Yiu Ming Temple, Alexandria
Date Published
: Temples / Joss House, market gardening, Districts of Origin / Qiaoxiang / Gao Yao / Yiu Ming
: Sydney
: Sydney
: 1920
Gao Yao community built
Yiu Ming Temple, Alexandria
"The temple is of historical, architectural, religious and social significance to a section of Sydney's Chinese community. The Yiu Ming is one of the oldest and largest Chinese Societies. For approximately 130 years, the temple and its community and environment have provided practical assistance and spiritual support for community members seeking to establish themselves in Australia. Architecturally, the building is significant for its blending of traditional design, local materials and Federation detailing. The building has not been significantly modified since construction. The most significant modifications, following recent fire damage, replicated original form and materials as much as possible.The elaborate fittings of the temple provide evidence of community commitment to the temple and also demonstrate the skill of Chinese artisans at the beginning of the 20 th century. As many village temples in China no longer exist, this fine, intact example is considered to be of both local and international significance."
https://apps.environment.nsw.gov.au/dpcheritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=5044695
"There is a new temple in Retreat-street, a real Chinese temple, with marble on the walls, and extraordinary tiles
on the roof-much the shape of a Maori canoe-all moulded, they say, in Sydney."
The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 January 1909, p.13.
NEW JOSS HOUSE
The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 May 1909, p.6.
NEW JOSS
Yu Ming Temple, Alexandria
