02075nam a2200289 i 4500 OSt 20240107164030.0 240107s2021 si aof e 001 0 eng d 9789813251441 RM173.50 hardback PPAK eng PPAK rda 23 726.1951095957 726.1951095957 YEO R Yeo, Kang Shua, 1975- author. DIVINE CUSTODY : A HISTORY OF SINGAPORE'S OLDEST TEOCHEW TEMPLE / YEO KANG SHUA Singapore : NUS Press, [2021] viii, 244 pages [15] unnumbered pages of plates : colour photographs ; 24 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographic references and index Note on Translation, Transliteration and Traditional Chinese Script-- Acknowledgementsp-- Introductionp-- Chapter 1 History of the Temples Property and Originsp-- Chapter 2 Changing Social Relationships with the Temple across the Centuries-- Chapter 3 Architectural Developments in the 19th and 20th Centuries-- Chapter 4 The 2010 to 2014 Restoration-- Chapter 5 Conclusion-- Chapter 6 Bibliographical Appreciation-- Endnotes-- Appendix-- List of Figures-- Bibliography-- Index. Teochew-speaking gambier and pepper farmers were early settlers of Singapore at the turn of the 19th century. Wak Hai Cheng Bio, now surrounded by the skyscrapers of Singapore's central business district, traces its history back to the earliest days of the colony. Its two deities - the Emperor of Heaven and Mazu, the Goddess of the Seas, tutelary deities of the Teochew people and travellers by sea respectively, long accompanied the sojourns of Teochew-speakers in the region. No written sources or inscriptions commemorate the founding of the temple, but the author's research in the history of .. Temples, Chinese Singapore Architecture, Chinese Singapore2 History ddc B 194411 194411 0 1 PPAK R 2024-01-28 0 R 726.1951095957 YEO A01810581 2024-01-28 11:22:46 B