(keterangan daripada temple ini saya ambil dari wikipedia )
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The Snake Temple.
The Snake Temple (simplified Chinese: 蛇庙; pinyin: Shé Miào; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tsuâ-biō) is situated in Sungai Kluang, Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia and is perhaps the only temple of its kind in the world. The temple is filled with the smoke of burning incense and a variety of pit vipers. The vipers are believed to be rendered harmless by the sacred smoke, but as a safety precaution, the snakes have also been de-venomed but still have their fangs intact, visitors are warned against picking up the reptiles and placing them on their bodies for taking pictures. Local devotees believe that the temple's snake population has come there of its own accord.
The temple was built circa 1850 in memory of Chor Soo Kong, by a Buddhist monk who moved to Penang. Chor Soo Kong was born with the Tan surname in China during the Song Dynasty (960-1279). He was very serious about spiritual attainment and was ordained at a young age. Legend has it that Chor Soo Kong, who was also a healer, gave shelter to the snakes of jungle. When he died at the age of 65 after a lifetime of good deeds, he was bestowed the honorific title Chor Soo, meaning an eminent historic figure continuously revered by a community generation after generation. After the completion of the temple, snakes appeared on their own accord. The Snake Temple was originally named the "Temple of the Azure Cloud" in honor of the beauty of Penang's sky.
Believers from as far away as Singapore and Taiwan come to pray in the temple on Chor Soo Kong's birthday (the sixth day of the first lunar month).
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During Chinese new year tahun lalu 2009 kami mengunjungi tempat wisata ini , sebenarnya sudah lama kami tak berkunjung kesini lebih kuranag 10 tahun dan sekarang sudah banyak perubahan di temple ini kalau dulunya mau tengok ular2 yang lain tak payah bayar entrance fee tapi sekarang kena bayar RM 5.00 per entry kalau tak silap untuk camera lain charge , gambar yang boleh saya snap itu hanya yang ada di luar saja bukan di dalam ( ruangan khusus )
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