Puu Jih Shih Temple

Puu Jih Shih Temple

Puu Jih Shih Temple
Basic information
Location Sandakan
Affiliation Buddhism
District Sandakan District
State Sabah
Country Malaysia
Architectural description
Architectural type Chinese temple
Date established unknown
Completed 1987
Construction cost US$2 million

Puu Jih Shih Temple is a Buddhist temple located at the hilltop of Tanah Merah at Sandakan Bay in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia.[1][2] The temple was build in 1987 and officiated by Joseph Pairin Kitingan, the Chief Minister of Sabah at the time. It is the largest Chinese temple for the town and situated around 4 kilometres west of the town centre.[3][4]

The temple was featured in the American television series of The Amazing Race 4 in 2003.

References

  1. ↑ James Alexander (2006). Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore. New Holland Publishers. pp. 380–. ISBN 978-1-86011-309-3.
  2. ↑ Lonely Planet; Daniel Robinson; Joshua Samuel Brown; Adam Karlin; Simon Richmond, Iain Stewart; Richard Waters (1 June 2012). Lonely Planet Borneo. Lonely Planet. pp. 123–. ISBN 978-1-74220-652-3.
  3. ↑ "Tribute to Mat Salleh". Daily Express. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Chris Rowthorn; Muhammad Cohen; China Williams (2008). Borneo. Ediz. Inglese. Lonely Planet. pp. 135–. ISBN 978-1-74059-105-8.

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