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Hong Kong Wan Chai Hung Shing Temple

OHTN2017-10-06Aix XinLe

Wan Chai Hung Shing Temple located at 129 East Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. After a hundred years of change and a number of reclamation projects, has been surrounded by modern buildings, it is fair share outstanding. Is a heritage listed. In the early Hong Kong history, and other areas along the south of Zhuang Shidun Road, in the past these places are shallow, the former Hung Shing Temple, used to be the sea. This is only one seat simple temple hall, past overlooking the bay.

Hong Kong Wan Chai Hung Shing Temple

There was a time, Wan Chai Lin is regarded as the number one tobacconists from Britain to the base. Dent is British, but also the opium business. During the 1835-1839 Dent once Wanchai base for drug trafficking. In about 1924, the Hong Kong government bulldozed Morrison Hill, Wanchai fill in the Gulf, it will change the face of the Wan Chai district, but also to the old waterfront of Hung Shing Temple, into today is located in Queen's Road looks like.

Today Hung Shing Temple mountain building, the temple enshrines the holy King Hung, Hung Shing King God the South China Sea, and Tin Hau favorite with fishermen enshrined gods. Hung Shing Yeh next to worship Ms. Jin Hua, such as Bao Tai Sui and tablets. Outside the temple and another boat and Lo Pan's tablets.

Also due to the limitations of geography, Hung Shing Temple is only a formula into the temple. The temple has a stone fence, up the stairs from the left and right sides. Stone fence stone steps for hundreds of years, also on the amount of doors engraved with Xianfeng ten years (I Baliu ○) rebuilt, and rebuilt in 1867 Tongzhi couplets. From the seat side of the temple, you can also see the construction of a unique pattern of stone ground floor, saying it was built the mountain is not an exaggeration.

Relevant Customs

  Enshrined gods: Hung Shing King.

  Celebrate Christmas holiday: Christmas Hung ﹝ Lunar February 13 ﹞.

  King Street East and King Street West. Great king, Hung Shing king that also.

  Hung Shing believers in the lunar first day, 15 and gave birth to the Goddess of Mercy temple to pray.

Scenic Area Address: Hong Kong District 129 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai.

Bus routes: Take special trips Road 6,6, 10, 15 Road to.

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