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Reportedly the first temple in the country dedicated to the Journey to the West character Sun Wukong (also known as the Monkey King), Qi Tian Gong was established in 1920. It was originally located in an attap dwelling but relocated to a rented shophouse at 44 Eng Hoon Street in 1938. In 1985, the temple's trustees bought over the shophouse. [1]
The Qi Tian Gong Temple at Eng Hoon Street is dedicated to the Monkey God. The temple will organised grand Birthday Celebrations on the 16th day of the 1st and 8th Lunar Months, which include lion, dragon dances, and performances of Chinese street opera. [12]
Sun Wukong, [1] also known as the Monkey God and Qi Tian Da Sheng (齊天大聖) meaning ‘Great Sage, Equal of Heaven’, [2] is a protagonist in Journey to the West, a Chinese classical novel. According to Singapore's first temple devoted to the Monkey God, "Monkey god is almighty, resourceful, mercurial, brave and vigorous, who can identify ...
Tien How Temple also known as Ma Chor Keng or Lim Sz Chong Su Temple was founded in the year of 1912 Address: 7, Jalan Fatimah, 83000 Batu Pahat, Johor GPS: 1.84884, 102.92781
A struggling merchant, Xu Sheng (许盛), and his elder brother, Xu Cheng (许成), attend a ceremony at a Sun Wukong temple in Fujian, China. [4] Xu Sheng is entirely sceptical of the self-styled "Great Sage, Heaven's Equal" (齐天大圣); in stark contrast, his brother becomes a fervent devotee. Afterwards, much to his brother's shock and ...
City God Temple of Suphan Buri, Thailand. Kheng Hock Keong, of the Chinese community in Yangon, Burma, is a temple enshrining Mazu.. Chinese folk religion plays a dynamic role in the lives of the overseas Chinese who have settled in the countries of this geographic region, particularly Burmese Chinese, Singaporean Chinese, Malaysian Chinese, Thai Chinese, Indonesian Chinese and Hoa.
The Temple of Heaven (simplified Chinese: 天坛; traditional Chinese: 天壇; pinyin: Tiāntán) is a complex of imperial religious buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing. The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for a good harvest.
Dalongdong Baoan Temple: 大龍峒保安宮 Datong: 1742 Taoism Baosheng Dadi: Guandu Temple: 關渡宮 Beitou: 1712 Taoism Mazu: Confucian Temple: 臺北孔子廟 Datong: 1879 Confucianism Confucius: Hui Chi Temple: 芝山巖惠濟宮 Shilin: 1764 Taoism Kaizhang Shengwang: Linji Huguo Chan Temple: 臨濟護國禪寺 Zhongshan: 1911 Buddhism ...