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Built by the Cantonese Congregation in the early 19th century, this Temple is dedicated to Thien Hau and is one of the most active in Cholon. It is said that Thien Hau (also known as Tuc Goi La Ba) can travel over the oceans on a mat and ride the clouds to wherever she pleases. Her mobility allows her to save people in trouble on the high seas.
Thien Hau is very popular in Hong Kong and Taiwan, which might explain why this Temple is included on so many tour-group agendas.

Though there are guardians to each side of the entrance, it is said that the real protectors of the Temple are the two land turtles that live here. There are intricate ceramic friezes above the roof line of the interior courtyard. Near the huge braziers are two miniature wooden structures in which a small figure of Thien Hau is paraded around the nearby streets on the 23rd day of the third lunar month.

On the main dais are three figures of Thien Hau, one behind the other, all flanked by two servants or guardians. To the left of the dais is a bed for Thien Hau. To the right is a scale-model boat and on the far right is the Goddess Long Mau, Protector of Mothers and Newborns.


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