Kheng Hock Keong Temple

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Kheng Hock Keong Temple after World War II, in 1945.
Kheng Hock Keong Temple after World War II, in 1945.

Kheng Hock Keong Temple (traditional Chinese: 慶福宮; pinyin: Qìngfú Gōng), located on Strand Road in Yangon (Rangoon), Burma (Myanmar), is the largest and oldest Chinese Buddhist temple in Yangon. It was built in the late 1800s, and is maintained by a Hokkien Chinese clan association. The temple attracts mostly Hokkien and Hakka worshippers, while the other temple, located in Latha Township, attracts Cantonese worshippers.