Living in the Present & Discovering the Past through Singapore's Chinese Temples



Living in the Present & Discovering the Past through Singapore's Chinese Temples
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Highlights
Highlights
- Learn from a STB Licensed Tourist Guide and Expert in Chinese Temples, Culture and Heritage.
- Visit 2 UNESCO award winning sites with century old heritage!
- Great for youth, singles and couples.
- Excellent for large group, social activities and family outings.
Details
Details
Discover how Singapore Chinese temples continue to live and thrive in the Present heart of modern Singapore while learning about their (and our) Past! Embark on this journey with us to Discover, Learn and Appreciate Singapore's Chinese Temples and Chinese Heritage. 1. Learn about how the early Chinese migrants first came to Singapore and built the oldest temples of Singapore! 2. Admire these 200 years old structures and their intricate motifs, reliefs and architecture that is a living testimony of Singapore's trading port and a racially harmonious society dating all the way back to the 1800s. 3. Discover the history of these temples and their relevance then and now as we walk down the streets and memory lanes! 4. Find out about the woman who was honored with the imperial title at least 36 times over a period of 700 hundred years from Song to Qing dynasty while taking a careful look at the 2 imperial scrolls in Singapore ! 5. Hear all about the battle tales of Mazu and the Sage of Life Protector, the heart-wrenching story of the netherworld's 1st and 2nd Granduncles to the mighty and powerful Supreme Heavenly Emperor of the North. 6. Get to know the matchmaker with the highest success rate, located in one of the famed temples!
What's included
What's included
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- Singapore Tourism Board Licensed Tourist Guide
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- Young and Friendly Experienced Faciliator who has been a volunteer since he was 6 years old and with more than 20 years experience and counting.
Where You'll Meet
Where You'll Meet
Availability
Availability
What You'll Do
What You'll Do

- 1. Learn about how the early Chinese migrants first came to Singapore and built the oldest temples of Singapore!
- 2. Admire these 200 years old structures and their intricate motifs, reliefs and architecture that is a living testimony of Singapore's trading port and a racially harmonious society dating all the way back to the 1800s.
- 3. Discover the history of these temples and their relevance then and now as we walk down the streets and memory lanes!
- 4. Find out about the woman who was honored with the imperial title at least 36 times over a period of 700 hundred years from Song to Qing dynasty while taking a careful look at the 2 imperial scrolls in Singapore !
- 5. Hear all about the battle tales of Mazu and the Sage of Life Protector, the heart-wrenching story of the netherworld's 1st and 2nd Granduncles to the mighty and powerful Supreme Heavenly Emperor of the North.
- 6. Get to know the matchmaker with the highest success rate, located in one of the famed temples!
Meet your host
Meet your host
Cancellation & Rescheduling
Cancellation & Rescheduling
Reschedule is allowed on a case by case basis and to be done within 1 months.
Regardless Rain or Shine, the tour will proceed! :) Bring a brolly just in case.
Reschedule is allowed on a case by case basis and to be done within 1 months.