Seng Wong Beo Temple

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The temple was founded in 1904 by a Reverend Swee Oi from Quanzhou, China. It was founded by a Buddhist monk although the temple is more Taoist in nature. It can be considered as a syncretic temple, which is quite common in the Chinese temples in the early days of Singapore. He performed religious rites for early Chinese coolies living in Tanjong Pagar. Upon the monk's death in 1953, the grounds were passed on to his disciples. The temple worships the City God. According to Chinese beliefs, the City God guards the city from evil. Devotees come to the temple to pray for the country's peace and prosperity, for the triumph over evil and for the good health of all. The City God rewards good deeds and punishes the evil ones. He also has the responsibility to guide souls of the dead to the underworld. His temple has ben and continues to be a place of solace for its many devotees.

This temple is also well known as the temple where ghost-marriages are arranged. According to sources, sometimes, a family member of a deceased relative (single who died young) might have a dream about being requested to arrange a marriage for the deceased.

Seng Wong Beo Temple is located near Peck Seah Street; near Choon Guan Street; near Peck Seah Street; near Tras Street; near Gopeng Street; Seng Wong Beo Temple is geographically located at latitude (1.2758 degrees) 1° 16' 32" North of the Equator and longitude (103.8447 degrees) 103° 50' 40" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of Singapore.

The locations related to Seng Wong Beo Temple are represented by the flight path Superman would take between two points and may not be nearest by road. For example, Seng Wong Beo Temple is located 0 kilometre from Icon. Seng Wong Beo Temple is located 0.1 kilometre from Ew15 Tanjong Pagar. Seng Wong Beo Temple is located 0.1 kilometre from Lian Huat Building. Seng Wong Beo Temple is located 0.1 kilometre from Civil Service College. Seng Wong Beo Temple is located 0.2 kilometre from Amara Hotel.

Amara Shopping Centre 0.2km, International Plaza 0.2km, Tanjong Pagar Plaza 0.2km, Chinatown Plaza 0.4km, Chinatown Complex 0.8km, Oriental Plaza 0.8km, Pearl's Centre 0.8km, New Bridge Centre 0.8km, are places to shop (shopping mall, shop houses) located near Seng Wong Beo Temple.

Smith Pagoda Temple Streets 0.8km, Custom Harbor Front (old) 1.2km, Boat Quay 1.3km, Asian Civilization Museum 1.5km, Sir Stamford Raffles Landing Spot 1.5km, Dalhousie Obelisk 1.5km, Clarke Quay 1.5km, Stamford Raffles Raffles Statue in Black 1.6km, are places of interest (attraction) located near Seng Wong Beo Temple.

Amoy Street Food Centre 0.5km, Maxwell Food Centre 0.5km, Lau Pa Sat Food Centre 0.8km, China Square Food Centre 0.9km, Kampong Bahru Food Street 1km, People's Park Food Centre 1km, Chin Swee Food Court 1.5km, One Fullerton 1.5km, are eating places (food court, cafe, hawker food) located near Seng Wong Beo Temple.

Civil Service College 0.1km, Moral Childcare Centre 0.8km, Outram Secondary School 1.4km, Eton House Preschool 1.4km, Zhangde Primary School 1.6km, Chij Kellock Primary School 1.8km, Nan Chiau High School (former) 1.9km, Singapore Examination and Assessment Board 2.1km, are places of learning (school, college, university) located near Seng Wong Beo Temple.

South Quay Viaduct Park 0.4km, Duxton Plain Park 0.5km, Pearl's Hill Park 1.1km, Hong Lim Park 1.2km, Old Merlion Park 1.6km, Apollo Open Space 1.8km, Second Singapore Botanic Gardens 1.8km, Padang 1.9km, are parks, playgrounds, open fields or commons located near Seng Wong Beo Temple.