Vihara Gunung Timur

5 ridone ko - a month ago

This is the most magnificent and well-maintained historical Chinese temple in Medan. The environment is clean and well-organized. This time I had the chance to witness and participate in the annual "hungry gost" festival. Looking at the fire engulfing the paper houses and all the offerings were so mesmerizing. Definitely a lifetime experience.

5 merlin hutagalung - a year ago

Another historical building in medan built around 1940s. Mainly served as a worship place for buddhist u0026 tao. The place is vast, located in the middle of city near governor house.
In the outside they have mini pagoda. You can enter the worship place, they have many deities according to their belief. The architecture is very beautiful. Amazing

5 Johannes Soo - a month ago

One of the oldest Buddist temple in the city.
As of July 2022, visitor can park the car inside the premise, just ask the guard to open the gate.

PS: they do not accept placement of ancestor board anymore (or sin cu pai in Hokkien language) because it is full.
And you are not allowed to release any aquatic animal through the temple anymore.

5 Kids Stella - 3 years ago

Really nice Taoist temple. It’s under construction from outside right now but there is no problem to go inside. It has Beautiful statues and wooden ceiling.

4 Tin Pin - 2 years ago

This is one of the oldest temple and also providing halls for the local Chinese to perform a ritual named Gong Tek for their deceased family members.

I was here for the Gong Tek ritual, witnessing the Taoism culture being practiced and also the classic Teochew opera.

4 Qi Sun - 3 years ago

A huge temple with beautiful sights. On ordinary days, there is not much to do but just look around and take photos. There might be changes in the atmosphere during some events but on ordinary day, expect nothing more than a quiet place

3 IL Padrino - a year ago

Vihara Gunung Timur is one of the most beautiful buildings in Medan. It's a chinese style building with sophisticated yet artistic design.

The temple overlooks a river.

The people working there are also very welcoming and friendly.

If you like architectural tourism, visiting this place is a must.