Kheng Hock Keong

Kheng Hock Keong
Kheng Hock Keong in 2013
Religion
AffiliationChinese folk religion, Mazuism
Location
Location426-432 Strand Road, Yangon
CountryMyanmar
Kheng Hock Keong is located in Myanmar
Kheng Hock Keong
Shown within Myanmar
Geographic coordinates16°46′21.32″N 96°8′55.27″E / 16.7725889°N 96.1486861°E / 16.7725889; 96.1486861
Architecture
Completed1863; 161 years ago (1863)
Kheng Hock Keong
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQìngfú Gōng
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKhèng-hok-kiong
Burmese name
Burmeseခိန့်ဟုတ်ဗုဒ္ဓဘာသာဘုရားကျောင်း

The Kheng Hock Temple, also known as the Kheng Hock Keong (慶福宮), is the largest and oldest temple to the Chinese sea-goddess Mazu in Yangon, Burma. It is located on the corner of Sintodan Street and Strand Road in Latha Township. Kheng Hock Keong is maintained by a Hokkien Chinese clan association.[1] The temple attracts mostly Hokkien and Hakka worshipers, while the other temple in Latha Township, called the Guanyin Gumiao Temple, attracts Cantonese worshipers.

  1. ^ "Kheng Hock Keong".