Kun Iam Temple
觀音堂
Temple in Macau
A fuller guide to this place, built from 3 sources, is written in Traditional Chinese.
Being there
A large, old Buddhist temple to the north of downtown. It's a little out of the way, but is definitely worth a visit if you're into temples.
The story
The Kun Iam Temple (Chinese: 觀音堂, Portuguese: Templo de Kun Iam Tong) is a Chinese Buddhist temple in Nossa Senhora de Fátima, Macau, China. One of the three largest and richest Buddhist temples in Macau, its more official name is Pou Chai Sim Un (Pou Chai Temple, Chinese: 普濟禪院). It is regarded as one of the oldest temples in Macau, it was founded in the 13th century to venerate Kun Iam, the Chinese representation of Avalokiteśvara, the Bodhisattva of Mercy.
