Yueh Hai Ching Temple
| Yueh Hai Ching Temple | |
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| Native name 粵海清廟 (Chinese) | |
Entrance in 2006 | |
| Location | 30B Philip Street |
| Built | 1895 |
| Governing body | National Heritage Board |
| Designated | 28 June 1996 |
| Reference no. | 34 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 粵海清廟 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 粤海清庙 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Temple of the Calm Cantonese Sea | ||||||||||
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Yueh Hai Ching Temple (Traditional Chinese 粵海清廟, Simplified Chinese 粤海清庙), also known as the Wak Hai Cheng Bio from its Teochew pronunciation, is a Chinese temple in Singapore located in Raffles Place, Singapore's central business district. The temple, whose name literally means "Temple of the Calm Sea", was the first stop for Chinese immigrants to Singapore in the early 19th century. The temple was gazetted as a national monument of Singapore in 1996. It had also won various awards for its heritage and conservation efforts.