Date: Saturday, 3 September 2022, 10 am to 12 noon
Venue: Fong Yong Thai Ancestral Hall, 33 Holland Link, Singapore 277711
There is a Hakka Tulou in Singapore? During this conducted tour (in English and Chinese), you will:
- Hear the history of a Hakka association formed some 182 years ago
- See the Hakka Tulou (round building) and columbarium
- Understand the genealogy and ancestral praying rituals of Hakka families
- Reflect upon the pathways experienced by Hakka ancestors in the context of our multiracial society
Limited seats。 Please click https://forms.gle/55SmxnBMNiMqALACA to register (closing deadline 31 August)
Many of our members do not know there is a Hakka Round Building in Singapore and were very interested in visiting one. GSS organised a visit to the Fong Yong Thai Ancestral Hall (三邑祠). It was coordinated by our Life Member Mr Liew Shin Liat, together with the President of Nanyang Hakka Federation and the Vice-President of Fong Yun Thai Association Mr Ivan Ho
Schedule:
10:00 am Arrival of Visitors
10:10 am Introduction of Fong Yong Thai Ancestral Hall
10:45 am Visit Fong Yong Thai Ancestral Hall:
- Sanyi Building, Central Plaza
- Columbarium
- Sanyi Ancestral Hall, Incineration Offering Fire Tower and Furnace, Chongde Hall, inscriptions
- Da Pek Kong Temple
- Ancestral plaques of various families/surnames of the Fong Yong Thai 3 prefectures
11:45 am Group picture 12:00 noon End of visit
Number of people registered for the event: 27
Turnout: 25