Tua Pek Kong

Tua Pek Kong (Chinese: 大伯公; pinyin: Dàbó Gōng Hakka: Thai phak koong: Hokkien: Tuā-peh-kong), literally means "Grand Uncle", is one of the pantheon of Malaysian Chinese Gods. It was believed the date Tua Pek Kong arrived in Penang was 40 years before Francis Light in 1746.

Tua Pek Kong was a man named Zhang Li (张理) from the Hakka clan. His Sumatra-bound boat was struck by wind and accidentally landed on Penang island of Malaysia, which at that time had only 50 inhabitants. After his death, the local people began worshipping him and built the Tua Pek Kong temple there. Today Tua Pek Kong is worshipped by Malaysian Chinese throughout the country. Tua Pek Kong is often mistaken for Tu Di Gong, partially because of their physical similarities.

Chung Keng Quee was a principal donor to the Haichu-yu (Sea Pearl) Tua Pek Kong Temple (1865 and 1868) in Tanjung Tokong, Penang. Another famous temple is the Tua Pek Kong Temple, Sibu with its 7-storey pagoda and has become a landmark for Sibu.

See also

• Tua Pek Kong Temple, Sibu
• Malaysian Chinese Gods
• Malaysian Chinese
• Chinese religion
• Ancestor worship
• Superstition of Malaysian Chinese
• Kusu Island
• Fengshui
• Chinese folk religion
• Chinese mythology
• list of deities

External links

• Tua Pek Kong 大伯公与华族民间信仰
• 海珠屿大伯公庙创神话