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Sin Sze Si Ya Temple is one of the oldest Taoist temples in Kuala Lumpur. It is located along Jalan Tun HS Lee, between Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock and Lebuh Pudu.
Sin Sze Si Ya Temple
Author: L joo (public domain)
Sin Sze Si Ya Temple was founded by Kapitan Cina Yap Ah Loy, the third kapitan Cina of Kuala Lumpur but was widely credited as the person who established the city. As such, it is also often called the Yap Ah Loy Temple. Sin Sze Si Ya Temple is dedicated to the worship of the late Kapitan Shin Kap of Sungai Ujong, whom Yap Ah Loy looked up as mentor. Shin was killed in one of the many clashes over tin mining rights.
Yap Ah Loy built the Sin Sze Si Ya Temple after he repeatedly dreamt of Kapitan Shin Kap who told him to go to Kuala Lumpur to prospect for tin. Yap built the first Sin Sze Si Ya Temple in Sungai Ujong in 1864. After he made his fortune in Kuala Lumpur, he relocated the temple to its present site in 1885.
There are two deities at the main altar of Sin Sze Si Ya Temple. The one on the right is the deitified form of Kapitan Shin Kap. The effigy on the left is said to represent either Chong Piang. Chong Piang was the right-hand man to Yap Ah Loy. He was said to have been killed in one of the clashes during the civil war that erupted in Kuala Lumpur.
Location Map of Sin Sze Si Ya Temple
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How to reach Sin Sze Si Ya Temple
Take the light rail transit Kelana Jaya Line to the Pasar Seni LRT Station. Walk east along Jalan Sultan until you reach Jalan Tun HS Lee. Turn left and walk north along Jalan Tun HS Lee until you reach the temple.
  
   
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