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Keong Saik Road
Keong Saik Road ( or , ) is a one-way road located in Chinatown, Singapore, Chinatown within the Outram, Singapore, Outram Planning Area in Singapore. The road links New Bridge Road to Neil Road, and is intersected by Kreta Ayer Road. Etymology and history Keong Saik Road was named in 1926 after the Malacca-born Chinese businessman, Tan Keong Saik, in remembrance to his contribution to the Chinese community. The stretch of road became a prominent red-light district with many brothels located in the shophouses on either side of the street in the 1960s. The street, along with Sago Lane areas became notoriously known as one of the "turfs" operated by the Sio Loh Kuan secret society. The 1990s opened a new chapter for the road, with the site sprouting many "boutique hotels" like Naumi Liora, Hotel 1929, the Regal Inn and Keong Saik Hotel. Keong Saik Road now mainly houses kopitiam, coffee shops, art gallery, art galleries and other Retailing, shops for commercial use. The Bukit Pas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regal Inn
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Sri Layan Sithi Vinayagar Temple
Sri Layan Sithi Vinayagar Temple is a Hindu temple at the junction of Keong Saik Road and Kreta Ayer Road in Chinatown, Singapore. Completed in 1925, the temple has been underwent multiple major renovations. Description The front gate features decorated posts and a moulded cornice accompanied by dentils. The gate also features five sculptures, one of which depicts the Hindu deity Ganesha, to whom the temple is dedicated. The temple's Gopuram, which was made taller and "more ornate" during a 2007 facelift for the temple, features five levels which taper towards the top of the structure to signify the five human senses. The painted sculptures and carvings on the Gopuram depict various aspects of the mythology surrounding Ganesha. The temple also features a statue of Naagar, a Holy Vel and a statue of the deity Rama. History The temple replaced an older attap roof temple dedicated to Ganesha near the mortuary of the Singapore General Hospital catering towards the hospital employee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guan Yin
Guanyin () is a common Chinese name of the bodhisattva associated with compassion known as Avalokiteśvara (). Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin, which means " he One WhoPerceives the Sounds of the World". Originally regarded as male in Indian Buddhism, Guanyin has been more commonly depicted as female in China and most of East Asia since about the 12th century. Due to sociogeographical factors, Guanyin can also be historically depicted as genderless or adorning an androgynous apprentice. On the 19th day of the sixth lunar month, Guanyin's attainment of Buddhahood is celebrated. Guanyin has been incorporated in other religions, including Taoism and Chinese folk religion. Some Buddhists believe that when one of their adherents departs from this world, they are placed by Guanyin in the heart of a lotus and then sent to the western pure land of Sukhāvatī. Guanyin is often referred to as the "most widely beloved Buddhist Divinity" with miraculous powers to assist all those who pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanyang (region)
Nanyang () is the Chinese language, Chinese term for the warmer and fertile geographical region along the South China, southern coastal regions of China and beyond, otherwise known as the 'Four Seas, South Sea' or Southeast Asia. The term came into common usage in self-reference to the large Han Chinese, ethnic Chinese migrant population in Southeast Asia, and is contrasted with ''Xiyang'' (), which refers to the Western world, and ''Dongyang'' (), which refers to Japan. The Chinese press regularly uses the term to refer to the region stretching from Yunnan, Yunnan Province to Singapore (north to south) and from Myanmar, Myanmar (Burma) to Vietnam (west to east); in addition, the term also refers to Brunei, East Malaysia, East Timor, Indonesia and the Philippines in the region it encompasses. The alternative term, "Golden Chersonese, Great Golden Peninsula", came into common usage due to the large number of Chinese immigration, migrants – attempting to escape the reach of the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cundhi Gong Temple
Cundhi Gong Temple or Zhun Ti Gong Temple is a temple on Keong Saik Road in Chinatown, Singapore. Completed in 1928, it was initially a branch of a now-demolished temple on Upper Chin Chew Street. Description The Nanyang-style temple features a roof built with "shallow curved-profile" clay tiles, accompanied by ridges "adorned with green-glazed Chinese circular tiles." The roof also features dragons made of porcelain on either side of a "blazing pearl" on the curved roof ridge. The parapet below the dragons features phoenixes and flowers, also made of porcelain. The temple's five-foot way features floral tiles made by Gilliot & Cie on the walls and timber trusses accompanied by traditional paintings and "elaborate" wooden carvings. The temple's front entrance leads to its main prayer hall. A smaller prayer hall and an outdoor courtyard can be found behind the main prayer hall, while the temple's living quarters can be found left of the main prayer hall and on the temple's second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservation Areas In Singapore
The architecture of Singapore displays a range of influences and styles from different places and periods. These range from the eclectic styles and hybrid forms of the colonial period to the tendency of more contemporary architecture to incorporate trends from around the world. In both aesthetic and technological terms, Singapore architecture may be divided into the more traditional pre-World War II colonial period, and the largely modern post-war and post-colonial period. Traditional architecture in Singapore includes vernacular Malay houses, local hybrid shophouses and black and white bungalows, a range of places of worship reflecting the ethnic and religious diversity of the city-state as well as colonial civic and commercial architecture in European Neoclassical, gothic, palladian and renaissance styles. Modern architecture in Singapore began with the transitional Art Deco style and the arrival of reinforced concrete as a popular building material. International Style m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
