Ying Fo Fui Kun
| Ying Fo Fui Kun | |
|---|---|
 Ying Fo Fui Kun in 2006 | |
| Location | 98 Telok Ayer Street |
| Coordinates | 1°16′56.9″N 103°50′54.4″E / 1.282472°N 103.848444°E |
| Built | 1881-1882 |
| Governing body | National Heritage Board |
| Designated | 18 December 1998 |
| Reference no. | 40 |
.svg)  Location of Ying Fo Fui Kun in Singapore | |
Ying Fo Fui Kun (simplified Chinese: 应和会馆; traditional Chinese: 應和會館; pinyin: Yìnghè Huìguǎn) is a Hakka clan association in Singapore. Its clan house is located at Telok Ayer Street in the Outram Planning Area, within the Central Area.
The Ying Fo Fui Kun clan house building was constructed in 1881-1882. Ying Fo Fui Kun was the first Hakka association in Singapore and once housed the Ying Sin School (應新學校) from 1905 to 1971.[1]
History
Established in 1822-1823, Ying Fo Fui Kun is the oldest clan associations in Singapore. At a time when development in Singapore was in its infancy, Ying Fo Fui Kun's clan house was amongst the first buildings in
Ying Fo Fui Kun began life as a
In 1887, the Ying Fo Fui Kun bought over a piece of land from the British government to meet the burial demands of the increasing number of association members.[2] The Ying Fo Kuan Memorial was built, and an ancestral hall was built next to it, which was called the Shuang Long Shan Wu Shu Ancestral Hall (Twin Dragon Hills).[3]
Architecture
Ying Fo Fui Kun's clan house has since been rebuilt several times, but it has always remained at its original site in Telok Ayer. The clan house features
On the ground floor are meeting and administration rooms, while the upper level houses an altar dedicated to Guan Ti (关帝), the Martial deity honored by Qing imperial court. A popular Chinese heroic deity revered by many clan associations, Guan Ti embodies the qualities of courage and loyalty — two virtues close to the hearts of the early Chinese immigrants.
The clan building has been well
The Ying Fo Fui Kun clan house was gazetted as a
References
- ^ "Ying Fo Fui Kun". Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Tails from the Lion City". Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Heritage Trails :: Queenstown Trail :: Shuang Long Shan Wu Shu Ancestral Hall". Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- National Heritage Board (2002), Singapore's 100 Historic Places, Archipelago Press, ISBN 981-4068-23-3
- Preservation of Monuments Board, Know Our Monuments
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