Johor Bahru Old Chinese Temple
柔佛古廟
It is a Chinese temple believed to be built in 1870 by a group of Chinese community leaders led by Tan Hiok Nee, a famous, local Teochew businessman. This is where five different Chinese dialect groups - Cantonese, Hainanese, Hakka, Hokkien and Teochew - worshipped their respective deities and their effigies are all found inside the prayer hall. The Goddess of Mercy and the Weather God are also worshipped here; their effigies are found outside the prayer hall. The prayer hall is straight ahead as you enter the wooden gate entrance from Jalan Trus. There is a small museum behind the prayer hall which have illustrated descriptions of the five deities and the history of the temple, as well as giant photos showing Chingay Parade. Captions are mostly in Chinese only. The temple organizes the annual 4-day Chingay Parade. The climax of the parade occurs on the night of the 3rd day when the deities are paraded around the city centre.
- Address
- Lot 653, Jalan Trus, 80000
- Getting there
- walk from JB Sentral bus terminal or train station
- Hours
- Closed · opens 7:30 am
Weekly hours
Mon 7:30 am–5:30 pm Tue 7:30 am–5:30 pm Wed 7:30 am–5:30 pm Thu 7:30 am–5:30 pm Fri 7:30 am–5:30 pm Sat 7:30 am–5:30 pm Sun 7:30 am–5:30 pm - Price
- Free
Listing from Wikivoyage: Johor Bahru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.