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Hock Teik Cheng Sin Temple
No. 668, Jalan Aston, 14000, Bukit Mertajam, Pulau Pinang, 14000, Malaysia Phone: +60 4-539 2005About
The Hock Teik Cheng Sin Temple , also known as Poh Hock Seah , is a clan temple of the Hokkien people who trace their origin to Southern Fujian Province in China. It is Although registered with the Chinese Protectorate of Penang on 11 October 1892, the Hock Teik Cheng Sin can trace its roots back to 1844, with the founding of the Kean Teik Tong Hokkien association. It is one of the Hokkien institutions set up before the large influx of newcomers (collective called the Sinkheh) to Penang.The Hock Teik Cheng Sin moved to its present site in 1850. It occupies a lot granted to its leader, Khoo Teeau Pang. The temple and its surrounding buildings are believed to have been constructed between 1850 and 1867. It is most popularly known as the Hokkien Tua Pek Kong Temple, after its patron deity, the Taoist god of prosperity.
The Kean Teik Tong was one of the two parties that was involved in the Penang Riots of 1867, together with the Ghee Hin Secret Society, an open warfare along the streets of Penang. During the riots, the Kean Teik Tong was allied with the Hai San, led by Kapitan China Chung Keng Kwee . As a result of the clashes, the British authorities subsequently banned all clan associations, giving them the dubious title of "secret societies".
