About the event

On this twilight stroll through the back alleys of the Central Business District, we will share with you legends from Chinese mythology, as we cross from sunset into night, Yang into Yin.

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We will visit ramshackle Daoist street shrines set up with styrofoam boxes and discarded shoe cabinets next to dumpsters and under air-conditioner compressors, where the statues have aged, but the fruit offerings are still fresh.

We will learn the stories of their hidden communities of devotees, comprising cardboard collectors, office secretaries, and hawkers.

We will learn how street shrines evolve, as their devotees play cat-and-mouse with government authorities, before the most efficacious among them grow into temples.  

We will learn about rituals that employ everyday objects charged with supernatural meanings, such as umbrellas, abacus, opium pipes & Guinness Foreign Extra Stout. You’ll never drink it the same way again.

We will spy a Goddess of Mercy statue, chilling out nonchalantly on a roof ledge above party-goers.

We will discover a different side of the nation-building story we learnt in school.

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The tour is developed by Say Tian Hng Buddha Shop (a 6th-generation family business) and tour operator Offbeat Tours.

The programme is secular in nature and suitable for guests of all religions and races. 

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Important to note

* Pls wear comfortable shoes as we will be walking at a comfortable pace over 2 hours, roughly stopping every ten minutes or so when we reach a tour stop.

* Due to limited slots, bookings are non-refundable.

* Minimum age of 7.

* Photos of the workshop may be taken and used for publicity purposes.

* Activities subject to minor changes.

* Tour is conducted in English

* Wet weather plan: We will contact you by phone an hour beforehand if the tour is going to be cancelled due to wet weather.