The Secrets of Thian Fu Kong Temple 天福宫
Schedule
Thu, 25 Dec, 2025 at 08:45 am
UTC+08:00Location
Telok Ayer MRT Station | Singapore, SG
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🕵️♂️ Looking for a meaningful way to spend your Christmas⛄️ morning? Step back in time with Secrets of Singapore as we peel back the layers of Singapore’s oldest and most hallowed Hokkien temple - 天福宫 Thian Hock Keng Beyond the incense and intricate carvings lie stories that many walk past, but few truly see. We aren't just looking at architecture; we are decoding a 180-year-old time capsule.
What Secrets Will You Discover?
🤔 Who was Mazu (媽祖)? Was she a goddess or a human girl whose mortal body rescued countless seafarers?
🤔 What major landmark stood directly in front of the temple when our ancestors first knelt to pray for their safe arrival?
🤔 How do you differentiate the he and she of the pair of lion statutes guarding the temple?
🤔 Where are the bats hiding in the temple?
🤔 What does the famous imperial plaque 波靖南溟 really mean? Why did a distant Qing Dynasty Emperor bestow this highest honour on this temple which was built without using a single nail?
🤔 What does the idiom 门当户对 has to do with the temple?
🤔 What evidence that the Indians helped build the temple?
🤔 Why did the floor tiles don’t look Chinese...
and many more
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Where is it happening?
Telok Ayer MRT Station, 7 Cross Street,SingaporeEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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