San Ching Tian Temple Explained

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]

History

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]

References

  1. Web site: San Ching Tian Temple美里三清殿是東南亞最大的道教殿堂. etawau.com. 4 June 2016. 19 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190222082505/http://www.etawau.com/Geography/Sarawak/04_Miri/MiriCity.htm. 22 February 2019. dead.
  2. Web site: San Ching Tian Temple, Miri. Sarawak Tourism. 22 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190219045626/http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/01/01/muara-tebas-a-true-model-of-1malaysia/. 19 February 2019. dead.
  3. Book: Lonely Planet. Isabel Albiston. Richard Waters. Loren Bell. Lonely Planet Borneo. 1 July 2016. Lonely Planet Global Limited. 978-1-76034-170-1. 419–.