The Shan Tang has its origin in Chao Shan and flourished overseas to countries such as Thailand, Vietnam and subsequently Singapore and Malaysia, wherever there was a significant number of Chao Zhou descendants. In the present setup in Singapore, which we can describe as “One Origin, One Main and Six Branches. The original Temple is in Da Wu Village, Chao An Fu Yang Prefecture with the main temple in Singapore presently located in Bedok, with six branches, in sequence, according to their inception, located in Toa Payoh (Singapore), Malacca (Malaysia), Bukit Timah (Singapore), Muar (Malaysia), Pontian (Malaysia) and Penang (Malaysia).