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Puu Jih Shih Temple
Puu Jih Shih Temple ( zh, 普济寺) is a Buddhist temple located at the hilltop of Tanah Merah at Sandakan Bay in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia. The temple was built in 1987 and officiated by Joseph Pairin Kitingan, the Chief Minister of Sabah at the time. It is the largest Chinese temple for the town and situated around 4 kilometres west of the town centre. The temple was featured in the American television series of The Amazing Race 4 in 2003. Features The temple is located in a hilly area where visitors can view the Sandakan coast. Its surroundings within a forested areas is ablaze with dragon sculpture and gilded Buddhas. File:Sandakan Sabah PuuJihShihTemple-01.jpg, Buddha statues outside the temple. File:Sandakan Sabah PuuJihShihTemple-17.jpg, Buddhist swastika in the temple garden. File:Sandakan Sabah PuuJihShihTemple-09.jpg, Devotee praying in the temple. File:Sandakan Sabah PuuJihShihTemple-05.jpg, Temple officiation plaque. File:Sandakan Temple - panoramio.jpg, The te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandakan
Sandakan (, Jawi: , ) formerly known at various times as Elopura, is the capital of the Sandakan District in Sabah, Malaysia. It is the second largest city in Sabah after Kota Kinabalu. It is located on the Sandakan Peninsula and east coast of the state in the administrative centre of Sandakan Division and was the former capital of British North Borneo. In 2010, the city had an estimated population of 157,330 while the overall municipal area had a total population of 396,290. The population of the municipal area had increased to 439,050 by the 2020 Census. Before the founding of Sandakan, Sulu Archipelago was the source of dispute between Spain and the Sultanate of Sulu for economic dominance in the region. By 1864, Spain had blockaded the Sultanate possessions in the Sulu Archipelago. The Sultanate of Sulu awarded a German consular service ex-member a piece of land in the Sandakan Bay to seek protection from Germany. In 1878, the Sultanate sold north-eastern Borneo to an Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
