Long Shan Tang Temple
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Long Shan Tang Temple is a Hokkien Chinese
clan temple
(also called kongsi) located on Anawrahta Road in Latha Township
, part of Yangon
's Chinatown. It was founded by members of the Tseng
and Khoo clan
s from Fujian province in 1877. The temple is dedicated to ancestor worship
.
Burmese Chinese
The Burmese Chinese or Chinese Burmese are a group of overseas Chinese born or raised in Burma . Although the Chinese officially make up three percent of the population, the actual figure is believed to be much higher...
clan temple
Kongsi
Kongsi or "clan halls", are benevolent organizations of popular origin found among overseas Chinese communities for individuals with the same surname. This type of social practice arose, it is held, several centuries ago in China...
(also called kongsi) located on Anawrahta Road in Latha Township
Latha Township
Latha Township is located in the western part of downtown Yangon, and shares borders with Lanmadaw township in the west, Pabedan township in the east, Seikkan township and Yangon river in the south, and Dagon township in the north. It consists of ten wards and is home to three primary schools, one...
, part of Yangon
Yangon
Yangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region . Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial...
's Chinatown. It was founded by members of the Tseng
Zeng
Zeng is a Chinese family name. In Cantonese, it is rendered as Tsang. In Taiwan, it is rendered as Tseng or Tzeng. In Malaysia, it may be rendered as Chan. In Indonesia, it may be rendered as Tjan. In Vietnam, it may be rendered as Tăng. The surname Zeng is the 32nd most common surname in Mainland...
and Khoo clan
Qiū (surname)
Qiū is the Hanyu Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese family names 丘, 邱 and 仇, 秋. They may be transliterated in various forms, as:* 丘, 邱, 秋 as Qiū, 仇 as Qiú * Chiu...
s from Fujian province in 1877. The temple is dedicated to ancestor worship
Ancestor Veneration in China
Ancestral veneration in Chinese culture is the practice of living family members who try to provide a deceased family member with continuous happiness and well-being in the afterlife. It is a way of continuing to show respect towards them, and it reinforces the unity of family and lineage. Showing...
.
See also
- Fushan Si TempleFushan Si TempleFushan Si Temple , located on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road in Bahan Township, Yangon, is a Hokkien Chinese temple founded in January 1875 by overseas Chinese with ancestry from Anxi County in Fujian Province. The temple is managed by the Kheng Hock Keong Temple in downtown Yangon. Fushan Si is dedicated to...
- Guanyin Gumiao TempleGuanyin Gumiao TempleGuanyin Gumiao Temple is one of two major Chinese temples located in Latha Township in Yangon's Chinatown. It was founded by the Cantonese community of Yangon in 1823, but was destroyed by a fire in December I855, and subsequently rebuilt in 1864, with two additional brick buildings to the side...
- Kheng Hock Keong TempleKheng Hock Keong TempleKheng Hock Keong Temple , located on the corner of Sintodan Street and Strand Road in Latha Township, Yangon , Burma , is the largest and oldest Chinese Buddhist and Taoist temple dedicated to the Chinese goddess Mazu in Yangon. It was originally built as a wooden temple in 1861 and completed in 1863...