Sunday, February 05, 2006

Chinese New Year - Kek Lok Si

According to Lunar calendar, the 1st day of Chinese New Year is on the 29th of Jan 06. On this special occasion, Kek Lok Si (Penang, Malaysia) hang thousands of lanterns. The lanterns will be cover almost every available spots and will be light up every evening around 7:30 pm till dawn. Below are some of them,









Pagoda with lanterns






lanterns covering every corner
















Buddha statues








Kek Lok Si Lightup view