Sze Yup Temple

Sze Yup Temple entrance
Kwan Ti shrine

The Sze Yup Temple (Chinese 四邑關帝廟[1]), also known as Glebe Temple, is a Chinese Taoist temple located at 2 Edward Street, Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The temple was built in 1898[2] and has been used continuously since built. As one of only four pre-World War I Chinese temples that still remain active in Australia, it is recognised as site of state heritage by the New South Wales government Office of Environment and Heritage.[3]

The temple venerates Kwan Ti[4] (Guan Di), a military figure of the Three Kingdoms Period. Its form, and those of the grounds, reflect the architectural style of Sze Yup County (Siyi) in Guangdong, China. The central hall (1898) holds the Kwan Ti shrine, with the later eastern and western halls (1903) serving as an ancestral hall and hall dedicated to Caishen (Choi Buk Sing, 財神), the god of wealth.

The central temple is built of red brick in a style similar to village temples in southern China, with bullnosed roofing on the front verandah, cast iron columns, and a sign above the entrance reading "The Temple of Kwun Ti", dated the 29th year of the Guangxu Emperor. Inside is an altar with embroidered images of Kwan Ti and guards, and racks holding Kwan Ti's Red Hare Horse and weapons, as well as two fine carved columns dating from 1898.[5]

In 2008, a fire described as "deliberately lit" destroyed one of its buildings.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "悉尼新年活動不受四邑關帝廟部分焚燬影響". Epoch Times. 2 February 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Sydney - Sze Yup Temple". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Sze Yup Temple & Joss House". Office of Environment and Heritage (New South Wales). Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  4. ↑ Rachael Kohn (4 March 2007). "ABC Radio National - The Ark - 4 March 2007". ABC Radio National. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Sze Yup Temple & Joss House". Office of Environment and Heritage (New South Wales). Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "'Sacrilegious' temple fire rocks Chinese New Year celebrations". PM (Australian radio program). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  7. ↑ Christie, Joel (1 February 2008). "Sze Yup Buddhist temple set alight in Glebe". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). News Corp Australia. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

Coordinates: 33°52′27″S 151°10′50″E / 33.8743°S 151.1806°E / -33.8743; 151.1806


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