2012-Ipoh Nine Emperor Festival / 怡保斗母宮九皇大帝誕

2012-Ipoh Nine Emperor Festival / 怡保斗母宮九皇大帝誕.

Location: Tow Boo Keong, Ipoh, Perak / 斗母宮, 怡保, 霹雳. GPS Coordinate: 4.584981, 101.084164

These photos were taken on 20th October 2012 of the Nine Emperor God / Jiu Huang Da Di / 九皇大帝 festival held by Dou Mu Gong / 斗母宮 temple each year in Ipoh, Perak. […]

Li Chun / 立春

Li Chun / 立春

The beginning of spring is known to the Chinese as Li Chun / 立春 (Lap Chun in Cantonese) and it is the first term of the 24 terms in the Chinese solar calendar. These 24 solar term is also known as Jie Chi / 節氣.

Li Chun falls between 3rd […]

Auspicious Dates for Chinese New Year 2012.

Auspicious Dates for Chinese New Year 2012.

Listed below are Astrology, Feng shui and Chinese new year auspicious dates information for 2012. These auspicious dates are formulated from the chinese almanac or commonly known as Tung shu / Tung shing / 通勝. I have edited this list into a shorter version as the original list […]

Chinese Bone Exhuming / Shi Jin / 拾金

Chinese Bone Exhuming / Shi Jin / 拾金.

Today, I was invited to observe the exhumation of a Chinese grave belonging to a Shum family in Kampar, Perak. And with permission, I was allowed to post some photos of the process. Just as the exhumation begins to start, I notice a tree on the side […]