Elaborate send-off for the departed


(From left) The ‘Say Hong Chun’ and King of Hades effigy crafted by Sian Chye Tong temple youth members.

AN elaborate ship in the shape of a dragon will be burnt during the culmination of Sian Chye Tong temple’s Filial Piety Celebration (Cheow Thor) in Hye Keat Estate, Air Itam, Penang on Aug 24.

The ship, also known as Say Hong Chun, is made of over 6,000 folded ong seng jee (joss papers with imprinted sutras).

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