Poh San Teng Temple Explained

Poh San Teng Temple
Native Name:	Malay: Tokong Poh San Teng Chinese: 宝山亭
Map Type:	Malaysia Malacca Malacca City
Map Size:	220px
Coordinates:	2.196°N 102.2555°W
Religious Affiliation:	Taoism
Location:	Melaka City, Melaka, Malaysia
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Organizational Status:	-->
Architecture Type:	Chinese temple
Founded By:	Chua Su Cheong (Tsai Shih-chang)^[1]
Established:	1795
Date Destroyed:	-->
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The Poh San Teng Temple (is a Chinese temple located at the foot of Bukit China, next to the Malacca Warrior Monument and King's well in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia.^{[2] [3]} The temple is dedicated to Tua Pek Kong and was founded in 1795 during the era of Dutch Malacca by Chinese Kapitan Chua Su Cheong (Tsai Shih-chang).^{[4] [1] [2] [5]}

Features

Since it is a graveyard temple, the names of the deity, "Fu De Zheng Shen" or "Tua Pek Kong" are inscribed with the temple is mainly dedicated to Tua Pek Kong.^[6] An inscription on a stele in the temple compound commemorating the founding of the temple, where it reads:

See also

• Cheng Hoon Teng Temple
• Xiang Lin Si Temple
• List of tourist attractions in Malacca

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Heritage Site Melaka – Site Visit Report. Penang Heritage Trust. 2009. 10 March 2019. We were also shown the ancestral tablet of Kapitan China Chua Su Cheong (Tsai Shih-Chang), Jo's ancestor. Jo is a Project Co-ordinator of the Cheng Hoon Teng Temple as well as the Poh San Teng Temple.. PDF. 26/28. https://web.archive.org/web/20190310040215/http://www.pht.org.my/newsletters/2009_12.pdf. 10 March 2019. dead.
2. Book: Morris Tan. Malaysia Travel Guide Series: Melaka (Malacca). 29 October 2015. Wizio Publishing. 50–. GGKEY:HT06L0TK7X8.
3. Web site: Poh San Teng Temple, Bukit China, Malacca. Timothy Tye. Discover with Timothy Tye. 2 May 2009. 10 March 2019.
4. Book: Lonely Planet. Simon Richmond. Isabel Albiston. Lonely Planet Kuala Lumpur, Melaka & Penang. 1 June 2017. Lonely Planet Global Limited. 978-1-78701-060-4. 332–.
5. Web site: Poh San Teng Temple. Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council. 10 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190310031022/http://www.mphtj.gov.my/en/visitors/places-worship/buddhist-temple. 10 March 2019. dead.
6. Web site: Ancient Poh San Teng Temple. Sarah Cruz. CushTravel. 14 January 2014. 10 March 2019.