Friday, January 10, 2025

GUA KEK LOOK TONG

Assalamualaikum.
Lepas spent time di Tasik Cermin 1 dan Tasik Cermin 2, seterusnya saya ke Gua Kek Look Tong pula. 

🔵Kek Lok Tong (sometimes spelt as Kek Look Tong) is translated as Cave of Ultimate Bliss (or Great Happiness) and indeed it does seem to bring a feeling of well-being to the many local visitors who regard it as their favourite among Ipoh's many splendid cave temples.

🔵The cave has been used as a place of worship since the 1920's but during the 1960's the area was engaged in iron ore mining and parts of the cave were excavated for this activity.

🔵When mining ceased it was dedicated again to religious purposes and opened to visitors in the 1970s. The floor of the cave has been levelled and paved and much of the lower walls are lined with marble tiles. The roof and upper walls however remain in their natural state with some impressive stalactite formations.

🔵Benches have been installed together with railings and staircases. Being a spacious cavern with large openings at each end, it enjoys good natural lighting and a refreshing breeze blows through the cave.

🔵This airy atmosphere makes it a popular place for people to come and sit, relax and reflect in the company of a number of metal Buddhist and Taoist statues which were cast in Taiwan.

🔵Steps lead down from the cave to the jogging/walking path circling the first lake where a sign directs you to walk round in a clockwise direction. The gardens include gazebos, a reflexology path and a massive electricity pylon (out of site from the Buddha statue's vantage point). A cement plant is also visible behind a screen of trees but it does not really spoil the beauty of the garden.

https://www.malaysia-traveller.com/kek-lok-tong.html

Dari Tasik Cermin saya naik Grab ke Gua Kek Look Tong.


Tiba di Gua Kek Look Tong. And here are the photos.


























































































































Next entry will be on lawatan saya ke Gua Kek Look Tong pula. 

Till the next coming entry, inshaAllah. Meanwhile do take care.

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