Date/Time
Saturday, October 5th, 2024 | 8:30am - 11:30am
Where We Will Meet
Ampang LRT Station - In front of the station
Where The Walk Will End
Vegetarian foodhall opposite the temple Opera House
About This Walk
Briefly the walk consist of three sections: 1. the old town of Ampang 2. the New Village of Ampang and 3. The Nine Emperor Gods temple and the Nine Emperor Gods festival – hence the old, the new and the divine.
This walk will start from the Ampang LRT station, which historically was the train station built and used to transport tin out of Ampang. We then walk through the backwaters of Ampang, passing the old Ampang market and town which is still lined with pre-war shophouses, some of which some are more than 100 years old. The wet market and the main street of old Ampang is still bustling with activity in the morning as old Ampang folks still patronize the traditional wet market and stalls.
We will then go down Jalan Merdeka and into the Ampang New Village, where the new villages once set up by the British to fight communism still stands and the villagers go about in their old ways. Whilst most parts of the village have somewhat been mordernized, there are still a few kampung houses and kampung style shops still operating like they were in the past.
From there we will make our way to the famous Nine Emperor Gods temple of Ampang, and coincidentally this is during the Nine Emperor Gods Festival so the place will be bustling with activity. We will do a quick walkabout the temple grounds and then adjourn to our end point.
More information will be updated so please keep an eye on this page.
Pre-Walk UpdateOctober 3rd, 2024
Just an update:
1. Wear comfortable shoes and clothes. Weather has been unpredictable these few days. It can start off super sunny and hot but quickly the clouds can move in and hence there is a chance of rain as well, so please be prepared.
2. Light, muted coloured clothing is preferred for the Nine Emperor Gods festival (avoid wearing all black, or bright red or orange)
3. The people around the market and new village are not used to being photographed so act accordingly and be courteous.
4. Inside the Nine Emperor Gods temple can be very smoky so wear a mask or limit the exposure time to the smoke inside the temple if it becomes unbearable.
5. The tentative route (line 1 & 2) and other optional paths can be seen in this map:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1VkUULhfiUAnmsqH9yNxt0NdtPWBqnSo&ll=3.1462420150263988%2C101.76317818016358&z=17
A jpeg version can also be downloaded and it would be handy to have in your phone just in case:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X30Mw0fJcRxsZIOsw3luaopAWZymvr_P/view?usp=drive_link
First meeting point (Starting location): Ampang LRT Station (3.150100, 101.760702)
After going through the market and down Ampang main street, the second meeting point before we enter Ampang New Village is in front of the Ampang Yong Tau Foo area (google Foong Foong Yong Tau Foo or 3.144653, 101.763408)
Nine Emperor Gods temple meeting point is the main entrance archway (3.141823, 101.764849)
If you get lost along the way, feel free to reach me via Whatsapp: +6016 619 0045 or message me via my Instagram account @photoculturetravelogue
Looking to seeing you all on the day of the walk!
First of all, thank you for joining the walk. To sort of prepare for it, here’s just a brief update:
1. Wear comfortable shoes and clothes. Weather has been unpredictable these few days. It can start off super sunny and hot but quickly the clouds can move in and hence there is a chance of rain as well, so please be prepared.
2. Light, muted coloured clothing is preferred for the Nine Emperor Gods festival (avoid wearing all black, or bright red or orange)
3. The people around the market and new village are not used to being photographed so act accordingly and be courteous.
4. Inside the Nine Emperor Gods temple can be very smoky so wear a mask or limit the exposure time to the smoke inside the temple if it becomes unbearable.
5. The tentative route (line 1 & 2) and other optional paths can be seen in this map:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1VkUULhfiUAnmsqH9yNxt0NdtPWBqnSo&ll=3.1462420150263988%2C101.76317818016358&z=17
6. As the date of the walk draws closer, will send the map and other new updates using the update system of the walk.
Looking to seeing you all on the day of the walk!