The Dragon’s eyes are watching
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| Photograph of http://generalabout.com.my |
As old as
the temple, the dragon’s eyes have been watching ever since Tee Ong Yah
reached Melaka some 200 years ago with four other Ong Yahs. The Ong Yahs oversee
peace and prosperity for Melaka. Tee Ong Yah hailed from Maxiang Tong’an, a
district of Xiamen City in Fujian Province.
According
to legend, Tee Ong Yah was an imperial official who when visiting Tong’an,
found that a river water was poisonous to drink.
The folks did not believed him since they had been using the water as
their daily consumption and to convince them, Tee Ong Yah was brave enough to
drink the water to keep them safe. It took his life. That much he cared for
people and the Jade Emperor appointed him a high ranking commander. He
reappeared before the earthly Emperor who decreed that whichever part of the world
he reside, he would be worshipped.
Tee Ong Yah
has his home in Melaka on 195 Jalan Parameswara where he is regarded as the
patron saint who would help in time of disorder to restore peace and in time of
distress to restore prosperity. His home is named Yong Chuan Tian – The Court
of Perfect Bravery since 1818 A.D.
23 years
before 1818 A.D., a detachment by sea, to the settlement of Malacca failed and
Major-General Erskine was ordered down to Midnapore to quell it [Paragraph 70 Archive].
On June 1, 1811, two British squadrons arrived at Malacca and made contact with
the Bengal Native Infantry under Lieutenant-General Sir Samuel Auchmuty and
during which Capt. George painted Yong Chuan Tian.
... ... ... to be continued
... ... ... to be continued
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