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Several temples were founded by the Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan(SHHK) as well.
1) Thian Hock Keng Temple 天福宫 Temple of Heavenly Happiness
-The oldest and most important Fukien, or Hoklo (Hokkien) temple in Singapore
-dedicated to Mazu, the Taoist goddess of the sea and protector of all seamen
-a second temple at the back is a Buddhist one dedicated to Kuan Yin, the bodhisattva of mercy.
-A joss house wad built to pray and thank the Goddess for the safe passage of chinese immigrants from theit hometown to Singapore, then a British trading port.
-Thian Hock Keng Temple was later built on the site. The renovation cost was covered by donations from devotees, also one of the philanthropist Tan Tock Seng. It served as a temple, school and community centre. Grateful immigrants, some of whom became successful businessmen, contributed to the construction.
-Thian Hock Keng Temple was gazetted as a national monument on 6 July 1973.
2)Goh Cho Tua Peh Kong Temple
-The Temple was built in 1847 at Lavender Road (previously known as Rochor Road). It was refurbished in 1920 and 1928. Although the name of the road has changed, the Temple is still known as "Goh Cho Tua Peh Kong Temple".
-The Goh Cho Tua Peh Temple was established in 1847 by Chinese Hokkien labourers working on Joseph Balestier’s sugar plantation on the northern fringe of his estate.
-Balestier at the time was a swampy area infested with tigers and malarial mosquitoes. There was the problem of plantation workers getting killed by tigers. Thus the temple was established to pray to the deity Tua Pek Kong (Grand Old Man) who is believed to be the guardian saint of overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia. These new migrants thus relied on him in the perilous early days to bring prosperity, cure disease, becalm the ocean and avert danger.
3)Kim Lan Beo Temple
-Served as the centre of activities for a Hokkien clan secret society then.
-Later in 1881, when Mr Cheang Hong Lim refurbished the Temple, it became a place of worship for the public. In the sixties, SHHK took over the management of the Temple.
-In 1988, the land was acquired by the Government and Kim Lan Beo was relocated to Kim Tian Road. The construction cost of the Temple was borne solely by SHHK.
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Several temples were founded by the Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan(SHHK) as well.
1) Thian Hock Keng Temple 天福宫 Temple of Heavenly Happiness
-The oldest and most important Fukien, or Hoklo (Hokkien) temple in Singapore
-dedicated to Mazu, the Taoist goddess of the sea and protector of all seamen
-a second temple at the back is a Buddhist one dedicated to Kuan Yin, the bodhisattva of mercy.
-A joss house wad built to pray and thank the Goddess for the safe passage of chinese immigrants from theit hometown to Singapore, then a British trading port.
-Thian Hock Keng Temple was later built on the site. The renovation cost was covered by donations from devotees, also one of the philanthropist Tan Tock Seng. It served as a temple, school and community centre. Grateful immigrants, some of whom became successful businessmen, contributed to the construction.
-Thian Hock Keng Temple was gazetted as a national monument on 6 July 1973.
2)Goh Cho Tua Peh Kong Temple
-The Temple was built in 1847 at Lavender Road (previously known as Rochor Road). It was refurbished in 1920 and 1928. Although the name of the road has changed, the Temple is still known as "Goh Cho Tua Peh Kong Temple".
-The Goh Cho Tua Peh Temple was established in 1847 by Chinese Hokkien labourers working on Joseph Balestier’s sugar plantation on the northern fringe of his estate.
-Balestier at the time was a swampy area infested with tigers and malarial mosquitoes. There was the problem of plantation workers getting killed by tigers. Thus the temple was established to pray to the deity Tua Pek Kong (Grand Old Man) who is believed to be the guardian saint of overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia. These new migrants thus relied on him in the perilous early days to bring prosperity, cure disease, becalm the ocean and avert danger.
3)Kim Lan Beo Temple
-Served as the centre of activities for a Hokkien clan secret society then.
-Later in 1881, when Mr Cheang Hong Lim refurbished the Temple, it became a place of worship for the public. In the sixties, SHHK took over the management of the Temple.
-In 1988, the land was acquired by the Government and Kim Lan Beo was relocated to Kim Tian Road. The construction cost of the Temple was borne solely by SHHK.
click here to go back to SHHK's navigation page.
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