Wishing Fountain at Kwan Yin Tong Cave Temple Ipoh

Another attraction at Kwan Yin Tong Cave Temple, Ipoh is this water feature. The area is designed like the Japanese wishing fountain. So make a wish while you step on the stones and cross from one end to the other.

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Love Declaration at Kwan Yin Tong Cave Temple Ipoh

Couples can write their love declaration, wishes and dreams on heart shaped paper and tie them to the red strings here.

If you are here, will you write your love declaration and hang it up for all to see?

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Wishing Tree at Kwan Yin Tong Cave Temple Ipoh

This is the Wishing Tree at Kwan Yin Tong Cave Temple in Jalan Raja Nazrin Shah, Ipoh. It is designed like the Hong Kong Wishing Tree. The 12.16m (about 4 storeys ) tall tree here is said to carry the spirit of a Tibetan deity who can grant wishes.

People can write their wishes on red and yellow joss paper tied to an orange and throw them up to hang on the tree. If successful, the wishes will come true. It is believed that the higher it is hung, the better the chances of the wishes coming true. If you are not successful within 3 throwing attempts, it would mean that your wish is too greedy!

The temple is opened daily and has been visited by many people, local and foreign. Anyone can come here to make a wish. The temple secretary is Mr Ho You Meng.

If you happen to be here, will you try this feat?

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Love Lock at Kwan Yin Tong Cave Temple Ipoh

At the Guan Yin Tong (Kwan Yin/Kuan Yin/Goddess of Mercy) Cave Temple, here is a place where couples in love can buy 2 small padlocks, write their names and vows and lock them together on a 30.4m long chain running along the limestone hills behind the temple. The key will be thrown away into a designated pond, never to be found. This will ensure that the couple will be tied together, forever never to be separated.

It is interesting to note that the practise of using love padlocks started way back in the 1980s in Hungary. Since then it has spread to Russia, Latvia, Italy, Guam, Uruguay, China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, China, Germany, Ukrain, Sweden, Spain, Belgium, Czech Republic, UK, France, Netherlands, Slovenia, Denmark and now in Malaysia. Source: Wikipedia, here.

Do you think this is romantic and will you try this method?

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Kwan Yin Tong Cave Temple Ipoh

“Kwan Yin Tong Cave Temple Ipoh”, a copyrighted post, was written for Klang, Malaysia Daily Photo blog by Autumn Belle @ http://mymalaysiadailyphoto.blogspot.com/ on July 17th, 2010.

Kwan Yin Tong of Goddess of Mercy Cave Temple is located at Gunung Rapat. The limestone hill here has the highest number of cave temples in Ipoh.  There are about 75 statues of Guan Yin here.

The Kwan Yin statues and limestone hills on the right are reflected on the water in this pond.

Kwan Yin Tong Cave Temple is located at :
Batu 4½, Jalan Raja Dr. Nazrin Shah (Jalan Gopeng),
Ipoh, Perak.

It is opened daily from 9am to 6pm. For further details, call 05-549 9606.

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Reflections in a Tortoise Pond - Kwan Yin Tong Cave Temple, Ipoh

A brick wall, an iron gate and the opening to the sky is being reflected on this tortoise pond which is one of the main attractions at Guan Yin Tong Cave Temple, Ipoh. The temple is located at the edge of a vertical rainforest and limestone hill.

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Wishing Tub at Kwan Yin Tong Cave Temple Ipoh

I took this photo at the Guan Yin Tong or Goddess of Mercy Cave Temple. This looks like an ancient bath tub but it is filled with water. Inside there are numerals, hearts and coins. I wonder what this is. People making wishes for love luck?

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