Built by Chinese immigrants to Singapore as thanksgiving for a safe voyage to their new home, the Fuk Tak Chi Museum on Telok Ayer Street is a fascinating place to learn about the immigrants' past of Singapore.
In the days when Chinese immigrants settled here, Telok Ayer Street ran along the shoreline of a bay (the name Telok Ayer, meaning water bay or watery bay in Malay) that has long since been reclaimed from the sea. The area was where many Hakka and Cantonese immigrants settled as it was also the area where a lot of coolie agents had their offices.
The Museum was originally a temple, built over the years from 1824 onwards, and dedicated to the God Tua Pek Kong. Inside today youll see an interesting array of exhibits telling of the lives of the people who settled here, while outside onteh streets around Far East Square and Pekin Street you can still see the shophouses that where lived in by the very same immigrants.
Today the shophouses are home to restaurants, bars and offices, but they still maintain a charm of yesteryear.
*quoted from http://www.realdestination.com
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In the days when Chinese immigrants settled here, Telok Ayer Street ran along the shoreline of a bay (the name Telok Ayer, meaning water bay or watery bay in Malay) that has long since been reclaimed from the sea. The area was where many Hakka and Cantonese immigrants settled as it was also the area where a lot of coolie agents had their offices.
The Museum was originally a temple, built over the years from 1824 onwards, and dedicated to the God Tua Pek Kong. Inside today youll see an interesting array of exhibits telling of the lives of the people who settled here, while outside onteh streets around Far East Square and Pekin Street you can still see the shophouses that where lived in by the very same immigrants.
Today the shophouses are home to restaurants, bars and offices, but they still maintain a charm of yesteryear.
*quoted from http://www.realdestination.com
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