Sam Poh Tong is a Buddhist cave temple in Perak built around a cave in Chinese style in the first half of the 20th century. It lies in Gunung Rapat, 5km south of Ipoh. It consists of structures built at the entrance to a cave, and a temple at the exit of the cave, surrounded by high limestone walls. In the cave itself there are a number of statues of Buddha.

01 Gate and main entrance
02 Temple building
03 Cave passage
04 Inner temple building
05 Inner court
06 Stone stele
07 Cave niche with golden statues
08 Altar decorated with flowers
09 Altar decorated with flowers
10 Gate
11 Garden with pond
12 Garden with pond
13 Deer and swastika symbols
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