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Sub Category - Places of Worship |
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Earliest Chinese Temples Built |
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Buildings & Places - Places of Worship |
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The earliest temple built by the Hakkas, the Yinghe Guan, was completed in 1823. The Cantonese and Hakkas jointly built the Fuk Tak Chi in Telok Ayer in 1824, which is now a heritage museum at Far East Square . The earliest Teochew temple is the Wak Hai Ceng Bio, on Phillip Street, constructed in 1826. The earliest Hokkien temple is the Hengshan Ting, at Silat Road, which was built in 1828. The earliest Hainanese temple is the Tianhou Temple, built on Beach Road in 1857. |
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