I blogged about visiting the Seen Hock Yeen Temple during the weekend. Quite a number of my friends who saw the pictures I took of the place, thought that it was somewhere in China. Well, I am telling everyone that we have something that spectacular here in Perak. All they need to do is to go to Chemor to see it for themselves.
Below is an article about this temple that was published in the Star Newspaper yesterday.
A temple to pray for good things
AT the Seen Hock Yeen Temple in Chemor, visitors not only could pay tribute to the tiger but all the 12 animal signs in the Chinese zodiac.
The images of the 12 animals painted brightly in gold for the Chinese New Year is one of the main attractions of the temple.
The temple’s committee secretary Chong Yon Por said the images were not placed following the Chinese zodiac but were arranged as advised during a recent ritual by Goddess of Mercy Guan Yin to promote peace and unity on earth.
Chong said over 10,000 people from all over the country had visited the temple in the first five days of the Chinese New Year alone despite the hot weather.
“In the past they would come by bus but now many have found it cheaper to travel here in a car with their entire family,” he said.
To keep track of the number of visitors the temple distributes to each of them an ang pow and an orange.
Chong said most visitors would take part in the temple’s cleansing ritual whereby an assistant would take them to cross the 70m ‘Destiny Bridge’.
“Those who crossed the bridge are deemed to have discarded their bad luck from the previous year and could look forward to better health and good luck in the new year,” said Chong.
In the temple are images of numerous deities from Taoism and Buddhist teachings including the Jade Emperor, Empress of Heaven, Ksitigarbha (Di Zang Wang) and Buddha for visitors to worship.
Seen Hock Yeen is also a popular temple where students pray for blessings in their examinations.
Its crafted buildings, pagoda, lotus ponds with carps and artificial waterfalls are scenic background for those who love photography.
Those who are still single can also pray for a good partner at a special section in the temple too.
Chong said the temple had made a name overseas as articles about it had been published in tourism magazines in Singapore, Indonesia, Japan and South Korea.
Source: http://archives.thestar.com.my/last365days/default.aspx?query=chemor+temple
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