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Mazu Temples 妈祖庙,天后宫

Mazu, 妈祖, the Sea Goddess, is worshipped in China and by overseas Chinese communities. Many temples are dedicated to Mazu and became the focus point of the local community.

In this page, we list the Mazu temples featured in Chinatownology.

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Flag of Japanyokohama mazu templeYokohama Mazu Temple, Japan
横滨妈祖庙



Founding year: 17 March 2006
Dialect group: Collective effort
Location: Yokohama , Japan
Address: Yokohama Chinatown
Read about Yokohama Mazu Temple

Flag of Malaysiapenang hainan templePenang Hainan Temple, Malaysia
天后宫



Founding year: 1866
Dialect group: Hainan 海南
Location: Penang, Malaysia
Address: 93, Lebuh Muntri, Penang 10200, Malaysia
Read about Penang Hainan Temple

Flag of Burmakheng hock keongKheng Hock Keong, Burma
庆福宫



Founding year: 1861
Dialect group: Hokkien 福建
Location: Yangon, Burma
Address: 426 – 432 Strand Road. Intersection between Strand Road and Sin Oh Dan Street, Yangon, Myanmar
Read about Kheng Hock Keong


Flag of Singaporethian hock kengThian Hock Keng, Singapore
天福宫



Founding year: 1840
Dialect group: Hokkien 福建
Location: Singapore
Address: 158 Telok Ayer Street, Singapore 068613
Read about Thian Hock Keng

Flag of Vietnamhainan association ho chi minhHainan Association, Ho Chi Minh City &
Chua Ba Hai Nam, Vietnam
胡志明市琼府会馆, 海南天后庙


Founding year: 1824
Dialect group: Hainan 海南
Location: Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Address: 276 Tran Hung Dao B ST., Ward 11, District 5 Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Read about Hainan Association, Ho Chi Minh City & Chua Ba Hai Nam

Flag of Vietnammatsu templeMatsu Temple of Tue Thanh Guild Hall, Vietnam
穗城会馆天后宫



Founding year: 1760
Dialect group: Cantonese 广东
Location: Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Address: 710 D Nguyen Trail, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Read about Matsu Temple of Tue Thanh Guild Hall

Flag of Malaysiathean hou templeThean Hou Temple, Malaysia
天后宫



Founding year: 1981
Dialect group: Hainan 海南
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Address: 65 Persiaran Endah, off Jalan Syed Putra (formerly Lornie Road), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Read about Thean Hou Temple

usatin how templeTin How Temple, SF, USA
天后古庙



Founding year: 1852
Dialect group: Cantonese 广东
Location: San Francisco, USA
Address: 125 Waverly Pl., Chinatown, San Francisco, CA, USA
Read about Tin How Temple

 

 

 

 

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