Global InformationPuu Jih Shih Temple information
| Puu Jih Shih Temple | |
|---|---|
Malay: Tokong Puu Jih Shih Chinese: 普济寺 | |
 Puu Jih Shih Temple | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| District | Sandakan District |
| Location | |
| Location | Sandakan |
| State | Sabah |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Geographic coordinates | 5°50′3″N 118°5′10″E / 5.83417°N 118.08611°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Chinese temple |
| Date established | unknown |
| Completed | 1987 |
| Construction cost | US$2 million |
Puu Jih Shih Temple (Chinese: 普济寺) is a Buddhist temple located at the hilltop of Tanah Merah at Sandakan Bay in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia.[1][2][3] The temple was built 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.[4][5]
The temple was featured in the American television series of The Amazing Race 4 in 2003.
- ^ James Alexander (2006). Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore. New Holland Publishers. pp. 380–. ISBN 978-1-86011-309-3.
- ^ "Cultural body proposes Sandakan 'Chinese Cultural Village'". New Sabah Times. 2 July 2018. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
Sandakan is also home to several Chinese clans like Jiujiang, Punyu, Nan Hai, Sanjiang, and Hakka. Besides this, it also has several historical Buddhist and Taoist temples such as the Puu Jih Shi and the Tam Kung Temple.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tribute to Mat Salleh". Daily Express. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ Chris Rowthorn; Muhammad Cohen; China Williams (2008). Borneo. Ediz. Inglese. Lonely Planet. pp. 135–. ISBN 978-1-74059-105-8.