Supported by a Hokkien association, Yangon’s largest Chinese temple is most lively from around 6am to 9am when it’s thronged with worshippers offering candles, flowers and incense to the Buddhist and Taoist altars within.
The temple is dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu, who occupies the central altar and is flanked by to the right by Guan Gong, the embodiment of loyalty and bravery, and on the left by Bao Sheng Da Di, the god of medicine.
The current building dates to 1903 and replaced a wooden temple that was erected here in 1861.
