Snake Temple
A Chinese temple at Bayan Lepas dedicated to the monk Master Qingshui, also called the Temple of the Azure Clouds. Pit vipers rest on its altars and branches, said to be reincarnations of his disciples, and they are left to come and go as they please.
- Where
- Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 5.3139, 100.2852
Get the Snake Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Snake Temple. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Penang volume with your photos and a note.
Near Snake Temple
Kek Lok Si Temple 9.5 km
The largest Buddhist temple in Malaysia, built on the hillside at Air Itam between 1890 and 1930. Its seven-storey Pagoda of Ten Thousand Buddhas mixes Chinese, Thai and Burmese styles, and a 36.57 metre bronze statue of Guanyin stands above it.
Penang Hill 12 km
A cluster of forested peaks at the centre of Penang Island, 9 km west of George Town, long used as a cool retreat. A funicular railway climbs to the top, where old bungalows, a mosque and a temple look out over the city and the strait.
Khoo Kongsi 13 km
The grandest clan temple in Malaysia, home of the Hokkien Khoo clan, its roof and walls thick with carving, gilding and painted figures. It sits on a granite square in the old heart of George Town, ringed by a theatre and the 19th century rowhouses of clan members.
Kapitan Keling Mosque 13 km
A mosque founded in the early 1800s by Indian Muslim traders, on land granted to their leader Cauder Mohudeen, at the corner of Pitt Street. It was the first permanent Muslim institution in the area and still anchors the Tamil Muslim quarter of the George Town World Heritage Site.
Sri Mahamariamman Temple Penang 13 km
The oldest Hindu temple in Penang, built in 1833 in what is now Little India. Sculptures of gods and goddesses crowd its gateway tower and façade, rising above the busy lane outside.
Little India Penang 13 km
The Indian quarter in the heart of old George Town, a few streets of spice shops, sari stores, music and sweet stalls. The oldest Hindu temple in Penang, Sri Mahamariamman, stands among them.
Pinang Peranakan Mansion 13 km
A green-painted mansion on Church Street that was once the home and office of the 19th century tycoon Chung Keng Quee. It is now a museum of Penang's Peranakan heritage, filled with carved screens, porcelain, jewellery and the furnishings of a wealthy Straits Chinese household.
Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion 13 km
The indigo-walled home of the merchant Cheong Fatt Tze, built at the end of the 19th century on Leith Street. It has 38 rooms, five granite courtyards and 220 timber louvre windows, and served as both his house and the seat of his business.
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Questions
Where is Snake Temple?
Snake Temple is in Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kek Lok Si Temple (9.5 km), Penang Hill (12 km), Khoo Kongsi (13 km).
How do I get the Snake Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Snake Temple and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Penang volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Snake Temple before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Penang volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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