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Religion has been a source of inspiration for making of remarkable architectures and artworks, but the ideas need the devotion of followers to turn into a reality. Peak Nam Toong (Chinese name: \u78a7\u5357\u5802), one of the most beautiful Chinese temples in Sabah, is a perfect example of such outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Peak Nam Toong looks like a palace in the heaven.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Chinese people are highly adaptive and willing to adjust their lifestyle to blend into the local society, but their cultures and religion are the cores that always remain intact. Therefore, a visit to a Chinese temple is a good starting point to see the dragon in their hearts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Peak Nam Toong (\u78a7\u5357\u5802) is surrounded by houses and situated 300 feet away from the highway, but its towering 9-tier pagoda can been seen from miles away.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Even if you are a non-believer or atheist, your world view and values are more or less influenced by religions. For example, the karma, you wish good people go to heaven and your ex goes to hell right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Peak Nam Toong temple is really photogenic and you can find many excellent spots for taking pictures.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

History of Peak Nam Toong<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Visitors would be impressed by the magnificent golden temple and 9-tier pagoda of Peak Nam Toong, so it’s hard to believe that Peak Nam Toong was just a humble stilt house in the water village of Tanjung Aru Beach<\/a> about half a century ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In 1972, Peak Nam Toong was a small wooden building in water village and located about 300 feet away from the shore.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

However, this first temple in the sea was so popular that it had to expand to accommodate more devotees. The temple was moved to Taman Fortuna less than 5 KM from Kota Kinabalu City and operated in 1984, this time it’s upgraded with bricks and cement structure. In the beginning, the new location was mostly empty ground. Now the temple is fully surrounded by residential housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Left: the 9-level pagoda of Peak Nam Toong; Right: The relief sculpture of five dragons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Wherever Chinese lives, there is a temple. In the bygone era of North British colonization, thousands of Chinese sailed across the South China Sea to work as labours and farmers in Sabah. Away from their hometown and working in a foreign country, religion gave these ancestor pioneers from China some hopes to protect themselves against insecurity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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