Important Notice
All works at Kwan Im Temple will be closed from 9 Nov due to the temple's renovation.
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Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple
178 Waterloo Street, Singapore 187964
The Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple was built in 1884 on a 500 square metre plot of land along Waterloo Street. From a humble and small Temple, it has expanded over the years as a result of several renovations and extensions to its premises.
The main objective of the Temple at its inception was to provide a place of worship primarily of Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy, for the migrant Chinese population in Singapore.
When Singapore was bombed by the invading Japanese air force during World War II, the Temple was miraculously spared despite the near-total destruction of virtually all the adjacent buildings, and the Temple provided refuge for the sick, the wounded and the homeless.
Devotees then and now attributed this miracle to the compassion of Guanyin. In 1983, the Temple was rebuilt and enlarged to its present day size and in 2001 the temple was marked as a historic site in Singapore.
Since 1997, the Temple had added a new dimension and focus to its charitable acts.
- In 1997, it built its Kidney Dialysis Centre at Simei.
- In 1998 it set up the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Educational Bursary.
- In 1999, it embarked on a national health screening programme.
- In 2000, it set up the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Professorship in Computing at the National University of Singapore.
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