Snake Temple
| Snake Temple | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism, Taoism, Chinese folk beliefs |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Jalan Tokong Ular, Bayan Lepas |
| Municipality | George Town |
| State | Penang |
| Country | Malaysia |
Location within George Town | |
| Geographic coordinates | 5°18′50.20″N 100°17′06.71″E / 5.3139444°N 100.2851972°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Chinese temple |
| Completed | 1805 |
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The Snake Temple (Chinese: 蛇庙; pinyin: Shé Miào; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tsuâ-biō), also known as the Temple of the Azure Clouds, is a Chinese temple within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located at Bayan Lepas, the temple is well-known for being a refuge of resident snakes, said to be reincarnated disciples of the deified Buddhist monk Master Qingshui, to whom the temple is dedicated.
Devotees from as far away as Singapore, Taiwan and China come to pray in the temple on the monk's birthday (the sixth day of the first lunar month). It was also featured during the 8th leg of The Amazing Race 16 and become a backdrop of Tan Twan Eng's novel The Gift of Rain (book 1, chapter 4).