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Largest and oldest Mazu temple in Yangon, Myanmar
Kheng Hock Keong
Kheng Hock Keong in 2013
Religion
AffiliationChinese folk religion, Mazuism
Location
Location426-432 Strand Road, Yangon
CountryMyanmar
Kheng Hock Keong is located in MyanmarKheng Hock KeongShown within Myanmar
Geographic coordinates16°46′21.32″N 96°8′55.27″E / 16.7725889°N 96.1486861°E / 16.7725889; 96.1486861
Architecture
Completed1863; 162 years ago (1863)
Kheng Hock Keong
Traditional Chinese慶福宮
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQìngfú Gōng
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKhèng-hok-kiong
Burmese name
Burmeseခိန့်ဟုတ်ဗုဒ္ဓဘာသာဘုရားကျောင်း

The Kheng Hock Temple, also known as the Kheng Hock Keong (慶福宮), is the largest and oldest temple to the Chinese sea-goddess Mazu in Yangon, Burma. It is located on the corner of Sintodan Street and Strand Road in Latha Township. Kheng Hock Keong is maintained by a Hokkien Chinese clan association. The temple attracts mostly Hokkien and Hakka worshipers, while the other temple in Latha Township, called the Guanyin Gumiao Temple, attracts Cantonese worshipers.

Establishment

It was originally built as a wooden temple in 1861 and completed in 1863, built in the Fujian style, on a tax-exempt plot of land granted by the British authorities. The founding Kheng Hock Keong Trust Committee was composed of Rangoon's largest Hokkien clans, representing the Chan-Khoo, Lim, Tan, Yeo, Lee, and Su clans. At the temple's founding, the primary deity was Guanyin. A new brick building was completed in 1903, costing over 153,000 rupees.

Gallery

  • Kheng Hock Keong after World War II, in 1945. Kheng Hock Keong after World War II, in 1945.
  • Kheng Hock Keong at 2013 Chinese New Year Kheng Hock Keong at 2013 Chinese New Year
  • Kheng Hock Keong at night Kheng Hock Keong at night
  • Courtyard Courtyard
  • Entrance Entrance
  • Main Shrine of Mazu Main Shrine of Mazu

References

  1. "Kheng Hock Keong".
  2. ^ Chen, Yi-Sein (1966). "The Chinese in Rangoon during the 18th and 19th Centuries". Essays Offered to G. H. Luce by His Colleagues and Friends in Honour of His Seventy-Fifth Birthday. Volume 1: Papers on Asian History, Religion, Languages, Literature, Music Folklore, and Anthropology. 23. Artibus Asiae Publishers: 107–111. doi:10.2307/1522640. JSTOR 1522640.
  3. ^ Li, Yi (2017-02-25). Chinese in Colonial Burma: A Migrant Community in A Multiethnic State. Springer. ISBN 9781137519009.

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