Melaka Exposed: Food, faith and forgotten crafts
THE smoky-sweet aroma of incense sticks offered by late-morning worshippers wafts through the tranquil Cheng Hoon Teng Temple, Malaysia’s oldest Taoist sanctuary. Devotees, cloaked in the soft glow of sunlight filtering through the darkened chambers, solemnly bow before a resplendent, gilded statue of the Goddess of Mercy.
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