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Author Yeo, Kang Shua, 1975- author.

Title Divine custody a history of Singapore's oldest Teochew temple / Yeo Kang Shua
Published Singapore : NUS Press, [2021]

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Contents Half Title -- Full Title -- Imprint Page -- Table of Contents -- Note on Translation, Transliteration and Traditional Chinese Script -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: History of the Temple's Property and Origins -- Chapter 2: Changing Social Relationships with the Temple across the Centuries -- Chapter 3: Architectural Developments in the 19th and 20th Centuries -- Chapter 4: The 2010 to 2014 Restoration -- Chapter 5: Conclusion -- Chapter 6: Bibliographical Appreciation -- Endnotes -- Appendix -- List of Figures -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary Teochew-speaking gambier and pepper farmers were early settlers of Singapore at the turn of the 19th century. Wak Hai Cheng Bio, now surrounded by the skyscrapers of Singapore's central business district, traces its history back to the earliest days of the colony. Its two deities - the Emperor of Heaven and Mazu, the Goddess of the Seas, tutelary deities of the Teochew people and travellers by sea respectively, long accompanied the sojourns of Teochew-speakers in the region. No written sources or inscriptions commemorate the founding of the temple, but the author's research in the history of l
Subject Temples, Chinese -- Singapore -- History
Temples, Chinese -- Social aspects -- Singapore
Temples, Chinese -- Singapore -- Design and construction
Temples, Chinese -- Conservation and restoration -- Singapore
Architecture, Chinese -- Singapore
Architecture, Chinese
Temples, Chinese
Singapore
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789813252011
9813252014
Other Titles History of Singapore's oldest Teochew temple