Majestic Wangkang barge to ‘sail’ again after 84 years


All set to sail: Koh (fifth from left) and other committee members giving the thumbs up to their project at the Cheng Wah Keong Temple in Kandang.

MALACCA: Devotees of Cheng Wah Keong Temple in Kandang here will be able to witness the majestic Wangkang barge “sailing” again after 84 years.

The last Wangkang procession by the temple was held in 1933 and the next could probably be held in 2100.

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