Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi (邱公司)
The grandest clan temple in the country. The Khoo Kongsi is a clan association of the Leong San Tong (Dragon Mountain Hall) clan, whose forefathers came from Sin Kang clan village (now known as Xiangcheng) in Hokkien province. The Khoos were among the wealthy Straits Chinese traders of 17th century Malacca and early Penang. The idea of a temple was first mooted in 1836 and was completed 8 years later. The Leong San Tong of the Khoo Kongsi on the Cannon Square is the most picturesque clan-temple in Malaysia. Ironically, Mom has never visited the famous Khoo Kongsi clanhouse while we lived in the Lebuh Pantai police barracks where my Dad was a police officer many years ago. Located at a distance at only 1.5 km from Khoo Kongsi. We had some difficulty finding this place, where is this place located? Compared to other clan house where they can be seen visibly on the streets. We found it! No, it's a false alarm. This belongs to Yap Clan House. Is This ...