Kek Lok Si (極樂寺), a Chinese Buddhist temple at Ayer Itam (Air Itam), George Town, Penang, Malaysia

Kek Lok Si (極樂寺), a Chinese Buddhist temple at Ayer Itam (Air Itam), George Town, Penang, Malaysia

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Tr03-091. This is the Kek Lok Si (極樂寺 'Ji le si'), the largest Buddhist temple in Malaysia, which an important pilgrimage centre for Buddhists from South China and Southeast Asia. See JC-s210, Tr-m50 and Tr03-092.

Caption in album or on mount

PENANG

Location

Penang

Estimated Date

1920s

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

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