Stories from Deli

Zhenjun miao 邙君廟 is located in Titipapan, Banludian 半露店. It is called Go Ya Kong

It is managed by people from Lufeng. (hailok hong), built around 1895. The area would be around Helvetia tobacco estate owned by Deli Maatschappij.

The main deity is Zhenjun or 噗囧人 (The true man of Wu)

A wooden tablet, donated by Zheng Cifu, from Mahua(?), and his fellow plantation workers. Dated late 1895 or early 1896.

A bronze bell with the for the deity Zhenjun dadi, cast at Xinchang (old) Foundry (Foshan), and donated by the parish of Banludian (Titipapan). Dated 1903.

It was recently refurbished and rebuilt in 2019.

Zhenjun miao, Tanjung Mulia

Another Zhenjun miao is located at Tanjung Mulia, Haikoulu 海口路． between Titipapan and Labuhan. A bronze bell donated by Yuan Zhizi during the Guangxu period (1875-1908). The exact
date seems to be Guangxu 1878. Possible currently called Tjo Soe Bio, also at Jl Platina Raya, Titi Papan

Wuxian Gong

Or Go Hian Kong was initially located at the main road of Martubung, Nanbazhang (between Titi Papan and Labuhan with an old style building visible in 1987. But later it is abandoned and moved to a private house in Martubung, Km 14. It is managed by Hokkian people from Zhao An. main deities are Chenghuang and Jiang taigong.

Iniside was a bronze bell cast at I..ongsheng Foundry(Foshan) and_ donated by the people originating from Guangdoog Province. The bell antedates the foundation of this temple.
Dated 1879.

Zhenlian si

A small temple located at Kedai Durian, managed by Chaozou people. Main dieties are Guangze zunwang and Yuhuang dadi. A pair of wooden tablets dated 1923.

Zhenyuan Gong in Binjai

Zhenyuan Gong (民礼镇元宫) or called Vihara Setia Buddha

A stone inscription on the occasion of the establishment of the temple. The names of 48 firms and individuals who made donations from 120 yuan to ten yuan, together 1,055 yuan. Dated 1886.

A stone inscription set up on the occasion of the construction of a Guanyin Hall within the temple and of donations made for this purpose. The list of donors, headed by the Luitenant Lin Qingxi, lists 228 firms and individuals, who gave amounts ranging from 70 to one yuan, together nearly 3,000 yuan. The stone was set up by the head-priest Mingguang, his deputy Xinghui, the Luitenant Qingxi, and twenty other board members. Dated 1901.

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Guangfu-gong
A wooden tablet with the name of the temple was written in 1918/ 1919, refurbished in 1979