San Ching Tian Temple | |
Native Name: | Malay: Tokong San Ching Tian Chinese: 美里三清殿 |
Location: | Miri |
Coordinates: | 4.4228°N 114.003°W |
Religious Affiliation: | Taoism |
District: | Miri District |
State: | Sarawak |
Country: | Malaysia |
Established: | 2001 |
Year Completed: | 2003 |
Construction Cost: | RM10 million[1] |
Architecture Type: | Chinese temple |
San Ching Tian Temple (Chinese: 美里三清殿) (also called as Lian Hua San Chieng Tien) is a Chinese temple located in a 1.5-acre site bordered by housing area in Krokop 9 Road of Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia, where it is also considered as the largest Taoist temple in Southeast Asia.[1] [2]
The temple was built in 2000 and completed after three years with its entire decorations and motif including the dragon and its Three Pure Ones statues were imported from China.[1] [3]