{
  "sight": {
    "id": "Q2985111",
    "slug": "former-siong-lim-temple",
    "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/former-siong-lim-temple",
    "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2985111",
    "name": "Former Siong Lim Temple",
    "name_source": "NHB",
    "name_ko": "옛 시옹림 사원",
    "name_ja": "双林寺",
    "name_zh_hans": "莲山双林禅寺",
    "name_zh_hant": "蓮山雙林禪寺",
    "category": "temple",
    "heritage": "National Monument",
    "planning_area": "Toa Payoh",
    "address": "184-E Jalan Toa Payoh, Singapore 319941",
    "lat": 1.3303449,
    "lng": 103.8573425,
    "position_source": "NHB",
    "official_url": "http://www.shuanglin.sg",
    "nearest_station": null,
    "description_en": "The traditional architecture of Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery - or 'Twin Grove Monastery on Lotus Hill' - stands out amidst the modern high-rise apartment blocks in the Toa Payoh neighbourhood.",
    "description_ko": "롄산 솽린 사원(Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery), 곧 '연꽃 언덕의 쌍둥이 숲 사원'의 전통 건축은 토아파요 동네의 현대식 고층 아파트 단지 사이에서 단연 돋보여요.",
    "description_ja": "蓮山双林寺（Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery）、すなわち「蓮の丘の双子の林の寺」の伝統的な建築は、トア・パヨ地区の現代的な高層住宅棟の中でひときわ目を引きます。",
    "description_zh_hans": "莲山双林禅寺的传统建筑在大巴窑一带的现代高层住宅楼群中格外醒目。",
    "description_zh_hant": "蓮山雙林禪寺的傳統建築在大巴窯一帶的現代高層住宅樓群中格外醒目。",
    "sources": [
      "National Heritage Board, Monuments (SODL v1.0)",
      "Wikidata (CC0)"
    ],
    "photo": {
      "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/img/sights/former-siong-lim-temple.webp",
      "thumb": "https://dealsingapore.com/img/sights/former-siong-lim-temple-sm.webp",
      "credit": {
        "licence": "CC BY 4.0",
        "licenceUrl": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0",
        "artist": "Chainwit.",
        "page": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lian_Shan_Shuang_Lin_Monastery_%E8%93%AE%E5%B1%B1%E9%9B%99%E6%9E%97%E7%A6%AA%E5%AF%BA_(2025)_-_img_09.jpg",
        "width": 4032,
        "height": 3024,
        "photo": true
      }
    },
    "nearest_exit": null,
    "areas": [],
    "nearby_sights": [
      {
        "id": "Q25483444",
        "slug": "masjid-hajjah-rahimabi-kebun-limau",
        "name": "Masjid Hajjah Rahimabi Kebun Limau",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/masjid-hajjah-rahimabi-kebun-limau",
        "category": "mosque",
        "straight_line_m": 536
      },
      {
        "id": "Q7811338",
        "slug": "toa-payoh-sports-hall",
        "name": "Toa Payoh Sports Hall",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/toa-payoh-sports-hall",
        "category": "sports",
        "straight_line_m": 594
      },
      {
        "id": "Q17054133",
        "slug": "sri-lankaramaya-buddhist-temple",
        "name": "Sri Lankaramaya Buddhist Temple",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/sri-lankaramaya-buddhist-temple",
        "category": "temple",
        "straight_line_m": 727
      },
      {
        "id": "Q5118039",
        "slug": "church-of-the-risen-christ",
        "name": "Church of the Risen Christ",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/church-of-the-risen-christ",
        "category": "church",
        "straight_line_m": 900
      },
      {
        "id": "Q111940709",
        "slug": "whampoa-dragon-fountain",
        "name": "Whampoa Dragon Fountain",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/whampoa-dragon-fountain",
        "category": "public-art",
        "straight_line_m": 917
      },
      {
        "id": "Q111972966",
        "slug": "tai-pei-yuen-temple",
        "name": "Tai Pei Yuen Temple",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/tai-pei-yuen-temple",
        "category": "temple",
        "straight_line_m": 1005
      }
    ]
  },
  "source": {
    "nhb": "Monuments (GEOJSON) d_b29c230ec6b609e29ed42f71ca9a8767 and Historic Sites (GEOJSON) d_31e16b12809e66673e90d8b04fdee1b2, National Heritage Board, data.gov.sg, accessed 30 September 2026, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0: names, points, addresses, descriptions.",
    "wikidata": "Wikidata (CC0), read 1 October 2026: names in en, ja, ko, zh, type, official website, image file names (each Commons file carries its own licence).",
    "selection": "English Wikivoyage Singapore guides, revisions of 1 October 2026: which places are listed under See and Do (selection only; no text used).",
    "planning_areas": "Master Plan 2025 Planning Area Boundary (No Sea) d_2cc750190544007400b2cfd5d7f53209, Urban Redevelopment Authority, data.gov.sg, accessed 1 October 2026, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0: the planning area each sight is in.",
    "note": "English names are the National Heritage Board's for the places it lists (name_source: NHB), otherwise Wikidata labels. Korean, Japanese and Chinese names are Wikidata labels or Wikipedia article titles where present. NHB fields keep the Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0; no terms are added to them."
  },
  "not_published": {
    "opening_hours": "No source we use carries them. The official_url is where they are.",
    "walking_time": "Every distance here is a straight line, not a walking route."
  },
  "_meta": {
    "api_version": "1",
    "site": "https://dealsingapore.com",
    "generated_at": "2026-10-01",
    "license": "NHB fields: Monuments and Historic Sites, National Heritage Board via data.gov.sg, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, modified (merged, matched to Wikidata). Names and categories: Wikidata (CC0) or NHB. Planning areas: URA Master Plan 2025, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0. Attribute dealsingapore.com and the National Heritage Board. See /llms.txt and /terms.",
    "docs": "https://dealsingapore.com/llms.txt"
  }
}