Thien Hau Temple
Thien Hau Temple (Los Angeles) is a Taoist temple and Chinese temple in Chinatown, Los Angeles, America. The Chinese name is "天 后宫" and the Vietnamese name is "Chùa Bà Thiên Hậu." The temple was built by Chinese Vietnamese who fled to America from the Cà Mau province in the seventies of the twentieth century, Chinese violence of native Vietnamese. The temple is also important for native Vietnamese, Chinese Thai and Chinese Americans. The temple has altars of Guan Yu, Tudi Gong, Tianhou, Ksitigarbha and Guanyin. The main altar is from Tianhou, because the temple is dedicated to her.
Since 2005, the temple has a new building. The ancient temple building was originally a Christian church.
The temple is associated with the Chinese-Vietnamese Association of Camau Association of America.
During Chinese New Year, many believers come to the temple to pray for a good year.
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