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[TRAVELS] Fortune Dragon / 转运祥龙 @ Che Ann Khor / 德教会紫安阁, Yong Peng / 永平

Posted by swisscheese on August 21, 2017 in temple, yong peng |

I have never heard  of Yong Peng before knowing my sister-in-law and I cannot believe that I have already gone to Yong Peng five times since July 2015 and will be heading there again next weekend! Although Yong Peng is a small town and a pit stop between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, there are many developments in this town and one of which was the official opening of the fortune dragon tunnel last November.

Fortune Dragon / 转运祥龙 @ Che Ann Khor / 德教会紫安阁
Lot HS 2677, Pt 2446, Jalan Kota Impian 1,
83700 Yong Peng, Johor, Malaysia
+60 7-467 9800

February 2016






Ever since my brother and sister-in-law started dating and eventually got married, they have been going to Jakarta during the first few days of the Lunar New Year and heading to Yong Peng to visit my sister-in-law’s family either a week before Lunar New Year or the weekend after. So, my brother and sister-in-law brought me along for the Lunar New Year visit at Yong Peng last February. During that period of time, the Che Ann Khor Moral Lifting Society was already built but the fortune dragon was only partially completed. As you can see from the first picture, the skeleton of the fortune dragon is built but more construction is required for the interiors. From second to the last pictures shown above, you will be able to see the Che Ann Khor, which is 2 levels high. There is an elevator inside the association to take you to the second level. You can also have a view of the greenery from the balcony of the second floor as depicted in the second picture. At the entrance of the Che Ann Khor Moral Lifting Society lies a pseudo rock filled with plants, flowers and even a soft toy monkey that you can snap shot with.

August 2016


When we went back to Yong Peng with our father and siblings during the hazy period last August, the 106.9 meter long fortune dragon tunnel, which took 3 years to built, looked more or less completed but access is still not granted until it’s official opening.

February 2017






As we went to Yong Peng once again during the last few days of Lunar New Year this year, we could finally enter the dragon tunnel since it was launched by Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum with the performance of lion dance by 99 lions and a dragon dance on the 12th of November last year. As portrayed on the first picture, the mouth of the dragon is the entrance to the tunnel. When you enter the tunnel and walk along the hall, you will see 24 Chinese murals illustrating the Buddha teachings on being filial and obedient children as demonstrated from the second to the sixth pictures. As for the seventh picture with different lights shone in the area, the 18 murals represented the 18 layers of hell in the afterlife. The entire journey through the hall takes you 108 steps.








Once you are out of the dragon tunnel from the other side, you free to roam around the iconic garden to view the beautiful Chinese garden and see familiar Chinese beauties, deities and immortals from the Chinese mythology such as The Eight Immortals as snapped in the fifth picture. The Chinese believe that when you enter the dragon tunnel through its mouth and exit through its tail, this will turn bad luck into good fortune. If you have noticed, the dragon tunnel has been created according to how it will bring luck and prosperity for the Chinese community. Since the length of the dragon is 315 feet and there are 108 stairs as mentioned above, you can do the math on the lucky number as follows:

108: 1 + 0 + 8 = 9

315: 3 + 1 + 5 = 9

108 + 315 = 423

423: 4 + 2 + 3 = 9

This shows that the dragon tunnel has been constructed based on number 9. Although the actual Chinese word of 9 is 九, it is pronounced as 久, which represents eternity. There are many tourist attractions in China such as the Forbidden City, Summer Palace and Temple Of Heaven in China that are constructed based on this lucky number too.




On a cloudy day, it is nice to take a stroll along the recreational garden as you can see from the overview that there are ponds with actual fishes in it, mini bridges, pavilions and lots of plants such as bamboo and willow. The tranquility and peace can actually be felt from this scenery.









We also saw how the figures of the 12 Chinese zodiac were piece nicely together in the garden but did not take photo of every single one of them. Are you able to spot which Chinese zodiac are missing from my pictures?

ENTRANCE FEE:
RM25 FOR MALAYSIAN ADULTS
RM35 FOR FOREIGNERS
RM10 FOR CHILDREN
OPENS DAILY: 8:30AM-9:00PM

I hope that the opening of the dragon tunnel will attract more tourists to this small town. There is another attraction recently built at Yong Peng as well and I will save that for the next entry!

*swisscheese

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