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Preserving Singapore's Chinese dialect heritage — one phrase at a time.
"A language lost is a culture lost." — Promote dialect preservation in Singapore.
The huay kuan (会馆) of Singapore's dialect communities — guardians of language, culture, and identity since the 1800s.
Full contact and background information for each huay kuan
The oldest and largest Chinese clan association in Singapore, founded in 1840 on the grounds of the Thian Hock Keng Temple. It now has over 5,000 members and runs pre-schools, cultural academies, and arts programmes. It relocated its headquarters from Telok Ayer to Sennett Road in 2014 — the first move in 174 years.
Established in 1929, Poit Ip refers to the eight Teochew districts of Guangdong province. It has approximately 5,000 members as of 2022 and maintains close ties with Ngee Ann Kongsi.
Founded in 1937, it serves Chinese from Guangdong province and represents a community that speaks Cantonese, Teochew, Hainanese, and Hakka. It is one of the founding members of the Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations (SFCCA).
The Hakka association (also known as Nanyang Khek Community Guild), representing approximately 8% of Singapore's Chinese population, is headquartered at Peck Seah Street in Tanjong Pagar.
One of the oldest registered societies in Singapore, founded in 1854 by clansmen from Qiongzhou (Hainan). Its name was officially changed from Kiung Chow Hwee Kuan to Hainan Hwee Kuan in 1994 to reflect the creation of Hainan province in China.
The association for the Fuzhou-speaking community, housed in the Foochow Building on Tyrwhitt Road in Jalan Besar.
Preserving Singapore's Chinese dialect heritage — one phrase at a time.
"A language lost is a culture lost." — Promote dialect preservation in Singapore.