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Taoism Taoism or Daoism (, ) is a diverse philosophical and religious tradition indigenous to China, emphasizing harmony with the Tao ( zh, p=dào, w=tao4). With a range of meaning in Chinese philosophy, translations of Tao include 'way', 'road', ' ...

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Melaka City Malacca City ( or ') is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Malacca, in Melaka Tengah District. It is List of cities by time of continuous habitation, the oldest Malaysian city on the Straits of Malacca, having become a successful entrep ...

Melaka Malacca (), officially the Historic State of Malacca (), is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, facing the Strait of Malacca. The state is bordered by Negeri Sembilan to the north and west and Johor to t ...

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

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Chinese temple Chinese temple architecture refer to a type of structures used as place of worship of Chinese Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, or Chinese folk religion, where people revere ethnic Chinese gods and ancestors. They can be classified as: * '' mi� ...

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located at the foot of Bukit China, next to the Malacca Warrior Monument and King's well in

Malacca City Malacca City ( or ') is the List of capitals in Malaysia, capital city of the Malaysian state of Malacca, in Melaka Tengah District. It is List of cities by time of continuous habitation, the oldest Malaysian city on the Straits of Malacca, hav ...

Malacca Malacca (), officially the Historic State of Malacca (), is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state in Malaysia located in the Peninsular Malaysia#Other features, southern region of the Malay Peninsula, facing the Strait of Malacca ...

. The temple is dedicated to

Tua Pek Kong Tua Pek Kong (; Tâi-lô: ''Tuā-peh-kong'') is a Taoist deity in the pantheon of Peranakan folk religion practiced by ethnic Chinese in Malaysia, Singapore, and parts of Indonesia. Throughout Southeast Asia, Tua Pek Kong is referred as the "Go ...

and was founded in 1795 during the era of

Dutch Malacca Dutch Malacca (1641–1825) was the longest period that Malacca was under foreign control. The Dutch ruled for almost 183 years with intermittent British occupation during the French Revolutionary and later the Napoleonic Wars (1795–1815). ...

by Chinese Kapitan Chua Su Cheong (Tsai Shih-chang).

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Since it is a graveyard temple, the names of the

deity A deity or god is a supernatural being considered to be sacred and worthy of worship due to having authority over some aspect of the universe and/or life. The ''Oxford Dictionary of English'' defines ''deity'' as a God (male deity), god or god ...

, " Fu De Zheng Shen" or "

" are inscribed with the temple is mainly dedicated to Tua Pek Kong. An inscription on a

stele A stele ( ) or stela ( )The plural in English is sometimes stelai ( ) based on direct transliteration of the Greek, sometimes stelae or stelæ ( ) based on the inflection of Greek nouns in Latin, and sometimes anglicized to steles ( ) or stela ...

in the temple compound commemorating the founding of the temple, where it reads: File:Poh-San-teng-stele-2282.jpg, A

with

Chinese characters Chinese characters are logographs used Written Chinese, to write the Chinese languages and others from regions historically influenced by Chinese culture. Of the four independently invented writing systems accepted by scholars, they represe ...

inside the temple. File:Poh-San-Teng-gable-relief-2276.jpg, Roofing art with the painting of

censer A censer, incense burner, perfume burner or pastille burner is a vessel made for burning incense or perfume in some solid form. They vary greatly in size, form, and material of construction, and have been in use since ancient times throughout t ...

sycee A sycee (;.. from Cantonese , zh, j=Sai3 Si1, y=sai-sī, ). or yuanbao ( zh, t= 元寶, s= 元宝, poj=Goân-pó, j=jyun4 bou2, p=yuánbǎo, l=primary treasure, first=t) was a type of gold and silver ingot currency used in imperial China from ...

and

ruyi Rúyì (如意 "as desired") may refer to: * Ruyi Bridge, a bridge in Taizhou, Zhejiang, China *Ruyi (scepter), ceremonial Buddhist scepter or a talisman *Ruyi Island, off the coast of Haikou, Hainan * Ruyi Lake, near Chengde, Hebei * Ruyi, Shaosh ...

. File:Poh-San-Teng-2290.jpg, The temple interior. File:Poh-San-Teng-furnace-2291.jpg, Temple furnace.

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* {{Malaysian historical architectures and sites Chinese-Malaysian culture Taoist temples in Malaysia Tourist attractions in Malacca Buildings and structures in Malacca City 1795 establishments in Asia Religious buildings and structures completed in 1795

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