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The most expensive lunch in Melaka and most likely in the world too!

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  The President of Malaysia Baba Nyonya Association, Dato Ronald Gan has successfully enlisted the support of his community to prepare A Grand Feast for Jade Emperor. The dishes for the Jade Emperor, the Baba-Nyonya community called, 108 Laok for Wangkang 2020 fills up 3 pages of A4 size paper. The dishes for Ho Hia Ti Prayer fills up 2 pages of A4 size paper. The Number 1 expensive feast or dining in Melaka, Malaysia and probably the world most pricey dining, the Grand Feast would be recurring again in the next Wangkang Ceremony. But the problem is, no one knows when the next Wangkang will be! Back on December 31st, 2017, Baba Dato Ronald Gan Yong Hoe is selected by the deity, Ong Yah to conduct the age-old sacred ceremony, The Wangkang Ceremony. And the deity, Ong Yah specifically, conveyed his message in Chinese writing the typical word, Baba followed by Gan Yong Hoe through the sacred sedan chair. The Wangkang Ceremony is said to be originated in Fujian, Xiamen, China and the Chine

Chinese paper arts for the Jade Emperor at Yong Chuan Tian Temple Melaka

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  If you likes paper arts, you have to go there to Yong Chuan Tian Temple today. These paper structures will be there from today till November 15, 2020. Image seized by Melaka YouTube Channel Image seized by  Melaka YouTube Channel Image seized by  Melaka YouTube Channel Image seized by  Melaka YouTube Channel Image seized by  Melaka YouTube Channel Image seized by  Melaka YouTube Channel Image seized by  Melaka YouTube Channel Image seized by  Melaka YouTube Channel Image seized by  Melaka YouTube Channel Image seized by  Melaka YouTube Channel Image seized by  Melaka YouTube Channel Image seized by  Melaka YouTube Channel Image seized by  Melaka YouTube Channel Image seized by  Melaka YouTube Channel Image seized by  Melaka YouTube Channel Image seized by  Melaka YouTube Channel Image seized by  Melaka YouTube Channel Image seized by  Melaka YouTube Channel Image seized by  Melaka YouTube Channel

Checking the latitude and longitude of Wangkang

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  Image by Melaka YouTube Channel From left, Ho Siong, Ah Boon, Datuk Lwee, Yew Chye, Suan Hong, Ronald Gan, Jack Sor, and Micheal Lee give Melaka YouTube Channel a photograph for the album. They are in the shipyard of this year Wangkang at the Yong Chuan Tian Temple to establish the celestial point on Earth's surface.

Members of the Yong Chuan Temple gathers for a group photograph

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  Photograph captured by Melaka YouTube Channel There was a predawn rain which stop after the sunrise. Members of the Yong Chuan Temple arrived at the Wangkang shipyard as early as 7 o'clock in the morning. Everyone wears white with a red over the shoulder strap of silky cloth bearing the temple's logo.

Former Malacca High School teacher meet his pupil in Wangkang museum

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From a bowl of nyonya laksa to an unique babah peranakan ceremonial heritage chat, concluded with a burst of greetings between a teacher and his pupil. Breakfast table on Tranquerah Road is special because they are from a mixed of professions, from an editor of a YouTube channel to an engineer who played a role in the iconic C-shaped Lagenda Condominium in Klebang, Melaka. The teacher who teaches and the temple chief who guides, are both facing each other on a marble table. The videographer wears the Yong Chuan Tian Temple Tee-shirt and it catches the eyes of Cheng Kim, the teacher. He asked about Wangkang and the four of them take a drive to Yong Chuan Tian Temple after the breakfast. Upon stepping into the Wangkang shipyard, Cheng Kim bows three times to the deity, Ong Yah. As the Temple chief, P'ng Yew Chye walks Cheng Kim to the front, Dato' Ronald Gan Yong Hoe walks towards the shipyard. Both the Babah exchanges greetings on midpoint between the main gate of the Yong Chu

KR Negara Aman is the name of the Wangkang 2020 ship

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Commencement of the Wangkang Monument foundation works takes off

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  Left to Right: Jack Sor, Yew Chai, Dato' Ronald Gan and Kam Foo Dato' Ronald Gan was at the Melaka Gateway with Jack Sor to inspect the commencement of the foundation works for the Wangkang Monument this morning. Joining them, is Yew Chai.