Kwan Imm Temple Klang — Attraction in Klang Municipal Council

The Goddess of mercy, Kwan Imm/Kuan Yin, also known as Avalokiteswara, is a Buddhist Bodhisattva (one who has attained Nirvana but chose to remain on earth to save lost souls. On the right hand wall of the entrance prayer pavilion, the foundation plaque States: 'This stone was laid by Yeo Guan Hup, Tan Boon Seng, Leong Yew Tuck & Ng Teang Choo on the 16th day of October 1909. Reservation of Land, Klang Land 14 of 1909 S.R.636 of 1909 & 4018 of 1910 Government Gazette NS 2 Dated 6 January 1911'. The temple has a very peaceful & serene environment. Set, as is typical, in an open courtyard with an outsized incense burner to the left, the temple is symmetrically laid out along a central axis. The open-sided entrance prayer pavilion leads onto an open court before the main prayer hall where the deity's image is housed in the main altar. The hierarchy of spaces is indicated externally by the different heights of the roofs with their curved ridges & upturned ends. In each side of the main axis, accessed via external side doors, are smaller halls & other function rooms separated by side courts from the central prayer halls. Like all Chinese temples built in the 19th & early 20th centuries, Kwan Imm Ting represents the southern Chinese peasant form of profile, lower & flatter than northern temples. Standard features however are present in the tripartite lower plinth, the round columns & the exposed truss & bracket system carrying the roof. The triple ridges are decorated with sinuous dragons representing strength, justice & power. In the center of the main ridge is a pagoda. The dark red burner in the entrance court has tiles with a beautiful phoenix, the emperor of all birds, symbolic of beauty & good fortune, which appears singly & only in peace time. The phoenix appears again, surrounded by flowering plants, in one of the round windows on the front wall,...

One of the oldest temple in Selangor state. Located about a kilometer from the Indian Muslim Mosque (Masjid India Muslim Tengku Kelana), the Kuan Yin Temple is one of many heritage buildings in the Royal Town of Klang.

The round archways and intricately carved pillars, roofs and doors of the temple is a testament to the skills and abilities of the craftsmen who built the complex over a century ago in 1892.

The recently refurbished temple was at one point almost demolished due to a termite infestation, but was saved through the intervention of Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah who acknowledged it as one of the Royal Town’s legacies.

The temple is today managed by the Persatuan Penyokong Rumah Berhala Kwan Imm, Klang, and is part of the free Royal Klang Town Heritage Walk organized by the city’s municipal council.

The temple grounds also houses a garden with a koi fish pond offering a moment of peace amidst the hustle and...

This Buddhist temple is believed to be oldest Chinese temple in Klang incepted from 1892 (probably earlier). It was relocated to its present location in 1910. The roof structures were faithfully constructed in the historical Chinese method.

In 2001 a garden was added.

Some restoration was done between 2004 to 2009. We can see some of the granite carving works were done with modern technology.

Worth a visit if your are interested in...