Yong Peng

Yong Peng is a town within Batu Pahat District, Johor, Malaysia. Although it is only a small town and isn’t a large city as Johor Bahru, but it also has significant places that you won’t want to miss it!

Fortune Dragon Temple (祥龙运转)

The Fortune Dragon

The Fortune Dragon Temple has its mandarin name as ‘祥龙运转’. The meanings are as follows:

Ø  ‘祥’ means fortunate

Ø  ‘龙’ is the dragon

Ø  ‘运转’ means the rotation of fortune

Literally, we know that it symbolizes ‘luck’. It is the latest popular attractions in Yong Peng. It is a dragon tunnel with 107m long and 17.3m high which has the title of the Southeast Asia’s longest dragon statue. This dragon took about 3 years to complete and costs about RM8million over the whole construction. It is located at the Yong Peng’ Che Ann Khor Moral Lifting Society (永平德教会紫安阁).

We not merely able to enjoy the exterior look of the dragon, however people can walk through it and it has different kinds of art creations on the wall all the way in the dragon tunnel. It can be entered from the mouth of dragon where there are staircases that lead into the tunnel. The art creations in there are the narrative of Buddhists legends where it expressed using the beauty of arts.

The entrance from the mouth of the Dragon

There is operating hours for people to visit the Fortune Dragon where it operates every day from 8.30am to 10pm. To enter the Fortune Dragon, we are required to buy entrance tickets. The tickets details are as follows:

For Malaysian

Category	Ticket prices (RM)
Adults	25
Children	10
Senior Citizens	10
Yong Peng’ Residents	10
Yong Peng Che Ann Khor Moral Lifting Society Members	10

For Non-Malaysian

Category	Ticket prices (RM)
Adults	35
Children	20

However, the society provides 5 days special rates in every year by providing Malaysian adults price tickets at only RM15. Theses 5 days are:

•        1^st of January   -           New Year’s Day
•          23^rd of March  -           Johor Sultan’s Birthday
•          1^st of May        -           Labor Day
•          31^st of May      -           Malaysia’s Independence Day
•          12^th of Nov      -           The Fortune Dragon Opening Ceremony Anniversary

While the accurate address of this Fortune Dragon is at Lot HS 2677, Pt 2446, Jalan Kota Impian 1, Taman Kota Impian, 83700 Yong Peng, Johor, Malaysia.

Side view of the front part of Fortune Dragon

Courtyard garden beside the Fortune Garden

Tian Pao Kong Chinese Temple Yong Peng (柔佛永平天保宫)

The Tian Pao Kong Chinese Temple in Yong Peng is very popular and it has a significant statue here which is the Ji Gong Buddha Statue (济公活佛雕像). The Ji Gong Buddha has its meaning of saving the world and transgresses the world’s beings only with a selfless heart where a selfless heart is immortal.

Ji Gong Buddha Statue

The Ji Gong Buddha Statue is 20.7m high and it is the highest Ji Gong Buddha Statue in Malaysia. It is located in the Tian Pao Kong Temple of Yong Peng and is crowded frequently as there are different activities being conducted whole year such as the Ji Gong spirit possession ritual and temple celebrations. It is hilarious and lively whenever there are ongoing activities especially during the 2^nd day of 2^nd month of the Lunar Calendar because it was the Birthday of Ji Gong. Many people from outstations are willing to travel to Yong Peng to join the ceremony ambience here. Besides, there are also Singaporeans that come all the way from Singapore to Yong Peng in order to experience the spectacular of the Ji Gong Buddha Statue.

Relevant information:

Address           :           No. 20, Jalan Satin, 83700 Yong Peng, Johor, Malaysia.

Opening hours :           Monday to Friday

                                    8.30am to 5.30pm

                                    Saturday, Sunday and Public holidays

                                    8am to 6.30pm