Walk around the temple at Telok Ayer St and capture the temple, Singapore Musical Box Museum and Nagore Dargah.
121) Thian Hock Keng temple
Early Chinese immigrants visited Thian Hock Keng temple to give thanks to Mazu (Goddess of the Seas) for their safe voyage. It is one of the oldest and most important Hokkien temples in Singapore. The temple was built in 1840. It’s history are recorded on stone steles inside the Entrance Hall.
In 1907, the Chinese Qing Dynasty Emperor Guang Xu even presented a plaque inscribed with the words Bo Jing Nan Ming (Gentle Waves over the South Seas).
Thian Hock Keng temple.
Thian Hock Keng temple.
122) Singapore Musical Box Museum
Click here to go to Singapore Musical Box Museum website.
Singapore Musical Box Museum.
123) Nagore Dargah
Nagore Dargah was built to commemorate a visit to the island by a Muslim holy man. It was built by southern India Muslims between 1828 and 1830.
Nagore Dargah.
Walk further down Telok Ayer St until you see the heritage building: Ying Fo Fui Kun.
124) Heritage building Ying Fo Fui Kun built 1822
Ying Fo Fui Kun (应和会馆 Yìnghè Huìguǎn) is a Hakka clan association in Singapore. Its clan house was built in 1822. It is the oldest clan associations in Singapore. Ying Fo Fui Kun's clan house was amongst the first buildings in Telok Ayer, where the island's earliest Chinese settlements were located.
It looked after the welfare of its members by finding accommodation and jobs for newly arrived Hakkas and making funeral arrangements for deceased clan members.
Heritage building Ying Fo Fui Kun built 1822.
Continue a bit further down Telok Ayer St until you see the heritage building: Fuk Tak Chi Museum. Do go in and have a look as it is free entrance.
125) Fuk Tak Chi Museum: built 1825
The Fuk Tak Chi Museum is now part of the AMOY Hotel, an interesting boutique hotel. It was once the oldest Chinese temple in Singapore and was built in 1825. Go in and explore its wall mural, statue and other interesting stuff.
