Sze Ya, the oldest Chinese temple in Kuala Lumpur built in 1882, is dedicated to Shen Kong, the guardian deity for the local Chinese miners

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Sze Ya Temple, Kuala Lumpur

Sze Ya, the oldest Chinese temple in Kuala Lumpur built in 1882, is dedicated to Shen Kong, the guardian deity for the local Chinese miners.

Sze Ya, the oldest Chinese temple in Kuala Lumpur built in 1882, is dedicated to Shen Kong, the guardian deity for the local Chinese miners. It houses several other deities, including the deified Yap Ah Loy, third Kapitan Cina of KL. The ornate interior and elaborate roof ridges are typical of religious Chinese architecture and visitors can still see patrons conducting worship to the gods and the ancestors.


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About Sze Ya Temple

 14 Leboh Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

 +60 3-2072 9593

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