Gunung Timur Temple
| Temple of Eastern Mountain | |
|---|---|
|
Vihara Gunung Timur 东岳观 Tong Yuk Kuang | |
 Main Hall of the Temple | |
| Basic information | |
| Location |
Jalan Hang Tuah, Medan Indonesia |
| Affiliation | mainly Taoism, Buddhism |
| Province | North Sumatera |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural style | Chinese |
| Groundbreaking | 1930 |
Gunung Timur Temple (simplified Chinese: 东岳观; traditional Chinese: 東嶽觀; pinyin: Dōng yuè guān; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tông-Yuk-Kuàng) is a Chinese Taoism temple which is the largest in the city of Medan, Indonesia and possibly also on the island of Sumatra. This temple was built in the 1962. This temple is located at Jalan Hang Tuah, about 500 meters from the Sri Mariamman Temple and is located on the side of Babura river.
It contains a large paved area with an impressively scaled incense burner, two covered badminton courts, a very large main hall and is partly surrounded by a moat and walls. This temple already served as main temple in Medan for many years and it was also one of Medan's cultural icon. This temple always be filled with worshippers on Imlek, Cap Go Meh days and Chit Gwee Pua festival.