TUA PEK KONG TEMPLE

This pretty temple incorporates the classic Chinese elements of the Buddhist temple. Set beside the river, you can see the ships cruising offshore. Zhang Li, a sailor from China, landed on Penang in 1746. Much appreciated by the island's 50 inhabitants, he became a teacher. After his death, the islanders built a temple in his memory, dedicated to Tua Pek Kong, an incarnation of the god Fu, the god of prosperity. From then on, worship of Tua Pek Kong began to spread to Malaysia, Singapore and several Indonesian islands.