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The Snake Temple (Chinese: 蛇庙; pinyin: Shé Miào; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tsuâ-biō), also known as the Temple of the Azure Clouds, is a Chinese temple within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang.
The Snake Temple, officially known as Hock Kin Keong or Cheng Hoon Giam, was built for the worship of the deity Cheng Chooi Chor Soo, also widely known as Chor Soo Kong. Chor Soo Kong was a Buddhist monk who lived about a thousand years ago in Fujian, China.
The Penang Snake Temple, also known as the Temple of Azure Cloud, was built in 1850 and is dedicated to a Buddhist priest by the name of Choo Sor Kong. The temple is very famous, as it was once a refuge for the venomous pit vipers that lived in the surrounding hills.
Mar 8, 2024 · The Penang Snake Temple is one of Penang’s outstanding tourist attractions and a must-see for many domestic and international visitors. It is a little way south of George Town Penang (The state of Penang’s capital) and on Penang Island. The snake temple’s full name is Fu-Xing-Gong but most visitors simply call it The Snake Temple.
Hock Hin Keong temple in Penang, or more famously known as the Snake Temple is a temple built to worship a buddhist monk from Fujian, Chor Soo Kong.
Jun 12, 2018 · The Snake Temple (officially known as Hock Hin Keong or Cheng Hoon Giam) was built in the mid-19th century to honor Chor Soo Kong, also known as Qingshui, a Buddhist monk and healer born in China...
The Snake Temple is otherwise no different from other Chinese temples in Penang, if not for its resident snakes. The temple is home to live poisonous Wagker's Pit Vipers, and because of this temple, this type of snake is now also called temple pit vipers.
