Monday, August 16, 2010

The Biggest " Vessel" or "Boat" in S1BU.

It had been a year already since I last wrote on the "Zhongyuan Jie/ Yu Lan Hui " or the Chinese All Souls' Day, Time really wait for nobody. It's coming to the festival again. What's the happening this time in S1BU?



One very huge Vessel or boat was built in front of one Chinese Temple ( "Par Wan Kong") along Jalan Deshon, Sibu. It's really huge with the length spanning about 72 feet. It 's the vessel or boat built for the ritual in the celebration of "Yu Lan Hui" which will be used to transport of all the homeless "Ghost"to neverland or whatever?? . The boat supposed to be made of paper but this time , the temple organiser are using plywood to construct it. This vessel/boat will be burned on the actual day of the celebration i.e on 24th August 2010 or the Chinese calender 15th of the 7th month. Guess, it must be a pretty " hot" sight during the burning. According to the organisers, the construction of this boat was also to rise fund for the construction of the Temple which they are short of 500K. They said anyone can buy a share of the Boat costing about RM 10.00/share. Anytakers?


I think it's the biggest Vessel or Boat, ever built in S1BU for the Rituals. The biggest in Sarawak . A S1BU Boleh!!

Newspapers' Cutting :-

Borneo Post (17th August 2010)



Sin Chew Daily (16th August 2010)



A Video Clip from a Good Friend.



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