Hong Kong Wan Chai Pak Tai Temple
Wan Chai Pak Tai Temple, also known as Pak Tai Temple or Wan Chai Wan Chai Yu Xugong, is located in Wanchai, Hong Kong Island, Long Street is a Pak Tai Temple, by the Antiquities Advisory Board assessed as Grade I historical building.
Wan Chai Pak Tai Temple building magnificent temples of the area is the crown of Hong Kong Island, there are three halls, the main hall of the temple dedicated to three meters tall and the Lord God of the North God; and on both sides with three palace, Mother Dragon Temple and the Temple of wealth. There are like four kings before Pak Tai statues of powerful modeling and detailed and vivid, even with artistic appreciation value. The basic design of the genus temple quadrangle form, in which the left and right sides of the main hall area are provided both different, different shapes of the side hall. Ssangyong has decorated the main ridge of the temple, the dragon is "four spirits" of the first, a symbol of peace, good luck and wealth, it is attached to the body of the dragon temple roof, it is subject to meaningful asylum.
Wan Chai Pak Tai Temple, formerly known as Yu Xugong. In 1863 (Qing Tongzhi years), built by the then Wan Chai Fong Chung fund raising. As stated in the temple inscriptions, Wan Chai Pak Tai Temple had in 1928 (seventeen years) undergoing renovation. Chinese Temples Committee in 2005 and spent more than ten million yuan more for the temple carried out major repairs. Pak Tai temple bronze statue cast in 1604 (Ming Wanli thirty-two years), more than 400 years of history, the height of more than three meters high historical value. The temple also 130 years of history of all kinds of products, which include cast in the 1862 and 1883 bronze bell. In addition, the amount of doors, "Yu Xugong" Zhang Yutang words from the mine, Zhang is famous Qing Dynasty, was seconded to Kowloon for defensive anchor in the Opium War, in 1854 (Qing Xianfeng years) Ren Dapeng Association lieutenant, and in the post in Kowloon Walled City.
The temple dedicated to Lord God Pak Tai, also known as Tien God, three thousand years ago, a prince of the Shang Dynasty. His childhood monasticism, Primus about the incident and invited him into the immortals. Shang Dynasty, the devil rampant world, pernicious. Primus ordered the Jade Emperor sent Pak Tai Army commanding twelve days down to earth crusade against the devil. Lord also sent a large turtle constrictor to help out, but always lost to Pak Tai. Pak Tai successfully defeated the devil, was named as Tien God; therefore, people in addition to admire his bravery, but also convinced Pak Tai misfortunes of Ecuador have divine power. Pak Tai statues are generally portrayed as barefoot Phi hair, mysterious fees armor to express their heroic bearing of war, and its feet are generally snake and turtle, it is a symbol of evil triumphs. In addition to Pak Tai, the temple also dedicated three clear, Guan Di, Goddess of Mercy, days later, the Western Goddess, Lady of the Mountain, Chi Kung, the God of Wealth, and Long Bao mother and other gods.
March the third year of the lunar calendar, is the Pak Tai Festival, were devout worshipers to worship, pray for peace together throughout. Southerners thanks to Pak Tai, because the water in the south, from the north to flow. Cantonese to make a living by the water, so both Bainanhaihong King St. (Red Emperor), also thanks to the North Tien God (Pak Tai). Pak Tai is located above the water, worship him, and hope he controls the water, the Wufu harvest fish catch Dashun, this is the reason Southerners worship of Pak Tai. Before World War II, it was the heyday of the temple, during the Pak Tai Festival, Celebration Square, all the drama, called crowd-pleasing.
Scenic Area Address: Longan Street, Wan Chai, Hong Kong 2.
Bus routes: Take Citybus 10s, 10,5s in Zenith Station and then walk to.