1. Photo Inventory:
Thien Hua Temple
By: Sara Zhobin
Martha Lopez
Astrid Mendez

2. The Thien Hua
Temple in
Chinatown L.A.
•Originally a
Christian Church
but was bought in
1980. It is now a
Taoist Temple.

3. Also known as
Chua Ba Thien
Hua in
Vietnamese and
asTian Hou Gong
in Chinese.

4. The temple is
open to anyone
and allows
people to take
pictures and
have free
brochures and
CDs.
The temple is
mostly busy in
the month of
the Chinese
New Year.

5. Used during
festivals
,such as the
Chinese New
Year, to set
off fire
crackers or
for burning
incense.

6. One of the
two gargoyles
outside of
the temple.

7. The side
doors of
the
temple
with
exquisit
e
images.

8. The first
decorated
table that is
seen as you
walk in. The
table is filled
with cherry
blossoms,
incense,
candles, and
the large
drape coming
down.

9. People were
allowed to
burn
incense as
they came
in. There
were many
flames and
sticks
around the
entire
temple.

10. A typical
food
offering.
Most altars
had fruits as
their
offerings,
but on
ceremonies
other
foods, such
as a roasted
pig, are
offered.

11. The main
prayer
station.
There were
cushions
because the
prayers
would
typically be
done on
knee.

12. The ceilings
were highly
decorated
with
chandeliers
and
ornaments
like the ones
in the
picture.

13. Mini Buddha
statue. The
temple was
open to
many Asian
religions
and had
many
different
gods and
goddesses.

14. A different
room in the
side of the
temple which
honored
smaller
deities such
as
bodhisattva.

15. Deziang
A
bodhisattva
from the
Buddhist
faith which
is also
acknowledge
d and
worshiped
at the
temple.

16. Another
altar with
fruit,
flowers,
and
incense.
There are
hundreds
of little
boxes on
the walls
with
Chinese
writing.

17. A personal
shrine
associated
with the
temple that
contains their
village deity.

18. Mazu
Mazu is the
indigenous
goddess of the
sea who
protects
fishermen and
sailors. She is
widely
worshiped in
the south-
eastern coastal
areas of China
and its
neighboring
countries.

19. There was a
fish tank on
the opposite
side of the
Mazu shrine
with a
portrait of
lions in the
wilderness
on top of it.

20. Fu De
God of the
earth, wealth,
and merit. Every
village in China
has a shrine
dedicated to
him. He is
worshiped for
wealth and well
being, but was
traditionally
worshipped in
times of drought
and famine

21. Guan Yu
He is called the
god of
brotherhood,
righteousness,
and war since
he is one of the
most well known
military
generals in
Chinese History.
His red face
depicts loyalty
and
righteousness.

22. The End