Tua Pek Kong Temple Sibu 22 Apr 2017

The 100-year old Tua Pek Kong Temple (Jalan Temple) is the oldest and best-preserved Chinese temple in Sibu.   

Tua Pek Kong Temple in Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia is an icon of the town with its 7-storey pagoda.

Its history dates back to 1870. The temple is also known as Sibu Eng Ann Teng Tua Pek Kong Temple.

The history of the temple dates back to early 1870. In the 1871 Sarawak Gazette, it was recorded that there was a small wooden Chinese temple in Sibu and that was the Tua Peh Kong Temple.

In 1897, the temple was rebuilt into a typical Chinese temple designed with tiled roof, stone block floor and all the decorative purlin and fixtures which were imported from China.

The statue of Tua Pek Kong deity was specially sculptured and imported from Xiamen, China.

After the building was completed, the list of donors and details of expenditure were recorded in two pieces of stone tablet which are still well preserved in the temple.

The adjacent 7-storey Goddess of Mercy (Kuan Yin) Pagoda was added in 1987, and is said to be one of the most perfectly proportioned pagodas outside Mainland China.

Visitors are welcome to climb its many steps to enjoy spectacular views of the Rajang and the Sibu Waterfront, especially at sunset.

The temple and its well known pagoda with a symbol of the sovereign and kindness of the deity for the worshipper and a prime tourist attraction for the town.

But, we were too tired to climb the pagoda. We were just wondering around just beside the temple ground.

We noticed that the “Tong Kang”s which parked along the jetty are more attractive than the Tua Pek Kong Temple.