Na Tuk Gong are local guardian spirits worshipped by overseas Chinese communities in Malaysia and Singapore. An alternate more generic name for the culture is Datuk Gong (or Kong), uniting Dato or Datuk from the local Malay word for 'grandfather', which is also used as an honorific title, and Kong or Gong from Chinese, also an honorific title.
Na Tuk Gong are local guardian spirits worshipped by overseas Chinese communities in Malaysia and Singapore. An alternate more generic name for the culture is Datuk Gong (or Kong), uniting Dato or Datuk from the local Malay word for 'grandfather', which is also used as an honorific title, and Kong or Gong from Chinese, also an honorific title.
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