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Hoo Ann Kiong Temple (, known as Vihara Sejahtera Sakti in
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History

Hoo Ann Kiong Temple was built in the Dutch colonial period. It is not known with certainty when the founding year was. It is estimated that the temple was established in early 1868. Historians estimate this temple is more than 150 years old as seen from its relief architecture. The initial establishment of this building was a simple hut built by overseas Chinese who settled in the city Selatpanjang the Dutch colonial period. The purpose of the establishment of this temple was to honor the god of the earth who is more widely known by the Chinese community as
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(大伯公) or '' Fu De Zheng Shen'' (福德正神). Hoo Ann Kiong temple was re-constructed several times, namely in the years 1903, 1940, and in 1948. Recently restored, the temple is almost completed except the front of the main gate in 2005 and total completion in 2008.


See also

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Kim Tek Ie Temple Vihara Dharma Bhakti, also known as 金德院 (Mandarin Jīn dé yuàn or Hokkien Kim Tek Ie), is a klenteng (a local term for a Chinese temple) located in the China Town neighborhood of Glodok, Jakarta, Indonesia. Completed in 1650, Vihara Dharm ...
(金德院), Jakarta *
Vihara Bahtera Bhakti Vihara Bahtera Bhakti (Chinese: 安卒大伯公廟 ) is a Chinese Buddhist temple located in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Chinese shrine, or klenteng, is located in the neighborhood of Ancol, hence it is more popularly known as Klenteng Ancol. It is d ...
(安卒大伯公廟), Jakarta * Boen Tek Bio (文德廟), Tangerang *
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(大覺寺), Semarang *
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(宏善堂), Surabaya *
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(萬興宮), Manado *
Gunung Timur Temple Gunung Timur Temple () is a Chinese temple which is the largest in the city of Medan, Indonesia and possibly also on the island of Sumatra. This temple was built in the 1962 and dedicated to Dongyue Dadi (東嶽大帝). This temple is located a ...
(東嶽觀), Medan *
Satya Dharma Temple Vihara Satya Dharma (Chinese: 保安宮) is a modern Chinese temple at Benoa Port, Bali. It is a temple of the Three teachings ("''Tridharma''") of Chinese folk religion, i.e. Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. Furthermore, like the other Chine ...
(保安宮), Bali


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