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Tagged with Floating Kuan Yin Temple, Hean Boo Thean, Prayers, Weld Quay Resettlement Area
Annual Dinner of the Kuan Yin Floating Temple of Penang
The Annual Dinner was held last night of Thursday, November 1, 2018 at Weld Quay Settlement Area of Penang. It was well attended by nearly 2,000 devotees and supporters. It was raining before the dinner and stopped when the dinner began. Many thanks to Mr Lim Chin Teong for the kind invitation.
SP Lim
Posted November 2, 2018 by lspeng1951 in Birthday and Celebrations, Celebrations, Fellowship, Food and drink, Photo Outing, Photography, Places of Worship, Prayers, Religious / Cultural
Tagged with Annual Dinner, Floating Kuan Yin Temple, Weld Quay Resettlement Area
The Hean Boo Thean Temple or the Floating Kuan Yin Temple of Weld Quay, Penang Annual Dinner
Posted January 13, 2018 by lspeng1951 in Birthday and Celebrations, Canon, Entertainment, Festivals, Food and drink, Photo Archives, Photography, Places of Worship, Religious / Cultural, Taoists' Celebrations
Tagged with Annual Dinner, Floating Kuan Yin Temple, Hean Boo Thean, Photography, Weld Quay Resettlement Area
SP Lim
Posted April 3, 2013 by lspeng1951 in Birthday and Celebrations, Canon, JCI and youth activities, Photography, Places of Worship, Religious / Cultural, Things of interest., Tourists' Spots
Tagged with Chap Goh Meh, Chinese New Year, Fireworks, Floating Kuanyin Temple, Hean Boo Thean, Kuan Yin Floating Temple, Michael Chuan, Tan Jetty, Temple, Weld Quay Resettlement Area
Hean Boo Thean – the Kuan Yin Floating Temple’s Sea Procession took place on 17, February, 2013. This is the first part of the Sea Procession. We had the opportunity with the Press and other photographers to capture this rare type of Procession – a Procession by using boats or sampans. We are indeed grateful to the Management Committee of the Hean Boo Thean for inviting us to the special arrangement of boats to ferry us to shoot these photographs.
The ceremony, I believed, was to transport the Thnee Kong or Jade Emperor image to the Chew Jetty for “Pai Thnee Kong” or Praying to the Jade Emperor Ceremony that takes place on the 8th night of the Chinese New Year.
The Dragon Boat to transport the Diety, came from Chew Jetty first and the crew rowed across the water towards the Floating Kuanyin Temple known as Hean Boo Thean, The spectacular towering structure in the background is the Penang’s highest 55-storeyed skyscraper. After the various Taoist Dieties were transferred to two boats, a procession was started by moving off to a Temple near Jelutong with Lion and Dragon Dances. Fire-crackers were let off with the resulting smoky sulphur dioxide smell. Well, it was an interesting experience and a few boats experienced some engine problems. Hopefully, they, including the boat operators, shall resolved these teething problems in future. After the Sea Procession headed southwards to the Temple at Jelutong, we headed back towards Chew Jetty. The various Taoist Dieties were then slowly and carefully transferred to the wooden jetty’s board-walk. A small ceremony was held and the Thnee Kong image was then carried to the main road where the “Pai Thnee Kong” ceremony was usually held. Thus ending the Sea Procession that I witnessed for the first time in my life. Thank you for the opportunity.
SP Lim
Note: Nearly fell into the sea when disembarking the rocking boat but with the Kuan Yin’s and Thnee Kong’s Blessings, this was not to be.
SP Lim
Posted March 24, 2013 by lspeng1951 in Birthday and Celebrations, Canon, Photography, Places of Worship, Prayers, Procession, Religious / Cultural, Taoists' Celebrations, Things of interest., Tourists' Spots
Tagged with Floating, George Town, Hean Boo Thean, Kuan Yin Floating Temple, UNESCO's World Heritage Site, Weld Quay Resettlement Area
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We had our good friend Evelyn from Kuala Lumpur visiting us for two days over the Christmas holidays. We had an opportunity of taking them to the Floating Kuanyin Temple thus giving me to reshoot the directions again. Hopefully this is better than the previous guide as these photos are in sequence.SP Lim
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
By Buddha
Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own. — Carol Burnett
Posted December 26, 2012 by lspeng1951 in Canon, Just ranting and rattling, Photography, Places of Worship, Religious / Cultural, Things of interest., Tourists' Spots, Travel
Tagged with Floating Kuanyin Temple, Guide, Hean Boo Thean, Location, Weld Quay Resettlement Area
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Those not in the know, would like to know the directions to this Floating Temple. Though the path to this Hean Boo Thean the Kuan Yin Floating Temple is not a straight road, it is quite easy now to find as there are yellow flags and red plastic lanterns to indicate the direction to take among the small lanes of the wooden houses there.
1. The Floating Temple is off Weld Quay or Pengkalan Weld. Coming out from the Ferry Terminal from Butterworth, one shall turn left and headed towards the Dr Lim Chong Eu Highway or the Penang Bridge passing by Shell petrol pump, Chew Jetty, Tan Jetty ( good place to shoot your night-scene photographs if the Temple is brightly lit ) and Yeoh Jetty. Slow down as on your left there is road before the single block of flats with several restaurants on the ground floor.The road is before the Penang Rapid bus depot. On the opposite side of the junction further dowm, there is a Sports Toto shop. Watch out a new red big signboard erected by the side of the road. If you are coming by way of the ferry, turn left after this signboard.
2. There is a small Hindu Temple on your right, as you turn into this road called Jalan Merdeka. There is Taoist Temple some distance on the left nearer the Yeoh Jetty. There are car parks near this Hindu Temple so park your cars. Those with motorcycles can go on slowly towards the village of wooden houses like those on the Clan Jetties.
3. There is a small Taoist shrine being built at the left-hand side of the entry point to the Floating Temple. As of yesterday 7/12/2012, someone had passed away and there were some canopies around the area. There is a fenced-up area on the right with the building of a block of apartments. Follow the yellow flags into the small road. After walking along this small path, turn left on the second junction passing the wooden houses and even a shop selling “bak chang at RM6.00 for a big one” with reasonable flavour and taste.
4. Turn right after the “Bak Chang” house and you see a sign of Motorcycle Park and turn right as you see the entrance to the Floating Temple.
Have an adventure and happy hunting. Google map it as per description.
Posted December 8, 2012 by lspeng1951 in Food and drink, Just ranting and rattling, Personal Viewpoints, Photography, Places of Worship, Prayers, Religious / Cultural, Taoists' Celebrations, Tourists' Spots
Tagged with Directions, Hean Boo Thean, Jalan Merdeka, Kuan Yin Floating Temple, Weld Quay Resettlement Area, Where?
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This is a newly built Kuanyin Temple at the Weld Quay Resettlement Area. Officially, the Temple has not been declared open. It is already been called the Floating Kuanyin Temple.SP Lim
Be obscure clearly. — E.B. White
Posted September 14, 2012 by lspeng1951 in Just ranting and rattling, Personal Viewpoints, Photography, Places of Worship, Prayers, Religious / Cultural, Tourists' Spots, Travel
Tagged with Canon, Floating Kuanyin Temple, Penang, Photography, Weld Quay Resettlement Area
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At first I thought it was a Mazu Temple but I was later told it is a new Kuan Yin aka Goddess of Mercy Temple at the Weld Quay Resettlement Area or the local call the area as ” Ang-Teck-Kak Thoon Tay”. I had always wanted to visit the Temple as one can see this new development when we shot from Tan Jetty. I went with the group of photographers this morning for the sunrise shoot but actually ended up with an early dawn shoot as the sun was covered by clouds and haze. Did I say I was “crazy” enough to re-visit the place with Bertrand Linet to re-shoot the Temple.SP Lim
Writing, to me, is simply thinking through my fingers. — Isaac Asimov
Posted August 18, 2012 by lspeng1951 in Activities and weather, Hobbies, Personal Viewpoints, Photography, Places of Worship, Religious / Cultural, Sunrise and Sunset, Tourists' Spots, Travel
Tagged with Early Dawn, Kuan Yin Temple, Sunrise Photoshoot, Weld Quay Resettlement Area
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