Hong San Si Temple

Hong San Si Temple is a Chinese temple situated in Carpenter Street of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is part of the Kuching Heritage Trail.

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Type: Buddhist temple
Description: Chinese temple in Kuching, Malaysia
Also known as: “古晉花香街鳳山寺”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Chinese History Museum and Tua Pek Kong Temple.

Chinese History Museum

Museum

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The Chinese History Museum Kuching is a museum in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. The museum is about the history of the Chinese people in Sarawak. Chinese History Museum is situated 110 metres east of Hong San Si Temple.

Tua Pek Kong Temple

Buddhist temple

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Tua Pek Kong Temple is a Chinese temple situated near the waterfront of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, opposite the Chinese History Museum. It is the oldest temple in the city and formed a part of the Kuching Heritage Trail. Tua Pek Kong Temple is situated 150 metres east of Hong San Si Temple.

Sarawak State Museum

Museum

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The Sarawak State Museum is the oldest museum in Borneo. It was founded in 1888 and opened in 1891 in a purpose-built building in Kuching, Sarawak. Sarawak State Museum is situated 560 metres southwest of Hong San Si Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kuching and Petra Jaya.

Kuching

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Kuching is the capital of the state of Sarawak and the largest city in East Malaysia. Kuching is small enough to walk around but interesting enough to keep you there for several days, and a good base for exploring Sarawak.

Petra Jaya

Suburb

Petra Jaya is a suburb of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. This suburb was named after the sixth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Yahya Petra of Kelantan, added by jaya, the Sanskrit word for "victory," "triumph", or "success".

Demak Laut

Town

Demak Laut is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1996. The state constituency was created in the 1996 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system. Demak Laut is situated 8 km northeast of Hong San Si Temple.

Hong San Si Temple

Categories: temple, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

1.55751° or 1° 33′ 27″ north

Longitude

110.34775° or 110° 20′ 52″ east

Established

1848

Open location code

6PHGH85X+24

OpenStreetMap ID

way 269780570

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q65078317

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Malay—“Hong San Si Temple” goes by many names.

Chinese: “古晉鳳山寺”
Chinese: “古晋凤山寺”
Egyptian Arabic: “معبد هونج سان سى”
Malay: “Tokong Hong San Si”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bumbu Cooking Class and Tua Pek Kong Temple.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Berambih Lodge and Route.

Sarawak: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Kuching and Gunung Mulu National Park.

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