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Chinese New Year to reign in the year of the Tiger was a relatively subdued one. Its the second year that we’re celebrating with out immediate family in Perth. I took a couple of days off to hang out with family and take a break from a busy start to the year at work.
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Visiting Kek Lok Si when I’m in Penang for Chinese New Year has become a bit of a tradition. This is a short and sweet throwback to my 1 week holiday in Malaysia back in February. Being the Chinese New Year period, the city was lined with a heap of red lanterns. The colour red being a lucky colour in Chinese culture. Since the road up to the temple was pretty packed, we decided to walk along the streets until we got to a good vantage point to take in all the colourful lights of the temple. Over the years, the temple grounds have grown. Construction for the giant Guan Yin statue is finally done. The fujifilm XT10 and 27mm f2.8 kit did a great job taking fairly sharp photos given the low lighting conditions. Combined with some Lightroom magic, I think the shots turned out quite nicely.
Kek Lok Si Temple in Penang is one of Penang’s popular tourist attractions. During the Chinese New Year period, the temple is particularly popular with both tourist and locals. The temple is lit up throughout the night during the 15 days of Chinese New Year. You can see the lights of the temple from a distance. Leading up to the temple are also hundreds of lanterns lighting up the streets. We attempted to go to the temple twice, and we saw plenty of traffic on both nights. I did manage to capture the streets and the temple lights from afar which I quite liked. Enjoy the photos below.
Our last day in Malacca was sunny and humid, typical of Malaysian weather. We decided to make one final tourist stop in the morning before our 6 hour drive back to Penang.