GEORGE TOWN: The iconic Kek Lok Si Temple in Air Itam was tonight transformed into a fairyland of lights for Chinese New Year celebration next Friday. Some 20,000 traditional Chinese lanterns and thousands of modern neon and LED lightings set the 127-year-old biggest Buddhist temple complex in Southeast Asia aglow. The iconic Kek Lok Si Temple in Air Itam was tonight transformed into a fairyland of lights for Chinese New Year celebration next Friday. Some 20,000 traditional Chinese lanterns and thousands of modern neon and LED lightings set the 127-year-old biggest Buddhist temple complex in Southeast Asia aglow. Pic by STR/SHAHNAZ FAZLIE SHAHRIZALSHAHNAZ FAZLIE SHAHRIZALSeen as a symbol of peace, luck and prosperity, the lights at Kek Lok Si will be switched on daily until March 30.

Source: New Strait Times February 11, 2018 13:18 UTC