Thursday, March 08, 2007

Kek Lok Si Temple 极乐寺

Kek Lok Si Temple, one of the best known temple in the Penang
island. Every year during the celebration of Chinese New Year,
the temple will be lights up with lantern.Praying at the temple
for happiness and prosperity in the coming year is a traditional
for Chinese community in this country.Kek Lok Si Temple 
apparently a popular temple which attract many visitor through
its unique architecture, the seven stories pagoda. A bronze statue
of Kuan Yin with 30.2 meters height stands tall at the hill sides
behind the pagoda.I have joined the human's flow this year
bringing along my Japanese friend. Is a wanderful visit, 
although i had to stuck in side a traffic jam and had a hard
time finding a parking space.Without a tripod, i really had a
difficult time taking a nice shot for lights up. Out of hundreds, i
only have a few which consider nice. Hopefully i can get a tripod 
soon.;) 

    

The pagoda

The Buddha


In the garden


Closeup- the lantern

The lanterns' path

1 comment:

phyee86 said...

tis year cun go n c the light,
a bit zannen.... aih...