The Land of the Rising Fish

(1/1250, F4.5, ISO200, 74mm)

Our first trip outside the bustling city of Kuala Lumpur was to the old mining town of Ipoh, a three hour busride north. Apart from spending two days in an amazing (and luxurious) jungle spa, we visited some cave temples that are carved out of the limestone cliffs that surround the city.

This was taken at the entrance of the Taoist temple Ling Sen Tong.

Tags: Dragon, Fish, Photo, Sun, temple

22 thoughts on “The Land of the Rising Fish”

mariayarri on January 25, 2014 at 01:39 said:

Hi Ron ! … Hope you have a great time in Malaysia … I´m sure there is lots of things to photograph there … looking forward to see your coming photos in your blog … // Maria 🙂

Reply ↓
- Rondje on June 20, 2014 at 18:11 said:
  
  Oops, Hi Maria and very sorry to be such a slow responder here, hate it when that happens!
  Thanks to much for all your enthousiasm always, really big encouragement, hope all is great with you
  All the best from KL, Ron.
  
  Reply ↓
Annie Japaud Photography on January 20, 2014 at 14:16 said:

this is really cool!!

Reply ↓
- Rondje on June 20, 2014 at 18:10 said:
  
  Thanks very much, enjoying the cultural differences in this country a lot!
  Sorry for answering so late, but appreciate you stopping by a lot, Annie!
  Hope all is still well, greetz, Ron.
  
  Reply ↓
Andre T on January 20, 2014 at 06:11 said:

wow, its beautifull..
i love this art.. colorfull too

Reply ↓
- Rondje on June 28, 2014 at 16:34 said:
  
  Hello Andre, thank you for commenting and sorry for being so late in responding!
  Some of these sculptures in Chinese temples are so intrigueing I couldnt help but capture this dragonfish 😉
  Hope all is great, greetings, Ron.
  
  Reply ↓
restlessjo on January 19, 2014 at 18:22 said:

Can’t wait to see the rest! Looks fabulous 🙂

Reply ↓
- Rondje on June 20, 2014 at 18:09 said:
  
  Thanks, Jo, and so sorry for seeing and reacting on this comment so late, hope all is great,!
  Warm greetings from Malaysia, Ron.
  
  Reply ↓
erassima on January 19, 2014 at 12:30 said:

Dat zou ik niet verwachten bij een tempel!

Reply ↓
Forest So Green on January 17, 2014 at 19:14 said:

That’s amazing.

Reply ↓
- Rondje on June 20, 2014 at 14:15 said:
  
  Thanks very much, great to hear, hope all is still well (and sorry for late reaction!)
  Ron
  
  Reply ↓
Touch2Touch on January 17, 2014 at 16:39 said:

Wow, not what I would have expected from a Taoist temple!
(OTOH, it’s not a Zen temple, so maybe it’s just my mistaken expectations.)

Reply ↓
- Rondje on June 20, 2014 at 14:15 said:
  
  Hi Judith, sorry for being so late, personally i dont have a clue what all the different religions and temples use of ornaments are, but these chinese cave-temples have lots of dragons and fish surrounding them, this was a nice mix 😉
  All the best to you, Ron.
  
  Reply ↓
Mark Simms on January 16, 2014 at 18:51 said:

Hi Ron – looking forward to your images from Kuala Lumpur

Reply ↓
- Rondje on January 24, 2014 at 09:34 said:
  
  Hi Mark, this is not good enough? Just kidding!
  Took me some time to acclimatise to heat; didnt feel like bringing my photobag and photographing, but slowly getting into it again …
  Have a great weekend, Ron
  
  Reply ↓
littledogslaughed on January 16, 2014 at 16:53 said:

This is fantastic-I love the colors and movement-it looks ready to jump off the wall and into my lap!

Reply ↓
sirpamononen on January 16, 2014 at 15:12 said:

furthermore, enjoy your “expedition”. i’m looking forward to seeing your discoveries…

Reply ↓
- Rondje on March 21, 2014 at 10:57 said:
  
  Thank you, Sirpa, so many stuff around here 😉
  its difficult to keep up and hard to photograph sometimes…
  Greetings, Ron.
  
  Reply ↓
Holycowgirl on January 16, 2014 at 08:04 said:

Really stunning. I love this muscular/fragile look to it and the
absolutely brilliant colors. Sounds like you’re seeing and doing
fabulous things….all this and spa too.

Reply ↓
- Rondje on March 21, 2014 at 09:54 said:
  
  Hello Barbara, thought this one stood out from all the sculptures, it literally and figurativel jumped of the wall.
  The spa was nice, but these things make it even more worthwhile.
  Thanks, Ron.
  
  Reply ↓
Mike Pratt on January 16, 2014 at 05:08 said:

Interesting. The colours are excellent! Ling Sen Tong temple is beautiful.

Reply ↓
- Rondje on March 21, 2014 at 09:05 said:
  
  Hello Mike, first of all thanks for the compliment!
  Such an interesting and intrigueing place to visit, especially for a European who never saw something like this. The other cave temples in the near vicinity were also very impressive; als liked the fact they were still in normal use by the locals, didnt make me feel like a complete tourist 😉
  You have a great weekend, hope to see you around, Ron.
  
  Reply ↓