Guan Thye Hue

Biographic Data

ID1021418
NAMEGuan Thye Hue
GIVEN NAMESGuan Thye
FAMILY NAMEHue
SIGNATUREHUE G T
AFFILIATIONSNational University of Singapore
ORCID0000-0002-9044-8727
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS10
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX2

  • The Malaysian Historical Geographical Information System (MHGIS)

    Open AccessGuan Thye Hue, Wei Kai Kui et al.ARTICLEReligions2023Cited by: 1References: 4

    This is a quantitative study of Chinese temples in Johor using temple data to show the development of Chinese religion in the state. The study finds that Chinese temples in Johor are dominated by a fusion of Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism, with only a minority of orthodox Buddhism in existence. The broad range of Buddhist and Daoist deities shows the diversity and inclusiveness of the religion. In addition, the number of newly created temples …

  • Connecting the Chinese Diaspora

    Open AccessGuan Thye Hue, Juhn Khai Klan ChooARTICLEHistories2022

    This study examines the temple networks of the 19th-century Chinese community leader See Boon Tiong (薛文仲) in Singapore and Malacca in order to cognize his rising influence in both places. In the early years of his career in Singapore, See Boon Tiong expanded his social networks by founding the Keng Teck Whay (庆德会), as well as through his active involvement in the affairs of Chinese temples. In 1848, the Keng Teck Whay, represented by See Boon Tio…

  • The Development and Changes of Singapore Chinese Society in 19–20th Century—An Analysis from the Perspective of Dialect Group Cemetery Hills

    Open AccessGuan Thye Hue, Yilin Liu et al.ARTICLEHistories2022

    The development of Chinese cemetery hills in Singapore reflects the changing dominance of the dialect groups between the 19th and 20th centuries. Heng San Ting 恒山亭 is the earliest cemetery hill of the Hokkien dialect group, and newly excavated burials indicate that early Singaporean Hokkien came not only from Zhangzhou 漳州 and Quanzhou 泉州 in southern Fujian 福建, but also from places such as Yongchun 永春 from the interior of Fujian. Apart from the Ho…

  • The Buddhist Philanthropist

    Open AccessGuan Thye Hue, Chang Tang et al.ARTICLEReligions2022Cited by: 2References: 6

    This article examines the life and times of Lee Choon Seng (李俊承), exploring his role as a prominent lay Buddhist leader in Singapore and the broader Chinese Buddhist world. Lee Choon Seng's influence in society, as well as his adherence to Chinese Mahayana Buddhism, laid an important foundation for him to carry out philanthropic activities within the Buddhist community in Singapore. Before World War II, Lee Choon Seng acted as a patron of the Dha…

  • A Study of United Temple in Singapore-Analysis of Union from the Perspective of Sub-Temple

    Open AccessGuan Thye Hue, Yidan Wang et al.ARTICLEReligions2022Cited by: 1References: 3

    This paper attempts to examine the formation path of the United Temple. Since research on the United Temple has focused more on its organization and religious practice in contemporary Singapore, the paper looks at the sub-temples under the Singapore United Temple, analyzing their paths toward unification from a more extended historical perspective. The authors divide sub-temples into three categories: ancestral temples (血缘庙), geographic temples (…

  • Chinese Temple Networks in Southeast Asia

    Open AccessYingwei Yan, Kenneth Dean et al.ARTICLEReligions2020Cited by: 6References: 33

    This article introduces a digital platform for collaborative research on the Chinese diaspora in Southeast Asia, focusing on networks of Chinese temples and associations extending from Southeast China to the various port cities of Southeast Asia. The Singapore Historical Geographic Information System (SHGIS) and the Singapore Biographical Database (SBDB) are expandable WebGIS platforms gathering and linking data on cultural and religious networks…