Title: Worship of Xian Shiye: Gathering and Verification of Reference Materials
Date: 20 July 2016 (Wednesday)
Time: 3:00pm-4:30pm
Venue: New Era College, Block B, 3rd Floor, Room 305
Organizer: Office of Academic Affairs, New Era College
Language: Chinese
Speaker: Mr. LEE Kim Sin (Director, Ulu Langat Community Museum)
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Moderator: Dr. VOON Phin Keong (New Era College)
Abstract:
The worship of Xian Shiye (Sage Counsellor) is an unique phenomenon in Malaysia and is centred on the belief in Capitan Sheng Ming Li who was a pioneer in the early development of Sungai Ujong. Xian Shiye Temples are mainly distributed in the central part of Peninsular Malaysia such as Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Negeri Sembilan, but has since spread to Sungai Siput in Perak (north), Bukit Mor in Johor (south) and Gambang in Pahang (east).
Currently, research and publications relating to the worship of Xian Shiye are few. Based on the research of other scholars, fieldworks and investigations were carried out in different places to gather materials to contribute to the study of this subject.
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