Johor Ancient Temple
Nineteenth-century Chinese temple where five dialect groups share one roof and five patron deities.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Johor Ancient Temple in Johor Bahru starts with a century-old bronze bell and follows the money behind the building around it. It reaches back to the eighteen seventies or eighties, when five Chinese language groups who worshipped separately were asked to pay for one roof, and to a sultan who gave the land. You'll also hear what a modern rebuild cost and who now stands on either side of the temple.
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