Yong Peng, a town located in Batu Pahat District, Johor, Malaysia, is surrounded by several attractions which then developed to a tourist attraction. People in Yong Peng are mainly Chinese, and the Malays and Indians tend to reside at the surrounding of Yong Peng area. In Chinese, Yong Peng means everlasting peace, where the citizens here wish that this place could be free from any war or unwanted circumstance to happen.
Thus, the main language using in Yong Peng is Mandarin, otherwise could be Fu Zhou and Hokkien dialect. However, due to the advance education system nowadays, most of the youngsters are able to speak and understand English. Thus, foreigners can visit Yong Peng with less worrying and enjoy the trip to the fullest! This friendly and welcoming place do offer wide variety of traditional Hokkien and Fuzhou-style delicacies fully made from starch by hand.
Here, SGMYTRIPS would like to bring you on a journey on Yong Peng’s attractions and Must buys. So, get a quick day-trip to Yong Peng to give yourself a break from the big city.
Yong Peng Attractions & Must Buy Products
- Taiwan City
- Yong Peng Tian Bao Gong
- Hock Chew Noodle Making
- Eng Him Bakery
- Kacang Permata Krystal
- Clayton Ceramic Store
- Wanshern Organic Farm
- Chee Ann Khor Fortune Dragon
- Yong Peng Hei Long Dong Temple
1. Taiwan City
If you love Taiwan food very much but going Taiwan is a little hard for you, then Taiwan City located in Yong Peng is the best place for you to pay a visit! It is a place where Taiwan and Malaysia products can be easily found as they are selling a lot of native products there, such as pineapple cakes, Tamsul iron eggs, Daxi bean curd, Hsinchu rice vermicelli, and Bull Head barbecue sauce.
Have you not mouth watered after hearing all these foods? Do not miss a chance to stop by Yong Peng Taiwan City if you ever be there!
Additional Information
Location: Lot 1459, Jalan Muar, Mk. Tg Sembrong, 83700 Yong Peng, Johor, Malaysia.
Contact: +607-468 8288
Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday: 11:00am – 6:00pm
Saturday to Sunday: 9:00am – 8:00pm
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2. Yong Peng Tian Bao Gong
With a 68 feet statue standing firmly, Tian Bao Gong Temple has the tallest Ji Gong brass statue in Malaysia! Ji Gong, or can also be known as Crazy Monk, is well with His ability to suppress uprising and epidemics. Thus, the temple is always loaded with Buddhist tourists and devotees during weekend and public holiday.
People are attracted by its reputation and so coming to worship Him after hearing the folklore. Besides of Ji Gong, Tian Bao Gong Temple is also famous with its 18 Luo Han statue as well as a huge gourd bottle statue. Do not hesitate to stop by and take pictures with all the amazing statues and keep it as a memory of Yong Peng just like everyone does!
Additional Information
Location: 20, Jalan Satin, 83700 Yong Peng, Johor, Malaysia.
Contact: +607-4673559
Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday: 8:30am – 5:30pm
Saturday, Sunday, Public Holiday: 8:00am – 6:30pm
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3. Hock Chew Noodle Making
If learning whilst travelling is important for you, then Hock Chew mee factory is definitely a place for you to visit. Yong Peng is so famous with its Fu Zhou noodle and noodles from this factory is all comes with homemade recipe, which has been passing down from generations to generations.
If you take a sip of the Hock Chew mee, you would be able to taste that their noodle is more eggy and springy when compared to other types of noodles available in the restaurants or noodle stalls. It is because a huge number of fresh farm eggs are involved during the noodle making process and these noodles would freshly be supplied to their customers freshly on the same day it is made.
By visiting this factory, you will learn the process of noodle making, from machinery to hand making. Besides, you can also buy their freshly made noodles in the factory as well as other native products which they are selling too.
Additional Information
Location: 20-1, Jalan Besar, 83700 Yong Peng, Johor, Malaysia.
Contact: +6017-7797899
Opening Hours:
Daily: 8:00am – 6:00pm
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4. Eng Him Bakery
Ho Chew biscuit, which is all known as Kompyang, is one of the famous local delicacies in Yong Peng. Kompyang is made by flour yeast, and is filled with different fillings, such as sweet sesame, peanut, and also the traditional one—no filling. During the preparation of Kompyangs, slices of filled raw kompyangs would be stick on the inner surface of piping hot Chinese oven (a huge ‘pot’) to be baked.
The Kompyang selling in the shop is making and selling on the spot, which the owner emphasis a lot on freshness of biscuit. Thus, the bakery is always crowded with customers and the queue could be long as everyone is waiting for the freshly made Kompyang. Other than Kompyang , the bakery also sells different native products such as Ho Chew noodles, wantan noodles, as well as mee hun.
Additional Information:
Location: No. 14 Main Road, 83700 Yong Peng, Johor, Malaysia.
Contact: +607-4671261
Opening Hours:
Daily: 8:00am- 6:00pm
5. Kacang Permata Krystal
With no additional preservation or coloring’s, the owner insists in serving a healthy snack by using only natural and original ingredients. This shop is not only famous with its freshly made peanut biscuit, customers also come for their chicken pie and almond biscuit.
Either buying for yourself or giving others as a gift, please bear in mind that all the products have a short shelf-life due to their no additional preservation recipe. Thus, clarify with the owner if necessary before buying any more products to bring back to your hometown which will take a long journey.
Additional Information :
Location: 12, Jalan Cahaya Bahru, Taman BCB, 83700, Yong Peng, Johor, Malaysia.
Contact: +607-467 9118
Opening Hours:
Daily: 9:00am – 8:00pm
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6. Clayton Ceramic Store
This ceramic store is always your place if you love to decorate your house with ceramic or fond a classy dining table with ceramic tableware. Clayton ceramic store not only produces tableware, they also produce kitchenware as well as drainage system.
Otherwise, if you have zero interest in ceramic, this store also provides you the opportunity to visit the factory and learn the whole process of ceramic making, from designing, production, colouring packaging, to shipping, you are guaranteed with unforgettable learning experience.
Although the store is located in Yong Peng, travelling to the factory may takes you around 20 minutes, as it is situated in Ayer Hitam. Nonetheless, this short trip from Yong Peng to Ayer Hitam is absolutely worth it as an eye-opening experience of the organization is promising!
Additional Information :
Location: 57th Mile, Jalan Johor, 86100 Ayer Hitam, Kluang, Johor, Malaysia.
Contact: +607-758 1201
Opening Hours:
Monday to Saturday: 10:00am- 6:00pm
Closed on: Sunday
7. Wanshern Organic Farm
Besides of all the foods and factory, Yong Peng is also a place for you to enjoy precious moment with family where an organic farm is located. Besides of buying their organic vegetables and bird nest, visitors are also allowed to visit their organic farm in order to learn the differences between organic plantation and non-organic plantation, as well as visiting the swiftlet’s home to understand their habitat and behavior. By witnessing all these knowledge, it is believed that visitors will gain more trust towards their products.
Additional Information :
Location: Lot 721-723, Jalan Desa Putih 11, Taman Desa Putih, 83700 Yong Peng, Johor, Malaysia.
Contact: +607-467 9981
Opening Hours:
Daily: 9:00am – 05:30pm
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8. Chee Ann Khor Fortune Dragon
This is a longest dragon tunnel in South East Asia which is 106.9m long and occupied more than a hectare on the garden of Che Ann Khor Yong Peng Association. The interior design of the dragon is filled with all Chinese culture and religious paintings. Visitors are able to learn the lesson of Buddhist’s afterlife which is also depicting inside the tunnel.
Besides, it is believed that people are able to change their luck to a better one after an entrance to the dragon mouth and exit through its tail. Although entering the dragon may require minimal entrance fee, it is definitely worth it as it is fully air-conditioned as well.
Additional Information :
Location: Lot HS 2677, Pt 2446, Jalan Kota Impian 1, 83700 Yong Peng, Johor, Malaysia.
Contact: +607- 467 9800
Opening Hours:
Daily: 9:00am – 9:00pm
9. Yong Peng Hei Long Dong Temple
Yong Peng will never disappoint Budhhist devotees with their amazing temples, and Hei Long Temple is no doubt one of them! This temple is built with beautiful and gorgeous Chinese religious building and it is certainly breathtaking.
Some of the statues are located in cave, which conveying the meaning of ‘Dong’ in Chinese, which means cave. Devotees have to enter the cave to worship their gods in this case, and this could be a bonus for nature lover. Since the compound is huge, it will take some walking for the visitors to truly viewing the whole temple.
Additional Information :
Location: No. 18-A, Jalan Ah Looh, 83700 Yong Peng, Johor, Malaysia
Contact: +6012-7535868
Opening Hours:
Monday to Thursday: 3:00pm – 7:00pm
Friday to Sunday: 1:00pm – 7:00pm
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