Tag - Cheng Hoon Teng Temple

Visit Melaka Year 2024 in full swing; check out what’s ‘new’

Melaka has always been one of the highly visited states in Malaysia, thanks to its historical and cultural charms. Along with Penang’s George Town, Melaka was inscribed on the Unesco World Heritage Site list in 2008 as part of the “historic cities of the Straits of Malacca”. From the Stadthuys and A Famosa to Jonker Street and...

Cheng Hoon Teng temple marks 350th anniversary milestone with heritage showcase

MELAKA: The nation’s oldest functioning place of worship, the Cheng Hoon Teng Temple in Jalan Tokong here is celebrating its 350th anniversary by showcasing its proud heritage. The temple’s chief caretaker Chan Weng Keng said his team had painstakingly searched archived century-old records of the temple to organise this year's celebration in a bid to preserve...