Attraction

The shrine is located on the top floor of the Thean Hou Temple. It enshrines the three deities, the main worship of the Goddess Mazu, and the deputy worship of Goddess of Mercy (Guanyin) and Goddess of Shui Wei.

The 24 solar terms is an ancient way of guiding agricultural activities in China started from the warring state period. As Chinese lunar calendar is a ‘fused calendar of yin and yang’, which means basing on the operations of the sun and moon, it doesn’t completely reflect the orbiting cycle of the sun.

The Three Gods / Deities are considered essential in Chinese astrology and mythology: Fu, Lu, and Shou (simplified Chinese: 福禄寿).

It took 3 months to turn the area into a large chinese chessboard. The chessboard is formed by the intersection of 9 vertical lines and 10 horizontal lines. It is divided into 64 grids with a total area of ​​42 feet X 33 feet (12.8 meters X 10 meters). It is divided into two groups of red and blue, with 16 in each group.

The two murals symbolizing “a happy event at home” have become a hot spot for the Selangor Hainan Hall (Thean Hou Temple)! On the side of the “Nostalgic House”, there is a mural of “pouring”, full of rice, which means that there is plenty of food and clothing to make a lot of money.

In promoting the spirit of filial piety contained within the Chinese culture and Confucianism, Thean Hou Temple of the Selangor and FT Hainan Association has specially created the 24 Filial sculptures and placed them at the rear area. (Now relocated to the side of Ci Hui Court). The 24 stone sculptures stand hefty and majestic. They are special grade Gutian green sculptures which have been specially ordered and brought in from Hui‘an County…

The Selangor & Federal Territory Hainan Association’s Than Hou Temple worships Mazu as the main deity. It is also an important organisation that promotes the Mazu culture in the country. In order to further manifest Mazu’s core values of ‘morality, benevolence and compassion’, the temple is reviving its ‘Shennong Medicinal Garden’ by planting hundreds of Chinese medicinal herbs to reflect Mazu’s great compassion in treating the needy with herbal medicines.

On the right area of the main building are where the statues of the 12 zodiac signs are located. The 12 zodiacs are also part of the Chinese culture. English captions are available beside each zodiac, thus enabling foreign visitors to have a deeper understanding of the culture of 12 zodiacs.

The first thing to catch your sight in the front area of Thean Hou Temple main building is Serenity Garden. With the spacious square available in this area, it is an ideal place to foster family relationship, for people to make wishes before the wishing pond. Some would also practice Tai Chi to cultivate a healthy body and mind. Therefore, it is named ‘Yi Xin Yuan’ (Serenity Garden) – a place of relaxation.