Poh San Teng Temple

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Nice temple with detail explanation of its history. Crowded with bus loads of tourist on Sunday. Only entry fee is for toilet usage.

It's not just a temple, there is a museum about Zheng He and Bukit Cina at the back of the temple. You may visit World War 2 Japanese Resistance and the Sultan's Well Perigi Hang Li Poh, which are around this temple.

Most Iconic temple in the Melaka. Commonly visited by Tourists. Temple had been well kept. Many displays of historical moments of the temple events, VIP visits. Spend at least half an hour to walk around, visit the WW2 Japanese Resistance, Sultan Well. Take a walk into some of Melaka history. Interesting place.

We loved this beautiful temple and we loved how there was a star fruit tree at the back and there were many monkeys eating from it. There is a lot of information and history of this area in the temple also. “Jonique Life” If you find value in our reviews please consider following our social media outlets on Facebook and Instagram as we highlight magical places you can add to your ever growing bucket list.

It was a pleasant discovery as we drove-by (trying to get into Jonker Street, but lost our ways), and saw this Poh San Teng Temple. Despite numerous visits to Malacca, this is the 1st time I explored this Taoism temple. Founded in 1795 during the era of Dutch Malacca by Chinese Captain: Chua Su Cheong; located at the foot of Bukit China, next to the Malacca Warrior Monument and King's well in Malacca City. The temple is dedicated to Tua Pek Kong (a Taoist deity in the pantheon of Peranakan folk religion practiced by ethnic Chinese in Malaysia, Singapore, and parts of Indonesia). There’s a small ‘museum’ behind the temple with statue of Admiral Cheng Ho (Sam Poh Eunuch). Generally believed that he had stationed his army at this Bukit China, where his troops had dug several wells at the foot hill for fresh water supply during his 5 times voyages (1405-1433). Write up of preservation & beautification, as well as diversification of life on Bukit China etc. Next to the temple, there’s a Hang Li Poh’s Well (aka King’s Well) built in 1459 by the followers of Hang Li Poh, as the main water source in the town. After the Portuguese conquering Malacca in 1511, they secured the well and used it as their main water source supply. Subsequently, after the Dutch conquering Malacca in 1677, they surrounded the well with solid brick walls to protect the well. However, during the British period, they neglected the well and let it fall into disrepair. Cenotaph (WW2 Memorial for Chinese murdered by Japanese) is nearby too. It’s worth a visit, if you happen to set foot in the state of Malacca ? ?