Perak Tong

Perak Tong is a Buddhist cave temple in Malaysia that was built in 1926 by Chinese immigrants in the cave of a 120-meter-high limestone rock near the city of Ipoh in the state of Perak . Inside there are over 40 statues of Buddha and frescoes from the world of Chinese legends and legends. Among the statues are a 12-meter-high seated Buddha and the Chinese goddess of mercy Kuan Yin .

In January 2009, part of the ceiling in the back of the temple collapsed and destroyed the laughing Buddha. A person who worked there as a security guard was killed. Repair work has been going on since then, and the temple can still be visited.

Web links

• Information on perak.info
• Report of the collapse in The Star , Jan. 12, 2009

Coordinates: 4 ° 38 ′ 39 "  N , 101 ° 5 ′ 57"  E