Yueh Hai Ching Temple

Yueh Hai Ching Temple
Native name
粵海清廟 (Chinese)
Entrance in 2006
Location30B Philip Street
Built1895; 129 years ago (1895)
Governing bodyNational Heritage Board
Designated28 June 1996; 28 years ago (1996-06-28)
Reference no.34
Yueh Hai Ching Temple is located in Singapore
Yueh Hai Ching Temple
Location of Yueh Hai Ching Temple in Singapore
Yueh Hai Ching Temple
Traditional Chinese粵海
Simplified Chinese粤海
Literal meaningTemple of the Calm Cantonese Sea
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYuèhǎiqīng Miào
Southern Min
Teochew Peng'imUag8 hai2 cêng1 bhio7

Yueh Hai Ching Temple (Traditional Chinese 粵海, Simplified Chinese 粤海),[1] also known as the Wak Hai Cheng Bio from its Teochew pronunciation, is a Chinese temple in Singapore located in Raffles Place in Singapore's central business district. The temple, whose name literally means "Temple of the Calm Sea",[1] was the first stop for Chinese immigrants to Singapore in the early 19th century. The temple was gazetted as a national monument of Singapore in 1996. It had also won various awards for its heritage and conservation efforts.

  1. ^ a b Thulaja, Naidu Ratnala (2016), "Yeh Hai Ching Temple", Singapore Infopedia, Singapore: National Library Board.