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'''Tua Pek Kong''' ({{zh|c=大伯公|p=Dàbó Gōng}}, [[Hakka]]: Thai phak koong, [[Hokkien]]: Tuā-peh-kong, [[Cantonese]]: daai6-baak3-gung1, {{lang-ms|Topekong}}, {{lang-id|Toa Pekong}}). lit. "grand uncle") is one of the pantheon of Indonesian, [[Malaysian Chinese Gods|Malaysian]], [[Singaporean Chinese religion|Singaporean]] folk religions. He is believed to have arrived in [[Penang]] 40 years before [[Francis Light]] in 1746. |
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Tua Pek Kong was a man named Zhang Li (张理) from the [[Hakka people|Hakka]] clan. His Indonesian [[Sumatra]]-bound boat was struck by wind and accidentally landed on [[Penang]] island of [[Malaysia]], which at that time had only 50 inhabitants. After his death, the local people began worshipping him and built the Tua Pek Kong temple there. Today Tua Pek Kong is worshipped by [[Malaysian Chinese]] throughout the country. Tua Pek Kong is often mistaken for [[Tu Di Gong]], partially because of their physical similarities. |
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[[Chung Keng Quee]] was a principal donor to the Haichu-yu (Sea Pearl) Tua Pek Kong Temple (1865 and 1868) in [[Tanjung Tokong]], [[Penang]]. Another famous temple is the [[Tua Pek Kong Temple, Sibu]] with its 7-storey pagoda and has become a landmark for [[Sibu]]. |
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[[File:Pagoda of Tua Pek Kong Temple.JPG|right|140px|thumb|Pagoda of Tua Pek Kong Temple, Sibu]] |
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==See also== |
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* [[Tua Pek Kong Temple, Sibu]] |
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* [[Shenism in Southeast Asia]] |
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* [[Ancestor worship]] |
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* [[Superstition of Malaysian Chinese]] |
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* [[Kusu Island]] |
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* [[Fengshui]] |
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* [[Malaysian folk religion]] |
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* [[Chinese mythology]] |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.xiao-en.org/cultural/library.asp?cat=23&loc=zh-cn&id=97 Tua Pek Kong 大伯公与华族民间信仰] |
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* [http://www.hsm.com.cn/news/2005/1223/68/10479.shtml 海珠屿大伯公庙创神话] |
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{{Mythology of Malaysia}} |
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[[Category:Asian gods]] |
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[[Category:Religion in Malaysia]] |
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[[Category:Malaysian legends]] |
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[[Category:Hakka culture in Singapore]] |
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{{China-myth-stub}} |
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Revision as of 04:21, 19 July 2017
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Tua Pek Kong (Chinese: 大伯公; pinyin: Dàbó Gōng, Hakka: Thai phak koong, Hokkien: Tuā-peh-kong, Cantonese: daai6-baak3-gung1, Template:Lang-ms, Template:Lang-id). lit. "grand uncle") is one of the pantheon of Indonesian, Malaysian, Singaporean folk religions. He is believed to have arrived in Penang 40 years before Francis Light in 1746.
Tua Pek Kong was a man named Zhang Li (张理) from the Hakka clan. His Indonesian Sumatra-bound boat was struck by wind and accidentally landed on Penang island of Malaysia, which at that time had only 50 inhabitants. After his death, the local people began worshipping him and built the Tua Pek Kong temple there. Today Tua Pek Kong is worshipped by Malaysian Chinese throughout the country. Tua Pek Kong is often mistaken for Tu Di Gong, partially because of their physical similarities.
Chung Keng Quee was a principal donor to the Haichu-yu (Sea Pearl) Tua Pek Kong Temple (1865 and 1868) in Tanjung Tokong, Penang. Another famous temple is the Tua Pek Kong Temple, Sibu with its 7-storey pagoda and has become a landmark for Sibu.
See also
- Tua Pek Kong Temple, Sibu
- Shenism in Southeast Asia
- Ancestor worship
- Superstition of Malaysian Chinese
- Kusu Island
- Fengshui
- Malaysian folk religion
- Chinese mythology
External links
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