Long Shan Tang Temple

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Long Shan Tang Temple (Chinese :龍山堂; pinyin :Lóngshān Táng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī :Liông-san-tông) 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 clans from Fujian province in 1877. [1] The temple is dedicated to ancestor worship.

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References

  1. "Long Shan Tang". Chinatownology.com. Retrieved 2010-08-03.

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Fushan Temple

Fushansi, located on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road in Bahan Township, Yangon, is a Mahayana Buddhist temple founded in January 1875 by overseas Chinese descended from Hoklo people from Anxi County, Fujian. The temple is managed by Kheng Hock Keong in downtown Yangon. Fushansi is dedicated to a Chinese Buddhist monk named Chó·-su-kong and was restored in 2008. Fushansi attracts many devotees especially during Chinese New Year and Qingsui Zu Shi's birthday.

Guanyin Gumiao Temple

Guanyin Gumiao Temple is one of two major Chinese temples located within 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 1855, and subsequently rebuilt in 1864, with two additional brick buildings to the side built in 1872. The temple is located on Maha Bandula Road and is dedicated to Guanyin, a Buddhist bodhisattva same to the Burmese Buddhist boddhisattva Avalokiteśvara (လောကနတ်).

Coordinates: 16°46′28.14″N96°9′2.49″E / 16.7744833°N 96.1506917°E / 16.7744833; 96.1506917

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