In full bloom during this auspicious period, hallowed Chinese traditions can be glimpsed at these historic temples across KL!

Thean Hou Temple
Featuring a grand Oriental design, replete with a pretty garden, this multi-tiered Robson Heights temple for the sea goddess Mazu was opened officially in 1989.

During the Chinese New Year, the temple is famously decked with festive lanterns and lights, and brims with cultural activities and wonders.

Thean Hou Temple
WHERE 65, Persiaran Endah, off Jalan Syed Putra, Kuala Lumpur

Kuan Yin Temple
Also called Guanyin Temple, this tribute to Kuan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy, was built in the late 19th century on a small Chinatown hill, and houses golden statues of Shakyamuni a.k.a. Gautama Buddha, South Sea Guanyin and Qianshou Guanyin.

Pleasing décor aside, calming chants can be heard here at midday.

Kuan Yin Temple
WHERE Jalan Maharajalela, Kuala Lumpur

Sin Sze Si Ya Temple
This fellow Chinatown temple, commissioned by Kapitan Yap Ah Loy in the 1800s as a homage to patron deities Sin Sze Ya and Si Sze Ya, is regarded as the oldest Taoist temple in the city.

In its mesmerising confines one can find interesting artefacts from that era, and intriguing Taoist practices. 

Chan She Shu Yuan Temple
Bas-reliefs, terracotta aspects, mythological paintings and other catchy details embellish what’s considered the nation’s largest and oldest Buddhist temple.

This early-1900s Chinatown building, initially a popular clan house, is dedicated to a Sung Dynasty emperor, Chong Wah, among other deities. 

Guandi Temple
Honouring General Guan Yu, nicknamed God of War and deified as Guandi or Kuan Ti, this pre-1900s temple harbouring its own unique rites is another Chinatown gem.

Stone lions, sentry statues and dragon-wrapped columns impress, as do the collection of deities, particularly Guandi and his revered weapons.