Ying Fo Fui Kun

First published on 28 Jan 2008.

As you wander around Chinatown, you’ll see many signs for clan associations. But this one, for the Hakka community from eastern Guangdong, is the oldest still-functioning clan building on its original site. It began life as a temple, but gradually took on more functions as a welfare centre, and was rebuilt for that purpose in the late 19th century; later, it was a Chinese school. Inside are historical artefacts and antique furniture imported from China.