![IMG_20220806_101432.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmRikwc8TxkXSwM1AVVGER79YxU887eteYP272h6LenLTo/IMG_20220806_101432.jpg) Hello everyone! Today I am going to share about a wonderful place that I went to recently. It is called Tua Pek Kong temple which is located in Pasir Panjang, Sitiawan, Perak, Malaysia. It is a massive, beautiful Taoist temple.
This temple is very large. There are many beautiful parts and deities in it. Even the area outside of the temple has some beautiful structures and is positioned near the beach. I won't be able to post all of the pictures as there will be too many. Today I will just share about the outside area and some parts inside the temple. This probably covers about one-eighth of the entire place. By the way, for those interested, there is also a Pagoda inside that we can go to. In most parts of the temple, they offer free incense that can be used to say a prayer and respect the Gods.
![IMG_20220806_100601.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmeLLyvc7MEVsbRYXZWzzdQqP5c31k9kv3rYt1Cvo6NQQ9/IMG_20220806_1006011.jpg) This is the part outside of the temple, overlooking the sea. See how blue everything looks. I spotted fishing boats nearby. The weather was very hot and warm, hence creating the beautiful blue hues in the sky.
![IMG_20220806_100702.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmSV4G5Xy63fSZo1ZbEYBGKqPkCxUut9F7uN9ZK5jMXjn3/IMG_20220806_100702.jpg) This is another picture as I moved closer to the sea.
![IMG_20220806_100719.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmbLt95RvNVabe3r6gzr6NN3gUJ7zWVKLyDZ52MzVanFjL/IMG_20220806_100719.jpg) I can't go further or step into the water as there were large stones placed to avoid the water from coming too close to the temple parking area I guess. This is the closest I could be to the sea. There were multiple boats and they were circling around the same spot while fishing. I think they were trying to get some crabs as I have seen many of them here before.
![IMG_20220806_101432.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmRikwc8TxkXSwM1AVVGER79YxU887eteYP272h6LenLTo/IMG_20220806_101432.jpg) This is the other side of the sea.
![IMG_20220806_100731.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmRAdiKjfzV32EanoVk6qKL4sNPHc9313HegxDB9VJceKg/IMG_20220806_1007311.jpg) This is another part of the outside are of the temple.
![IMG_20220806_100849.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmZHuNDxmnhQTHXzHf1fiN8eyEQQciK5M2rmKGNGUvoHso/IMG_20220806_1008491.jpg) It is a mangrove area where there are many mangrove trees. Some eagles have built their nests on the trees and if you are lucky, you might be able to see them flying here to the nest and feed their young. There is a long bridge here where people can walk around and explore the mangrove part.
![IMG_20220806_101451.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmWAKpyQt5R2pMvCTuuEWsrWga83zsHw6YUT9gd58xLmsd/IMG_20220806_101451.jpg) This is the parking area. There is plenty of space for people to park their cars. I have never seen it full although I have been here many times. That is the temple and of course we can park our car closer to the temple so we don't need to walk too far to get there.
![IMG_20220806_101517.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmS4nd4GHvy4fhXPKazmjULRkHdPWZVangVHDBQVUBBrYN/IMG_20220806_101517.jpg) Before entering the temple, I found some eye-catching flowers. This yellow flower is one of them.
![IMG_20220806_101815.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmSou6zS15ssr4UdL426mtsMgb5S7Fy1n1x26KgZ6EvDq3/IMG_20220806_101815.jpg) Here'e a better look of it. I didn't know the name of the flower. Nevertheless, I managed to figure the name out with some research. It is called sea hibiscus and the scientific name is hibiscus tiliaceus.
![IMG_20220806_102954.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmegbkSAXMmduNbUj26gfszWZT4mSxEyCPfdT7odkw61Aw/IMG_20220806_1029541.jpg) Check these beautiful flowers out!
![IMG_20220806_103007.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmSNqbAtoasytMWR4mg6ZdhD4kkyfWhh69SuJ7qJPdAjHw/IMG_20220806_103007.jpg) Here's a closer look of them. These beautiful flowers are called red plumeria or red sparkles, They are so, so beautiful, This is actually the wallpaper of my phone from the day I captured it till now.
![IMG_20220806_105320.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmQa8yKsnDx4SAy8JHP191JscdFGfQhb99mvRihpEroTXC/IMG_20220806_1053201.jpg) This part is located near the entrance.
![IMG_20220806_105326.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmVPkmJcZZdHm8mJdNkoCu2fhZp4WxE9hKcdgTpPRvuUxW/IMG_20220806_1053261.jpg) Here's a better picture focusing on the pond. There are many fish in the large pond and in certain part, they keep only the baby fish to keep them safe from the adult fish. That prevents them from being eaten by the large fish. Most of the fish here are Koi fish. However, there are other species as well such as gouramis. By the way, when I say large fish, I mean fish as large as a meter long.
![IMG_20220806_105331.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmNmX66o2k3kUsuwehvNrv3mmtLZes1TAZxos1PiKDwJnt/IMG_20220806_1053313.jpg) This is a large pond on the inside. It is aesthetically very pleasing to the eyes. The large fish are all kept here.
![IMG_20220806_105902.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmedNmVXdPSShKNVkUoRGnemYB6FFYg7sdfAQAxukrotWh/IMG_20220806_105902.jpg) This is the main part of the temple. These are three main deities. As I mentioned earlier, the incense sticks and fire to light them up are all prepared by the temple management team and the best part is, they are all free for devotees. Anyone can pray. If I am not mistaken, a large amount of money to run the temple comes from donations. I have gone to some parts of the temple where they have their names with the amounts donated.
![IMG_20220806_105908.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmNuZvRm4ju4uvpeDG5Bky5Mw6mD1NRKpnqbE8XXqmp49j/IMG_20220806_1059081.jpg) This is another snap I took because I wanted the blue sky to be more visible.
![IMG_20220806_141317.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmTR4UFfhJFf8NhkrWnkhZbE5V8taPqwXgaY8LUBYhAQE1/IMG_20220806_1413174.jpg) These are some flowers I saw at the exit of the temple. They were so beautiful but too bad this one got blurred :(
![IMG_20220806_141231.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmbKYqjKorNqRSxFzidmv5v8bcEZs42kJnh1eiHcJtbBwk/IMG_20220806_141231.jpg) I think these flowers are called rangoon creeper.
![IMG_20220806_141224.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmNVHRuvL7AV8PmaXX2Hy8JafAyN4nm7e4Hbhmx5z8NRuU/IMG_20220806_141224.jpg) This is another picture of them with different focus.
![IMG_20220806_141043.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmcacyTW6tZYq1JxfCbM51utSfA4No3KbBpYQL63K6LZfn/IMG_20220806_141043.jpg) Finally. this is a double petal hibiscus flower. It was so soft, beautiful and bright in colour. I can almost say it was resplendent too in a way.
![IMG_20220806_141245.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmNvnHfg1c3rsZ4oekCe741NT6SLSKs82bUctuNh85EpJ7/IMG_20220806_141245.jpg) Here's one final picture of the flower with the sea in the background.
![c553610adeaf9ec0837811e04fa5f9431648ccb447e215affcb7a9f5073066b3.0.png](https://images.hive.blog/DQmeWHUeumDcmHc3gxwtuDMQND9wLaa18mKbBM8ztiiWVHp/c553610adeaf9ec0837811e04fa5f9431648ccb447e215affcb7a9f5073066b3.0.png) Hopefully my post isn't too long or boring. Thank you for dropping by and I hope that you have a great day =)