The Tou Mu Kung Temple (Chinese: 斗母宫) is a Taoist temple situated in Upper Serangoon Road, Singapore.

The temple was built in 1881 by Ong Choo Kee. It caters to the Teochew community, and was one of two remaining temples in Singapore with a permanent wayang (Chinese opera) stage until 1998. For eight decades, Chinese opera was performed there during religious and other festivals.

Worshipping the Dou Mu (斗母) and Nine Emperor (九王大帝) deities, the temple has a mixture of Taoist and Buddhist influence.

The temple was gazetted as a national monument, which was deemed to be of special historic and traditional value, on 14 January 2005.

Architecture

The temple has a symmetrical floor plan with a central air-well. Behind the main hall is a two-storey structure of a pagoda. Single-storey quarters for the keepers of the temple are provided at the rear of the temple.

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