Area of interest in and around Sandakan - Puu Jih Shih Buddhist temple ♥

Puu Ji Shi is another attraction which tourist should not miss. It is one of the largest Chinese Temple in South East Asia (SEA), which attracts thousands of tourists every year. For an unrivalled panoramic view of Sandakan Bay and a look at its temple, a visit should be made to the extravagantly ornate Puu Jih Shi Buddhist Temple, on the hilltop above Tanah Merah south of Sandakan town centre. Built and decorated in 1987 at a cost of around USD 2 million, the temple is a blaze of red and gold, with writhing dragons, gilded Buddhas, hundreds of gleaming lamps and the fragrance of burning incense.