Tay Kak Sie Temple

Semarang


This brightly painted temple, with its elaborate tiled roofs decorated with dragons, dates back to 1746 and remains an active place of worship. Two enormous standard lanterns mark the entrance and threads of incense waft from the interior as local residents pop by for a prayer.


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