About
Active Period
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Genre
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Teochew opera or Chaoju, Dance — Ronggeng, Theatre — Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu
Subgenre
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Geographic Location
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Peak Island; Goa Island; Pulau Tembakul (or Tambakul); Guiyu Dao (龟屿岛)
About
A Chinese temple was built in 1923 in honour of Tua Pek Kong (or Da Bo Gong), the God of Prosperity. Pilgrims travelled in sampan and bumboats to the island to visit the temple and three keramat (shrines) every year.
See “Kusu Island” by Cornelius Vernon at the Singapore Infopedia.
Venue Location
SingaporeSingapore (Lat 1.223300, Lng 103.860050)
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Associated Performance(s)
No associated performance recorded.
Media
No media recorded.
Sources
No source recorded.
Contributor
Last Updated on:
April 27, 2026 at 10:52 am
Contributors:
Alvin Eng Hui Lim
To Cite:
, and Lim, Alvin Eng HuiAlvin Eng Hui Lim.
2026. “Kusu Island“. In Performing Archipelagos, edited by Kyueun Kim, Alvin Eng Hui Lim and Hedren Wai Yuan Sum. Singapore: National University of Singapore.
Person
Global Entertainment Circuits and Touring Variety
Music — Western Classical
Australasia and the Pacific (1900 onwards)
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Performance
Colonial and Empire Networks
Theatre — English Language Theatre
Theatre — Shakespeare
Federation of Malaya (1948-1963)
1945–1959: Malaya and Singapore: Postwar Transition and Reform
Troupe
Theatre
Theatre — English Language Theatre
Theatre — Pantomime
Federation of Malaya (1948-1963)
1945–1959: Malaya and Singapore: Postwar Transition and Reform
Venue
Music
Independent Singapore (1965 onwards)
1965–1975: Singapore's Independence and Cold War SEA
Troupe
Colonial and Empire Networks
Music — Bagpiping
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
1914–1918: First World War
Performance
Diasporic Identities and Intercultural Encounters
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Cantonese opera or Yueju
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Performance
Archipelagic Agents
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Cantonese opera or Yueju
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Performance
Diasporic Identities and Intercultural Encounters
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Cantonese opera or Yueju
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Performance
Diasporic Identities and Intercultural Encounters
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Cantonese opera or Yueju
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Tour
Diasporic Identities and Intercultural Encounters
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Cantonese opera or Yueju
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Tour
Post-war Nation-Building and Cultural Diplomacy
Dance
Dance — Modern Dance
Federation of Malaya (1948-1963)
1945–1959: Malaya and Singapore: Postwar Transition and Reform
Performance
Archipelagic Agents
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Cantonese opera or Yueju
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony