Fu Huang Sern Temple in Cholon Chinatown.

Located off the main street of Hai Tuong Lan Ong,the Fu Huang Sern chinese temple is a place of worship to the majority Hokkien speaking people in the Cholon community.

It is being managed by the Fujian Erfu Huay Kuan.(Fujian Erfu Association) The temple has fine craftmanship with most materials shipped from the ancestral homeland and the design is a replica model of the oldest Kaiyuan Temple in the West Street of Quanzhou,Fujian Province built in the year 686AD.

A pair of lion sculpture is standing guard outside. Similar temple structures can be seen at the oldest Thian Hock Keng Temple in Singapore,Long Shan Tang Temple and Keng Hock Keong Temple both in Yangon Chinatown.

The two large lanterns hanging near the temple's entrance have symbolic meaning.
The written characters have Chinese proverbs inscribed while the larger characters will identify the place or events name.

The bigger characters says it's Hokkien God or "pinyin:Fu Huang Sern"
In the case of a Chinese funeral,a white lantern with the maiden name of the deceased being inscribed on it. Weddings and other important ceremonies also have lanterns to brighten up the atmosphere.

The bronze vases and the ritual wine container [fāngyí (方彝)] in the middle  doesn't look like a josstick urn.

There were written inscription cast on the vessel and on top of the cover is a little dragon that looks like a tiger.

Nickname "Xianzhang" or Bi'an,it is one of the nine sons of a dragon according to Chinese legend.He's very powerful and interested in prisons and judicial cases.

You'll noticed this kind of settings in almost all temples where a judicial table will be in front of the main altar.




 "Fujian De Yong" the signcraft at the entrance. Chinese text writing during ancient time starts from the right.
Traditionally, Chinese is written in vertical columns from top to bottom; the first column is on the right side of the page, and the text runs toward the left.

 Text written in Classical Chinese also uses little or no punctuation. With modernisation,the text layout has now followed the western style.

 Simplified Chinese is standard in the People's Republic of China, Singapore, and Malaysia.
Traditional Chinese is retained in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau and overseas Chinese communities.

 The main hall altar with the patron deity Fazhugong or Zhanggong shengju.
A kind of idol worship that has been passed down from generations.
 A notable sight in Hokkien households is the display of three or more generations of ancestral tablets at the family altar, besides other deities.




 "City God" or Cheng Huang (城隍) taking care of the fortunes of the city.

Quan Cong also known as Guan Yu,a general in the Three Kingdoms of Chinese history.

That is the period of anarchy during the Six Dynasties
The last dynasty of China was the Qing Dynasty also known as the Manchu Dynasty ruling from 1644 to 1912.

  Portrait of Huangdi,the Yellow Emperor who founded the Chinese civilization.
He's the great inventor of carts,boats and clothings.

 That fantastic beast animal with him was Bai Ze,which provided him with guidance on the forms and habits of all types of supernatural creatures in the world and how to overcome their attacks.

Legend has it that the dragon has nine sons, but none has grown into a dragon, with each having his own appearance.

 Bixi :-look like a turtle and is fond of carrying heavy loads.
Chiwen:- looks somewhat like a lizard without a tail. He likes to gaze around in precarious areas.
 Pulao:- shaped like a dragon, but smaller in size and like to roar.
 Taotie:- looks like a wolf and is extremely fond of eating.
 Qiuniu:- looks like a small yellow dragon with scales and loves music.
Yazi:- stares at things with angry eyes and he's fond of bloody killings.
 Suanni:- was originally the alias of the lion, so he looks like a lion. He likes smoke and fire and is fond of sitting.
Jiaotu:- is like a mussel or a snail that's tight-lipped by nature.

Images of a Buddhist monk with the peasants.

God of Wealth has a big tummy.

The God of Wealth is a Chinese deity who can bless one with luck, wealth and economic opportunities.

 This is my first time seeing a Monkey God.

Recalling the movie "Sun Wukong" which detailed his adventures.
An outcast from Taoist heaven, the Monkey God was redeemed and gained Buddhist immortality by escorting Tang Xuan Zang on his pilgrimage to the West to obtain the teachings of Lord Buddha.

The Ming Dynasty novel Journey to the West have detailed history of his existence.





  Scene of Chinese New Year celebration.
The lion dance and the laughing Buddha buddy seen here with children playing musical instruments.

 The Chinese New Year celebration last for 15 days but in most countries, the first and usually the second day of Chinese New Year is designated as public holidays.
 The eve will be reunion dinner while the 15th day is the yuanxiao.





The Tiger being King of the Jungle.
 In a Chinese horoscope,Tiger Years are third in the cycle and recur every twelfth year.

The characteristics of the Tiger are tempered by one of the five Chinese elements of Metal, Water, Wood, Fire and Earth. Tigers, born under the third Animal sign of the Chinese Zodiac, have the ability to lift the spirits of even the most depressed or lonesome individual they meet.

 Once a Tiger has committed himself to you after marriage, he can tend to want to dominate or lead you.
Tigers love excitement and need someone who can keep up with all they want to do and see.
On the other hand,tigers can be quite impulsive spenders because they know they can always make more.