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Tua Pek Kong (Chinese: 大伯公, Da Bo Gong) is one of the pantheon of Malaysian Chinese Gods. It was believed the date Tua Pek Kong arrived in Penang was 40 years before Francis Light. Tua Pek Kong was a man named Zhang Li (张理) of Hakka family, his Sumatra bound boat was struck by wind and accidentally landed on Penang island of Malaysia, which at that time had only 50 inhabitants. After his death, local peoples began worshipping him and built the Tua Pek Kong temple there. Today Tua Pek Kong is worshipped by Malaysian Chinese throughout the country.
Having been brought up in a typical middle class family, Folk Taoism is not something that I am exposed to in a major way. Despite being one of the major religions in Singapore, this aspect of local Chinese culture is hardly promoted, written about or celebrated.Many well-educated Chinese Singaporeans see Folk Taoism or associated practices as embarrassment, and something one pretends doesn't exist. In fact, one can hardly find any book in the bookstores about the real traditional beliefs and everyday practices of Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia, as opposed to that practiced in China, which one can find in abundance.I stumbled onto this fascinating aspect of our cultural heritage last year and am still learning more about it. Increasingly, during this process, I have realized how closely linked these practices are to the culture of our southern Chinese ancestors. Gradually, I am finding the pieces of our cultural puzzle falling into place.
506 C WOODLANDS ROAD
SINGAPORE 738657
Contact : Mr Chong Teck What
Hp:91733326
Tua Pek Kong (Chinese: 大伯公, Da Bo Gong) is one of the pantheon of Malaysian Chinese Gods. It was believed the date Tua Pek Kong arrived in Penang was 40 years before Francis Light. Tua Pek Kong was a man named Zhang Li (张理) of Hakka family, his Sumatra bound boat was struck by wind and accidentally landed on Penang island of Malaysia, which at that time had only 50 inhabitants. After his death, local peoples began worshipping him and built the Tua Pek Kong temple there. Today Tua Pek Kong is worshipped by Malaysian Chinese throughout the country.
This small Tua Pek Kong Temple (大 伯 公 ) lies forgotten along Woodlands Road (12ms) Along with it comes more than 100 years of cultural history.Primarily the temple serves as a guardian over a plot of graveyards covering some 3 acres of land.The land was originally owned by “NGEE ANN POLY” Subsequently it was handed over to HDB in exchange for present Ngee Ann Polytechnic site along Bkt Timah 7 ms.
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Having been brought up in a typical middle class family, Folk Taoism is not something that I am exposed to in a major way. Despite being one of the major religions in Singapore, this aspect of local Chinese culture is hardly promoted, written about or celebrated.Many well-educated Chinese Singaporeans see Folk Taoism or associated practices as embarrassment, and something one pretends doesn't exist. In fact, one can hardly find any book in the bookstores about the real traditional beliefs and everyday practices of Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia, as opposed to that practiced in China, which one can find in abundance.I stumbled onto this fascinating aspect of our cultural heritage last year and am still learning more about it. Increasingly, during this process, I have realized how closely linked these practices are to the culture of our southern Chinese ancestors. Gradually, I am finding the pieces of our cultural puzzle falling into place.
Special Thanks
What began as an unusual exuberant mix between the Han of the Yellow Valley and the colourful spiritual traditions of the Min-Yue tribal roots of the South, arrived in Southeast Asia with our immigrant forefathers 200 years ago, interacted with local Hindu/pre-Islamic Malay traditions to produce the even more bizarre rojak or combination that exists here today.This is not meant to be a Taoist website - for I am not Taoist and have no ambition to promote Taoism as a religion here. As a start, this site seeks to promote awareness of Folk Taoism as a critical piece of the kaleidoscope that is Singapore's cultural heritage. It seeks to document, through photos and articles, Folk Taoism as a cultural and anthropological phenomenon, in particular, the rituals of the spirit medium, also known as the Tanki.Let me express my gratitude to the following individuals without whose assistance I would not have been able to explore this fascinating aspect of our cultural heritage: Victor Yue, Andi, Jave Wu, Eng Teck.
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506 C WOODLANDS ROAD
SINGAPORE 738657
Contact : Mr Chong Teck What
Hp:91733326
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