Tua Pek Kong temple is situated next to the fish market.
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.... dedicated to the deity most beloved by overseas Chinese. According to local legend, work started in the temple in 1913, in order to give thanks to the deity for helping to end a mysterious epidemic.
.... According to local belief, Miri experienced a mysterious epidemic in 1913. The oil boom and its attendant population explosion, unmatched by improved sanitation, probably had something to do with this, but many locals believed that it was caused by evil spirits. A Buddhist monk was invited to perform a spiritpacifying ritual, and the epidemic subsided. The Tua Pek Kong’s shrine was built as a thank-offering; it underwent major renovations in 1972.
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