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Inside Yueh Hai Ching Temple, Singapore’s oldest Teochew temple

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Professor Yeo Kang Shua at Yueh Hai Ching Temple on Phillip Street (Dec 29).  One of the most important places for practising Taoists not just for the upcoming festive season but throughout the year is the 200-year-old Yueh Hai Ching Temple in Phillip Street in the Raffles Place area.
It is Singapore’s oldest Teochew temple which is believed to have been built shortly after 1819 when Sir Stamford Raffles established the island as a British free port along the ancient Maritime Silk Road that linked East and West.

Professor Yeo Kang Shua worked with a team of architects, engineers and temple artisans to restore Yueh Hai Ching Temple.

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SINGAPORE – Nestled amid the shiny skyscrapers in bustling Raffles Place, Singapore’s oldest Teochew temple is usually a picture of tranquillity.

The 200-year-old Yueh Hai Ching Temple in Phillip Street typically gets about 2,000 visitors a month.

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