple of the Chinese sea goddess Mazu located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2] It is located on 1.67 acres (6,758 m2) of land atop Robson Heights on Lorong Bellamy, overlooking Jalan Syed Putra.[3] It was completed in 1987 and officially opened in 1989.[1][2] The temple was built by Hainanese living in Malaysia and the property belongs to and is run by the Selangor and Federal Territory Hainan Association (Malay: Hainan Selangor dan Wilayah Persekutuan; Chinese: 雪隆海南会馆/雪隆海南會館). It is one of the largest temples in Southeast Asia.[4]
- ^ a b "Thean Hou Temple kick-starts CNY celebrations with record-breaking artworks". The Sun. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
The Thean Hou Temple is a six-tiered temple to the Chinese sea goddess Mazu. Costing RM7 million, the temple was completed in 1987 and officially opened in 1989. About 80,000 visitors, both local and foreign come to the temple during the Chinese New Year period.
- ^ a b "Thean Hou Temple". VisitKL. Archived from the original on 9 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Chap Goh Mei". Tourism Malaysia. 4 February 2016. Archived from the original on 9 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
Located on top of Robson Hill off Jalan Syed Putra, its architecture will interest visitors, particularly tourists. Every year, thousands visit the temple to offer prayers to the three deities: the Goddess of the Seas (Thean Hou), the Goddess of the Waterfront (Swei Mei) and the Goddess of Mercy (Kuan Yin). Before leaving the temple, remember to get some souvenirs from the souvenir shops at the lowest level.
- ^ "Mid-Autumn Celebration at Thean Hou Temple". Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Malaysia. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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