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Religion finds a place in red-light area
Yen Feng & Feng Zengkun
Fri, Nov 20, 2009
The Straits Times

BROTHEL. Temple. Brothel, brothel. Temple, brothel, temple. Geylang's houses of ill repute are making space for the religious, with at least 16 Buddhist and Taoist temples moving into the red-light district just last year alone.

Between Lorong 19 and Lorong 27A, about 20 of 55 temples are less than five years old.

Wang Ye Fu, a Taoist temple in Lorong 25, moved in only two months ago. In the next street, the Chong Hood Lim Temple will open next year as a four-storey tower dedicated to Dipankara Buddha, a respected Buddhist teacher.


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