Taoist Folk Goddesses of Singapore

Maiden Lin, Maiden Lei and Maiden Huang are local goddesses whose legends begin in Singapore. Award-winning writer Ng Yi-Sheng dives into their origins and looks at their worship today. Yi-Sheng is a poet, fictionist, playwright and researcher. His books include the debut poetry collection last boy, A Book of Hims and Loud Poems for a Very Obliging Audience, and the short story collection Lion City, which won the Singapore Literature Prize in 2020. He tweets and Instagrams at @yishkabob.Transcript and ResourcesRead the transcript: https://biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/all-sections/podcast-taoist-folk-goddesses-singapore/the original BiblioAsia article: https://biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/all-sections/vol-18-issue-4-jan-mar-2023-taoist-folk-goddesses-singapore/This episode of BiblioAsia Podcast was hosted by Jimmy Yap and produced by Soh Gek Han. Sound engineering was done by Gibson Analytics. The background music "Di Tanjong Katong" was composed by Ahmad Patek and performed by Chords Haven. Special thanks to Yi-Sheng for coming on the show.The BiblioAsia Podcast by the National Library Singapore tells stories about Singapore history.