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Thian Hock Keng is one of the oldest and most important Hokkien temples in Singapore. It was visited by Chinese immigrants giving thanks to Mazu (Goddess of the Seas) for their safe voyage. In 1839, under the leadership of Mr Tan Tock Seng and Mr Si Hoo Keh, the Hokkien clan built the temple in Telok Ayer Street.
Thian Hock Keng (Chinese: 天福宮; pinyin: Tiānfú Gōng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thian-hok-keng or the Tianfu Temple, literally "Palace of Heavenly Happiness"), is a temple built for the worship of Mazu, a Chinese sea goddess, located in Singapore.
Thian Hock Keng is a rare temple that encompasses Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism and Ancestral Worship. In addition to its main deity, Goddess of the Seas, other deities include Goddess of Mercy and Confucius.
Thian Hock Keng is one of Singapore’s most majestic Chinese temples. It was built when Telok Ayer Street was a sandy beach crowded with trading junks, long before the first land reclamation that began the inexorable separation of the temple and the seashore.
Thian Hock Keng (天福宫, ‘Palace of Heavenly Happiness’) is one of Singapore’s oldest Hokkien temples. It is located near Al-Abrar Mosque, Former Nagore Dargah, and Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church, standing on what used to be the shoreline of Telok Ayer Basin.
Located just around the corner from multiple places of worship like the Al-Abrar Mosque and Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church, Thian Hock Keng is a living symbol of Singapore's diverse tapestry of religious beliefs.
One of the oldest and most important Hokkien temples in Singapore, Thian Hock Keng began as a humble joss house in 1821-22. It was erected in honour of Ma Zu Po 妈祖婆, the Protector of Sojourners, and Chinese immigrants would go there to offer thanks for a safe passage.
Thian Hock Keng Temple (THKT) is one of the oldest Hokkien temples in Singapore. It is believed that Chinese immigrants visited the temple to give thanks to Mazu (Goddess of the Seas) for their safe voyage.
One of the oldest Hokkien temples in Singapore, Thian Hock Keng was erected during the early 19th century by grateful Fujian natives who wanted to honour the Goddess of the Sea, or Tianhou, for having granted them a safe passage across the South China Sea.
Thian Hock Keng is one of the oldest Chinese temples in Singapore. The Hokkien Taoist temple was built in 1839-42 in traditional Hokkien architecture by craftsmen using materials brought from China by immigrants.
