Originally the Assembly Hall was a meeting room, but was later converted into a temple for the worship of Thien Hau, a deity from Fujian province. The mural on the right wall shows Thien Hau, with a lantern that illuminates the road, when she was going to save save a sinking ship on a stormy sea. Opposite this wall painting you see on the wall the heads of six Fujian families who fled from China to Hoi An in the 17th century.
The last room contains an altar with seated figures of the heads of the six Fujian families. Behind the altar on the right are three fairies and smaller figures, which represent 12 midwives. They teach small children skills that are necessary for the first year of life: smiles, sucking and so forth.
Childless couples often come here to pray for offspring and leave behind fresh fruit as offerings.
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