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Teong Leng Keong Temple

Teong Leng Keong is a Chinese temple at the end of Lebuhraya Jelutong, the road beside the Jelutong Post Office. It is dedicated to Seong Tay Keong, one of the higher-ranking deities in the Taoist pantheon.

Heah Boo Suah Teong Leng Keong was founded in 1974. At that time, it was known as Kew Seh Twah (literally, "Save -the-World Shrine") and was originally located at the junction of Jalan Magazine and Gladstone Road. It was relocated to another site in Jelutong on 30 February 1985, to make way for development related to Komtar. It was at that time that it was renamed Teong Leng Keong.

In 1994, the president of the temple committee visited Yuen San Si, an over 800-year-old temple in Heah Boo Suah, Guangdong, China, and brought back the heoh hueh (sacred ash or relics) of Hean Tean Seong Tay (or in Mandarin, Xuan Tian Shang Di). Hean Tean Seong Tay, often translated as the Dark Lord of the North, is the posthumous name for Xuan Wu. Xuan Wu is often associated with his vehicle, the Tortoise General and the Snake General. Statues of the tortoise is found at the entrance of the temple.

The Teong Leng Keong Temple was relocated to Lebuhraya Jelutong in 2002. It formed the Caring Charity Society in 2004. The society is active in running a recycling program that use the resulting proceeds for charity purposes.

Within the compound of the temple is a Chinese-style pavilion and the statue of the Kuan Yin, the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, also known as the goddess of mercy.

Contact

Teong Leng Keong Temple
Lot 770 Lebuhraya Jelutong
11600 Penang
tel: 604-6588975
website: www.teonglengkeong.com

Getting there

Teong Leng Keong Temple is located at the end of Lebuhraya Jelutong, which is the road beside the Jelutong Post Office. Rapid Penang buses that stop at Jalan Jelutong near the post office include 11, 301, 302, 303, 401, U502 and U704.

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Teong Leng Keong Temple, Jelutong (30 November 2008)
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Pavilion at Teong Leng Keong Temple (30 November 2008)
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Statue of the Kuan Yin at Teong Leng Keong Temple (30 November 2008)
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Tortoise statue, entrance of Teong Leng Keong Temple (30 November 2008)
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