Puu Jih Shih Temple ( zh, 普济寺) is a

Buddhist temple A Buddhist temple or Buddhist monastery is the place of worship for Buddhists, the followers of Buddhism. They include the structures called vihara, chaitya, stupa, wat and pagoda in different regions and languages. Temples in Buddhism repres ...

located at the hilltop of Tanah Merah at Sandakan Bay in

Sandakan Sandakan (, Jawi: , ) formerly known at various times as Elopura, is the capital of the Sandakan District in Sabah, Malaysia. It is the second largest city in Sabah after Kota Kinabalu. It is located on the Sandakan Peninsula and east coast ...

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. The temple was built in 1987 and officiated by

Joseph Pairin Kitingan Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Joseph Pairin Kitingan (born 17 August 1940) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 7th Chief Minister of Sabah from April 1985 to March 1994 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Keningau from August 1986 to May ...

, the Chief Minister of Sabah at the time. It is the largest

Chinese temple Chinese temple architecture refer to a type of structures used as place of worship of Chinese Buddhism, Taoism or Chinese folk religion, where people revere ethnic Chinese gods and ancestors. They can be classified as: * '' miào'' () or ''d ...

for the town and situated around 4 kilometres west of the town centre. The temple was featured in the American television series of

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in 2003.

Features

The temple is located in a hilly area where visitors can view the Sandakan coast. Its surroundings within a forested areas is ablaze with

dragon A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted a ...

sculpture and gilded

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s. File:Sandakan Sabah PuuJihShihTemple-01.jpg,

statues outside the temple. File:Sandakan Sabah PuuJihShihTemple-17.jpg, Buddhist swastika in the temple garden. File:Sandakan Sabah PuuJihShihTemple-09.jpg, Devotee praying in the temple. File:Sandakan Sabah PuuJihShihTemple-05.jpg, Temple officiation plaque. File:Sandakan Temple - panoramio.jpg, The temple ''

paifang A ''paifang'', also known as a ''pailou'', is a traditional style of Chinese architectural arch or gateway structure. Evolved from the Indian subcontinent's ''torana'' through the introduction of Buddhism to China, it has developed many styles ...

''.

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* Religious buildings and structures completed in 1987 Chinese-Malaysian culture Buddhist temples in Malaysia Taoist temples in Malaysia Buildings and structures in Sandakan Tourist attractions in Sabah Guanyin temples 20th-century Buddhist temples {{Malaysia-religious-struct-stub