The hot afternoon suddenly turn grey with a threatening sky as we gathered in front of Thian Hock Keng Temple along Telok Ayer Street. Some 35 people or more turned up as we have members from the Singapore Heritage Yahoogroups and Taoism-Singapore Yahoogroups. Busloads of tourists were also arriving and so we were hardput to find a quiet place for our anthropologist, Bro ChanCW to share his cellful load of information. In this tour, Bro Chan brought the people to the era of post Mazu. During the Song Dynasty in ancient China, the northern silk route was troubled by the warlords and bandits. China had to find another means of transport and trade. The sea silk route was eventually established. The boatman and the merchants travelling by sea were at the mercy of the sea. Many would seek the protection of Mazu in their sea travel. Mazu's history (you can read about it on the beautifully designed poster in Thian Hock Keng) is interesting and she lived in Meizhou Island, Putian County o