Fushan Si Temple
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Fushan Si Temple located on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road in Bahan Township
, Yangon
, is a Hokkien Chinese
temple founded in January 1875 by overseas Chinese with ancestry from Anxi County
in Fujian Province. The temple is managed by the Kheng Hock Keong Temple
in downtown Yangon. Fushan Si is dedicated to a Chinese Buddhist monk named Qingshui Zushi
(清水祖師) and was restored in 2008. Fushan Si attracts many devotees especially during Chinese New Year
and Qingsui Zu Shi's birthday.
The temple-tender, Mr. Yang, who said that he took part in its renovation in 1960, has managed the temple for many years. The temple compound includes a restaurant
and a basketball court
. There is also a small artificial body of water in the center of the compound, right in front of the entrance to the temple. Fushan Si Temple compound has become more of a Chinese park rather than a center of worship. The surrounding area includes traditional Chinese sculptures and architectural designs. There are also circular Chinese balconies with their stone-made tables and stools. Beside one of the balconies, there is a collection of simple miniature versions of Chinese bridge and towers.
Bahan Township
Bahan Township is located in the north central part of Yangon. The township comprises 22 wards, and shares borders with Yankin township and Mayangon township in the north, Sanchaung township and Kamayut township in the west, Tamwe township in the east, and Dagon township and Mingala Taungnyunt...
, Yangon
Yangon
Yangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region . Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial...
, is a Hokkien Chinese
Burmese Chinese
The Burmese Chinese or Chinese Burmese are a group of overseas Chinese born or raised in Burma . Although the Chinese officially make up three percent of the population, the actual figure is believed to be much higher...
temple founded in January 1875 by overseas Chinese with ancestry from Anxi County
Anxi County
is a county in the municipal region of Quanzhou, Fujian Province. It lies adjacent to and directly north of Xiamen.Anxi is well-known for a number of varieties of Oolong tea, the most well-known of which is Tieguanyin ....
in Fujian Province. The temple is managed by the Kheng Hock Keong Temple
Kheng Hock Keong Temple
Kheng Hock Keong Temple , located on the corner of Sintodan Street and Strand Road in Latha Township, Yangon , Burma , is the largest and oldest Chinese Buddhist and Taoist temple dedicated to the Chinese goddess Mazu in Yangon. It was originally built as a wooden temple in 1861 and completed in 1863...
in downtown Yangon. Fushan Si is dedicated to a Chinese Buddhist monk named Qingshui Zushi
Qingshui (monk)
Qingshui , born Chen Zhaoyin was a Northern Song Dynasty Chan Buddhist monk from the region of Anxi County in Quanzhou, China. He was said to have gained supernatural powers gained through his skill in speaking the dharma and meditation. Through this, he is said to have saved the town of Anxi...
(清水祖師) and was restored in 2008. Fushan Si attracts many devotees especially during Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year – often called Chinese Lunar New Year although it actually is lunisolar – is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is an all East and South-East-Asia celebration...
and Qingsui Zu Shi's birthday.
The temple-tender, Mr. Yang, who said that he took part in its renovation in 1960, has managed the temple for many years. The temple compound includes a restaurant
Restaurant
A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
and a basketball court
Basketball court
In basketball, the basketball court is the playing surface, consisting of a rectangular floor with tiles at either end. In professional or organized basketball, especially when played indoors, it is usually made out of a wood, often maple, and highly polished...
. There is also a small artificial body of water in the center of the compound, right in front of the entrance to the temple. Fushan Si Temple compound has become more of a Chinese park rather than a center of worship. The surrounding area includes traditional Chinese sculptures and architectural designs. There are also circular Chinese balconies with their stone-made tables and stools. Beside one of the balconies, there is a collection of simple miniature versions of Chinese bridge and towers.
See also
- Kheng Hock Keong TempleKheng Hock Keong TempleKheng Hock Keong Temple , located on the corner of Sintodan Street and Strand Road in Latha Township, Yangon , Burma , is the largest and oldest Chinese Buddhist and Taoist temple dedicated to the Chinese goddess Mazu in Yangon. It was originally built as a wooden temple in 1861 and completed in 1863...
- Guanyin Gumiao TempleGuanyin Gumiao TempleGuanyin Gumiao Temple is one of two major Chinese temples located in Latha Township in Yangon's Chinatown. It was founded by the Cantonese community of Yangon in 1823, but was destroyed by a fire in December I855, and subsequently rebuilt in 1864, with two additional brick buildings to the side...
- Long Shan Tang TempleLong Shan Tang TempleLong Shan Tang Temple is a Hokkien Chinese clan temple located on Anawrahta Road in Latha Township, part of Yangon's Chinatown. It was founded by members of the Tseng and Khoo clans from Fujian province in 1877. The temple is dedicated to ancestor worship.-See also:*Fushan Si Temple*Guanyin...