Discover the heritage-listed Sze Yup Kwan Ti Temple in Glebe, a pre-WWI Taoist joss house built in 1898 – one of the only two remaining Chinese temples in New South Wales built before 1960. Step through time and immerse yourself in this peaceful spiritual sanctuary filled with grandeur traditional Chinese architecture, hanging incense and doorways marked with words of prosperity. The temple venerates Kwan Ti, a Chinese warrior and patriot in the era of the Three Kingdoms, now acting as a cultural centre and local landmark for the Australian Chinese community.
Image Credit: Sze Yup Temple, Chinese New Year, Edward Street Glebe, 2005. Photographer Stephen Gilby. Sourced from City of Sydney Archives.
