Art Exhibition Extraordinaire at the Ng Fook Temple

By Iylia De Silva

May 2024 FEATURE
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The press conference on 16 February 2024.
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CHINESE TEMPLES IN Penang serve as a place for worship, for ancestral prayers and for celebrations, such as the Mooncake Festival and Dragon Boat Festival.However, on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year (16 February 2024), the Penang Wu Fu Cantonese Association did something extraordinary, and organised the Ng Fook Thong Cultural and Art Exhibition at the Ng Fook Temple. Ng Fook Thong (or Five Fortune Hall in English, pronounced as Wu Fu Tang in Mandarin and Gor Hock...

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  • [1] https://www.buletinmuwtiara.com/%E4%BA%94%E7%A6%8F%E5 %A0%82/, https://my.72dragon.com/2170/wu-fu-tang-penang/
Iylia De Silva

is a law graduate from the University of London. Balancing work and play, she savours every moment by indulging in her passion for food, languages, music and engaging with people from diverse cultures.

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