San Ching Tian 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]

San Ching Tian Temple
美里三清殿
Religion
AffiliationTaoism
DistrictMiri District
Location
LocationMiri
StateSarawak
CountryMalaysia
Geographic coordinates4°25′22.259″N 114°0′10.828″E
Architecture
TypeChinese temple
Date established2001
Completed2003
Construction costRM10 million[1]

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]

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References
  1. "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. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. "San Ching Tian Temple, Miri". Sarawak Tourism. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  3. Lonely Planet; Isabel Albiston; Richard Waters; Loren Bell (1 July 2016). Lonely Planet Borneo. Lonely Planet Global Limited. pp. 419–. ISBN 978-1-76034-170-1.


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