Ling Sen Tong Temple — Attraction in Perak

Modern Chinese Buddhist temple with lots of statues. Free entrance.

From central Ipoh head south on Jalan Gopeng (Federal Route 1) towards Simpang Pulai. You will see the colourfully decorated temples on your left at the foot of a hill (Gunung Rapat). Access to the cave temples is via a slip road directly behind the Pomelo Stalls opposite Hillcity Hotel.

Ling Sen Tong cave temple is located next door to Nam Thean Tong and Sam Poh Tong just off Jalan Gopeng on the southern outskirts of Ipoh.

Ling Sen Tong probably picks up a lot of tourist visitors who are heading to those more famous cave temples.

This temple is quite different from its neighbours. The garden in front is decorated with colourful statues of characters from Chinese mythology such as the Monkey King from the classic tale Journey to the West.

This is a common theme among Chinese temples in Malaysia and I have seen similar ones at Broga and at Chin Swee Temple at Genting Highlands.

The almost cartoon-like caricatures of dragons, the Goddess Kuan Yin and other figures give the temple a children's theme park atmosphere and I am sure this place must be a hit with kids.

The cave itself is very shallow (unless there is a hidden part which I did not find) and is more like an overhang of the hill Gunung Rapat which looms above the temple

In front of the temple is a row of shops selling pomelos for which Ipoh is famous. There is fierce competition among the vendors and some of the shops have recruited young attractive women in order to lure customers. I went to a stall with a middle aged shopkeeper thinking that I was less likely to get overcharged. I was wrong - I still had to pay foreigner prices. She wanted RM13 for a small sized pomelo and RM38 for a...

Ling Sen Tong Temple 灵仙岩 is a Taoist Cave Temple, means Rock of Heavenly Spirits located at limestone hills of Gunung Rapat, easily found at highway Jalan Gopeng to Ipoh. Inside the temple, colorful statues of many deities, animals and figures from Chinese Folklore. Lots of Chinese Mythology statues and stories can be found here. A good place to pray and study the Chinese religion culture.

There is a long ascending staircase linked to a small dark cave, an adventurous experience into the temple cave full of god goddess statues and stories. A really good...

Known for its bright colors and statues that are true to traditional Taoist tendencies. The cave walls of Ling Sen Tong are notably black from decades of incense smoke. The temple grounds have statues of the animal zodiac, figures from popular Chinese myth, Journey to the West, and other religious figures from Taoist (and Buddhist) scripture. Visitors can climb up above the temple to get close to the 4 large figures and the reclining Buddha figure. The exploration of the temple usually takes less...