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Thian Hock Keng Temple ( Chinese 天福宫 ; Pinyin: Tiānfú Gōng ; Thian-hok-kiong; Temple of Heavenly Happiness; also: Tianfu Gong Temple ) is the oldest and most important Fukien , or Hoklo (Hokkien) temple in Singapore. The main temple is dedicated to Mazu, ...  

The main entrance to the temple A sister temple by the side (now sealed) ...  

There are 3 entrances in actual fact. One main entrance, and 2 by the side flanking the main. The dragon pillars, each sculptured out a single piece of solid granite ! Stone Temple Lions. Guards the temple entrance ! ...  

The Main Hall ... unfortunately, this place is off limits to cameras. So this is as far as my lens would bring .... ...  

1000 Hands Goddess of Mercy Hades and his trusty Henchmen .... Ghost Catchers General Guan Yu (aka Guan Gong). A living legend of a General in ancient warring China, immortalised upon death ! ...  

An important accessory if u wanna make your day enjoyable ! Thank you for stopping by ...... ...  

Nikon? Sadly most old temples in Indonesia have been renovated into modern and practical buildings. The churches are in better shape, i.e original conditons. cen@jkt ps I thought you were moving to Beijing?

like Full Frame ! Love the Nikon more each pasing day ! THK was refurbished, for years, with craftsman from China, and kept as "original" as possible. I am now based in Beijing, however, back this week in Singapore, on business of course. So took some tim... 

Without the 24 hours inside a plane!!! Beautiful pictures of a gorgeous place. I should have a picture of one of those stone lions tucked on my old iPhoto folders (I need to import those to Aperture some day). Cheers, Nilo

Singapore is terribly warm, especially coming back from freezing Beijing .... Nilo, U know Singapore well ! Perhaps even better than most Singaporeans do ! Happy Anniversary ! And thank you for the kind words.

Very interesting place, thanks for the share! Happy holidays flamenco! -MW

this holiday season. It was both a visual and etheral experience visiting THK. Glad u found it interesting. Happy Holidays to you and your family !