Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi at Cannon Square is the finest Chinese clan temple outside China. It was founded in 1835, on the 8th day of the 5th moon of the Chinese calendar, when 102 members of the Khoo clan gathered to form an association to look after the welfare of Khoo clansmen in the Nanyang.
Since a recent renovation of the temple complex, the two narrower passageways have been sealed off, leaving now only a single entrance into and out of Khoo Kongsi, and that is, the main passageway from Cannon Square.There is also a clan museum occupying the ground floor of the temple. Visitors now have to pay an entrance fee that goes to the general upkeep of the place. These are waived on celebratory days, such as during the annual Chinese New Year Open House and the George Town Festival.
