Hokkien Architecture: From Thian Hock Keng to Lim Loh House

Hokkien Architecture: From Thian Hock Keng to Lim Loh House

This exhibition features learning from the Southern Fujian fieldtrips made in AY2018-2019 by students from the Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore. Taking advantage of the immediate visual association with Thian Hock Keng, this site-specific exhibition highlights the connection between this predominant Hokkien temple in Singapore and the ancestral houses in Nan’an built by Towkay Lim Loh (Major-General Lim Bo Seng’s father).

It features Chinese architectural influences in Singapore, as well as how the unique style and sense of aesthetics of Nanyang (South Seas) had been brought by the early settlers to their hometowns in Fujian. To commemorate Major-General Lim Bo Seng’s 75th death anniversary, this exhibition provides vignettes to his little known family life and attempt to piece together a richer picture of one of Singaporean’s well-known martyr.

Exhibition Title 展览标题:
Hokkien Architecture: From Thian Hock Keng to Lim Loh House
福建人的建筑：从天福宫到林路大厝
Organised by 主办机构:
Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore
新加坡国立大学建筑系

Exhibition Venue 展览地点:
137 Telok Ayer Street (opposite Thian Hock Keng)
直落亚逸街137号（天福宫对面）
Exhibition Period 展览期间:
25 Oct. To 30 Nov. 2019
2019年10月25日至11月30日

Opening Ceremony 开幕式:
5 to 6pm, 26 Oct. 2019 (Sat.)
2019年10月26日下午五时至六时（周六）
Guest of Honour 主宾:
Sam Tan Chin Siong 陈振泉
Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Ministry of Social and Family Development
外交部兼社会及家庭发展部政务部长

Supported by 支持机构:
Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan 新加坡福建会馆
Thian Hock Keng 天福宫
Urban Redevelopment Authority (in conjunction with Architectural Heritage Season and Car-free Weekend)
市区重建局（历史建筑节与无车周末协办活动）

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