Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong
Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong are dedicated to Tin Hau (Mazu). Over 100 temples are dedicated (at least partially) to Tin Hau in Hong Kong. A list of these temples can be found below.
Famous temples
Famous Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong include:
- Tin Hau temple, located at 10 Tin Hau Temple Road, Causeway Bay, east of Victoria Park, in Eastern District, on Hong Kong Island. It is a declared monument.[1] The temple has given its name to the MTR station serving it (Island line), and subsequently to the neighboring area of Tin Hau.
- The Tin Hau temple in Yau Ma Tei is also famous in Hong Kong. The public square, Yung Shue Tau, before it is surrounded by the popular Temple Street night market.
- The Tin Hau Temple at Joss House Bay is considered the most sacred. Built in 1266, it is the oldest and the largest Tin Hau temple in Hong Kong.[2] It is a Grade I historic building.
Festivals
Two temples have a marine parade to celebrate the Tin Hau Festival (天后誕; Tiānhòudàn): Tin Hau Temple on Leung Shuen Wan (High Island)[3] and Tin Hau Temple on Tap Mun, which has it once every ten years.[4][5]
The celebration at Tin Hau Temple, Joss House Bay, is attended annually by upwards of 40,000 to 50,000 people. Another large celebration takes place at the Tai Shu Ha temple in Yuen Long District.[6]
Guardian gods
In the larger Chinese temples, the statues of two guardian gods may be found on either side of the main altar. In the case of Tin Hau temples, such guards are always the two daemon brothers Chin Lei Ngan (千里眼; 'Thousand Li Eyes') and Shun Fung Yi (順風耳; 'With the wind ear').[7]
List by district
Note 1: Unless otherwise noted, typically in italics, Tin Hau is the main deity of the temples listed below.
Note 2: A territory-wide grade reassessment of historic buildings is ongoing. The grades listed in the table are based on these updates [1] [2] (8 June 2023). The temples with a "Not listed" status in the table below are not graded and do not appear in the list of historic buildings considered for grading.
| Location | Notes | Status | References | Photographs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 53, Shau Kei Wan Main Street East, Shau Kei Wan |
Shau Kei Wan Tin Hau Temple (筲箕灣天后廟) The original temple, built in 1845,[8] was destroyed by a typhoon in 1872. A new temple was erected in-situ in 1873.[9] Originally situated on a slope with its front part facing the sea. Renovated in 1876, 1902, 1920, 1948 and 2005. Managed by the Chinese Temples Committee.[10] The interior of the temple can be explored with Google Street View. |
Grade II | [3] [4] [5] [6] |  |
| No. 26A, A Kung Ngam Village Lane, A Kung Ngam, Shau Kei Wan |
Yuk Wong Temple aka. Yuk Wong Kung Din (玉皇宮殿) or Yuk Wong Bo Din (玉皇寶殿) Dedicated to the Jade Emperor. Partly dedicated to Tin Hau: altar on the left side of the main altar. |
Not listed | [7] [8] |  |
| On the main breakwater of Shaukeiwan Typhoon Shelter. It is only accessible by boat |
Tin Hau Temple and Kwun Yum Temple (望海觀音古廟) Built in 2006. |
Not listed | [9] |  |
| Formerly on a small island within the former Aldrich Bay Typhoon Shelter, Shau Kei Wan 22°16′53″N 114°13′48″E / 22.281277°N 114.229913°E |
Hoi Shum Temple (海心廟; 'temple in the middle of the sea') Built in 1845 for the worship of Tin Hau. It was demolished in the 1980s when the Typhoon shelter was reclaimed. Some of the temple pillars and footing stones are now preserved in the Shau Kei Wan Shing Wong Temple. |
Not listed Demolished |
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| Fei Tsui Road (翡翠道), Chai Wan |
Chai Wan Tin Hau Temple (柴灣天后廟) | Not listed |  | |
| Off San Ha Street (新廈街), Lok Kang Po (樂耕埔), Siu Sai Wan, Chai Wan |
Lok Kang Po Tin Hau Temple (樂耕埔天后廟) At the current location since 1967.[11] |
Not listed | [10] |  |
| Location | Notes | Status | References | Photographs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Near Pak She San Tsuen, Cheung Chau Wan, Cheung Chau |
Pak She Tin Hau Temple (長洲北社天后廟) Located 100m northwest of the Pak Tai Temple.[12] Situated within the boundary of the Chung Shak Hei Home for the Aged. The temple was probably built around 1767.[9] |
Grade II | [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] |  |
| Chung Hing Street (Tai Shek Hau), Cheung Chau |
Tai Shek Hau Tin Hau Temple (大石口天后宮})[12] Built some time before the 4th year of the Tongzhi reign (1865) of the Qing dynasty.[9] |
Grade II | [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] |  |
| Sai Wan, Cheung Chau |
Sai Wan Tin Hau Temple (西灣天后宮) Located west of Sai Wan (Western Bay), on the southwestern tip of the island.[12] Built some time before 1929.[9] |
Grade III | [21] [22] [23] [24] |  |
| North of Morning Beach aka. Nam Tam Wan (南氹灣),[12] Cheung Chau |
Nam Tam Wan Tin Hau Temple (長洲南氹灣天后廟) | Not listed | [25] [26] [27] |  |
| Pak She Street, Tung Wan, Cheung Chau |
Yuk Hui Temple aka. Pak Tai Temple Partly dedicated to Tin Hau: altar on the right side of the main altar. |
Grade I | [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] |  |
| Fan Lau Miu Wan, Fan Lau, Lantau Island |
Tin Hau Temple, Fan Lau (分流天后古廟) Built during the early Qing dynasty. Rebuilt in 1820.[13] Repaired in 1820, 1928, 1976.[14] |
Grade III | [34] [35] [36] [37] |  |
| Yi O (二澳), Lantau Island Unconfirmed location. |
Listed with the note "no information" in "Distribution of temples on Lantau Island as recorded in 1979", in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch.[14] | Not listed |  | |
| San Tsuen (新村), Tai O |
Tai O San Tsuen Tin Hau Temple (大澳新村天后廟) aka. Yim Tin Tin Hau Temple (鹽田天后古廟) Built in 1644,[15] in the early Qing period, repaired in 1838, 1892, 1895, 1946 and 1972.[14] |
Grade II | [38] [39] [40] |  |
| Kat Hing Back Street, Tai O |
Tin Hau Temple, Kat Hing Back Street (大澳吉慶後街天后廟) Adjacent to Kwan Tai Temple (right side). Built in 1772.[16] |
Grade III | [41] [42] [43] [44] |  |
| Sha Lo Wan, Lantau Island |
Tin Hau Temple, Sha Lo Wan (沙螺灣天后宮) Built in 1919. Located on the left of the Ba Kong Temple, which is dedicated to Hung Shing. A wall is connecting the two temples at the front façade.[17] (Viewed from the front, the Tin Hau Temple is on the right) |
Nil grade | [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] |  |
| Chek Lap Kok New Village (赤鱲角新村), Wong Lung Hang Road, Tung Chung, Lantau Island |
Tin Hau Temple, Chek Lap Kok (東涌赤鱲角天后宮) aka. Tin Hau Temple, Tung Chung (東涌天后宮) Built in 1823 at the north east of Chek Lap Kok. The entire temple was built of granite quarried on the island.[18] Repaired in 1978.[14] Dismantled in 1991 because of the construction of the new airport, and rebuilt in 1994 at its present location.[9][19] |
Grade II | [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] |  |
| Tai Ho Wan, Lantau Island |
Tin Hau Tai Wong Temple (天后大王宮) | Not listed | [55] |  |
| Tai Pak (大白), Lantau Island Unknown location, possibly at Discovery Bay |
Listed with the note "no information" in "Distribution of temples on Lantau Island as recorded in 1979", in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch.[14] | Not listed | | |
| Nim Shue Wan, Lantau Island |
Tin Hau Temple, Nim Shue Wan (稔樹灣村天后大宮) Built in 1920.[9] The statue of Tin Hau was moved to Peng Chau by the villagers during the Japanese Occupation.[14][20] |
Nil grade | [56] [57] pic pic [58] |  |
| Luk Tei Tong, Mui Wo, Lantau Island |
Tin Hau Temple, Luk Tei Tong (鹿地塘天后元君古廟) | Not listed | [59] [60] |  |
| Shap Long Chung Hau (十塱涌口), Chi Ma Wan, Lantau Island |
Tin Hau Temple, Shap Long (十塱天后廟) It was rebuilt in 1951.[14] |
Not listed | pic pic [61] [62] | |
| Chi Ma Wan Road (along Lantau Trail Stage 12), Ham Tin Kau Tsuen (鹹田舊村), Ham Tin, Pui O, Lantau Island |
Tin Hau Temple, Pui O (貝澳天后宮) Built in the Ming dynasty, rebuilt in 1798 and repaired in 1947,[14] 1974 and 1995.[21] |
Not listed | [63] [64] |  |
| Tong Fuk, Lantau Island |
Tin Hau Temple, Tong Fuk (塘福天后廟) | Not listed |  | |
| Shui Hau, Lantau Island |
Tin Hau Temple, Shui Hau (水口天后宮) | Not listed | [65] [66] | |
| No. 1A Yung Shue Wan Main Street, Yung Shue Wan, Lamma Island |
Tin Hau Temple, Yung Shue Wan (南丫島榕樹灣天后古廟) Built some time before the 2nd year of Guangxu reign (1876) of the Qing dynasty.[22] An uncommon feature of the temple is that it is guarded by two Western lions. They replaced the original Chinese lions which had been damaged in the 1960s.[23] |
Grade III | [67] [68] [69] [70] [71] [72] [73] |  |
| O Tsai (澳仔), Yung Shue Wan, Lamma Island |
Tin Hau Temple, O Tsai (澳仔天后廟) | Not listed |  | |
| Sok Kwu Wan, Lamma Island |
Tin Hau Temple, Sok Kwu Wan (索罟灣天后宮) Probably built between 1826 and 1868.[9] |
Nil grade | [74] [75] [76] [77] [78] [79] |  |
| Luk Chau Village, Lamma Island |
Tin Hau Temple, Luk Chau Village (南丫島鹿洲天后古廟) Believed to be built in the late Qing dynasty (1644-1911).[9] |
Nil grade | [80] [81] [82] [83] |  |
| Nos. 69A & 69B, Wing On Street, Peng Chau |
Tin Hau Temple, Peng Chau (坪洲天后宮) Built in 1792. Managed by the Chinese Temples Committee. |
Grade II | [84] [85] [86] [87] [88] |  |
| Po Toi Island |
Tin Hau Temple, Po Toi Island (蒲台島天后廟) Renovated in 1893.[24] |
Nil grade | [89] [90] [91] [92] [93] |  |
| Tai A Chau, Soko Islands |
Tin Hau Temple, Tai A Chau Built in 1828.[25] The Tong Fuk village committee contributed to its renovation in 2000.[26] |
Not listed | [94] |  |
| Siu A Chau, Soko Islands |
Not listed | [95] pic | | |
| Hei Ling Chau 1) Former 2) Current temple: |
There are two Tin Hau temples on the island. One was built in 1925 and was converted into a store room. The current temple was built in 1985.[27] | Not listed | Former [96] | |
| Shek Kwu Chau |
Not listed | [97] [98] | |
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| Location | Notes | Status | References | Photographs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behind Lok Tai House, Lok Fu Estate, Lok Fu |
Tin Hau Temple, Lok Fu (慈德社天后古廟 or 老虎岩(樂富)天后聖母古廟) | Not listed | [99] [100] |  |
| No. 49 Ha Heung Road, To Kwa Wan |
Tin Hau Temple, To Kwa Wan (土瓜灣天后廟) Built in 1885. The temple also houses the statue of Lung Mo, which was transferred here in 1964, when the temple at Hoi Sham Island was demolished following land reclamation.[28][29] Managed by the Chinese Temples Committee. |
Grade III | [101] [102] [103] |  |
| 1/F, 40 Pak Tai Street, To Kwa Wan |
Building demolished as of 2016. Wah Kwong Tak Yan Tong (華光得因堂). Located in a residential and commercial building. Partly dedicated to Tin Hau. |
Not listed | [104] Picture: site of the former building. |
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| Location | Notes | Status | References | Photographs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chung Mei Lo Uk Village, Tsing Yi Island[30] |
Tin Hau Temple, Tsing Yi (青衣天后古廟) The Tin Hau Festival in Tsing Yi lasts from 1st to 5th day of the 4th lunar month each year.[31] The temple was originally located near Tsing Yi Tong. Upon reclamation of Tsing Yi, it was moved to Ha Ko Tan (下高灘), near today's Chung Mei Lo Uk Village. |
Not listed | [105] [106] |  |
| Near Ha Kwai Chung Tsuen (下葵涌村), Kwai Chung. Located across Kwai Chung Road from Kwai Fong Terrace. |
Tin Hau Temple, Kwai Chung (葵涌天后廟) Built prior to 1828, the original temple was relocated to the present site in 1966 to make way for the port reclamation in Kwai Chung.[32] |
Nil grade | [107] [108] [109] |  |
| Opposite to Chui Kwai House, Kwai Chung Estate, Tai Wo Hau Road, Tai Wo Hau |
Tin Hau Temple, Tai Wo Hau (大窩口天后廟) | Not listed | [110] [111] |  |
| Near Yan Kwai House, Kwai Chung Estate, Tai Wo Hau |
Kwai Chung Fu Tak Temple (葵涌福德堂) Partly dedicated to Tin Hau. |
Not listed | [112] |  |
| Location | Notes | Status | References | Photographs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ma Wan Tsuen (馬環村), Lei Yue Mun (Kowloon) |
Tin Hau Temple, Lei Yue Mun (鯉魚門天后廟) First built in 1753, it was completely reconstructed in 1953.[33] |
Grade III | [113] [114] [115] [116] [117] |  |
| Cha Kwo Ling Road, Cha Kwo Ling |
Tin Hau Temple, Cha Kwo Ling (茶果嶺天后廟) Initially built in Cha Kwo Ling Village during the Qing dynasty, it was moved to Cha Kwo Ling Road in 1941, and was under maintenance and repair in 1947.[34] Opened officially in 1948. Managed by the Chinese Temples Committee.[9] |
Grade III | [118] [119] [120] [121] |  |
| Rehab Path, off Lei Yue Mun Road. On a hill between Kwun Tong and Lam Tin |
Tin Hau Temple and Sam Shan Kwok Wong Temple, Kwun Tong (三山國王古廟 (觀塘), 觀塘復康徑三山國王廟, 茜草灣三山國王古廟) | Not listed | [122] [123] [124] [125] [126] |  |
| Po Lam Road, near the junction with Sau Mau Ping Road, Sau Mau Ping. Near Po Tat Estate. |
Hoi Kwok Tin Hau Shing Mo Temple (海國天后聖母廟) The opening ceremony took place on 24 November 2012.[35] |
Not listed | [127] |  |
| Sau Mau Ping Road, Sau Mau Ping. |
Hoi Kwok Tin Hau Temple (海國天后古廟) Part of a complex built in 1964 without government approval. Demolished in 2008 to make way for the new On Tat Estate. |
Not listed | picture picture [128] [129] [130] [131] [132] | |
| Location | Notes | Status | References | Photographs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 41 Hung Kiu San Tsuen (紅橋新村), Sheung Shui |
Tin Hau Temple, Hung Kiu San Tsuen (紅橋新村天后廟) Built for the worship of Tin Hau, protecting the ships which sailed along Ng Tung River, linked to Starling Inlet. It was rebuilt in 1962.[36] |
Nil grade | [133] [134] [135] |  |
| Wai Loi Tsuen, Sheung Shui Wai, Sheung Shui Item #221 on map: [136] |
Completely renovated to modern structure.[37] | Not listed | [137] |  |
| Ping Kong, Sheung Shui |
Tin Hau Temple, Ping Kong (上水丙岡村天后宮) Within a walled village.[38] The temple is featured in Jackie Chan's 1983 film Project A.[39] |
Not listed | [138] |  |
| Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling |
Tin Hau Temple, Lung Yeuk Tau (粉嶺龍躍頭天后宮) Located along the Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail, next to Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall. |
Declared | [139] [140] [141] [142] [143] |  |
| Ho Pa Tsuen (河壩村), between Hung Leng and Kan Tau Tsuen, Fanling |
Tin Hau Temple, Ho Pa Tsuen (河壩村天后廟) | Not listed | [144] picture picture |  |
| No. 72 Ping Che, Ta Kwu Ling |
Ping Yuen Tin Hau Temple (坪源天后古廟) Probably built in 1756. The temple is flanked by two buildings: the Ping Yuen Community Hall (right) and the Sing Ping She Memorial Hall (left). |
Grade III | [145] [146] [147] [148] [149] |  |
| Muk Wu Tsuen, Ta Kwu Ling |
Tin Hau Temple, Muk Wu (木湖村天后廟) Built around 1912–1913.[40] |
Grade III | [150] [151] |  |
| Ta Kwu Ling San Tsuen (打鼓嶺新村), Ta Kwu Ling |
Tin Hau Temple, Ta Kwu Ling San Tsuen (打鼓嶺新村天后廟) | Not listed | | |
| Chuk Yuen (竹園), Ta Kwu Ling |
Not listed | [152] | | |
| Tsung Yuen Ha (松園下), Ta Kwu Ling |
Tin Hau Temple, Tsung Yuen Ha | Not listed | picture picture | |
| Nga Yiu (瓦窰), Ta Kwu Ling 22°32′29″N 114°08′14″E / 22.541297°N 114.137344°E |
Not listed | [153] | | |
| Wu Shek Kok, Sha Tau Kok |
Tin Hau Temple, Wu Shek Kok (烏石角天后宮) Adjacent to a Hip Tin temple. Rebuilt in the 1960s.[41] |
Not listed | [154] [155] |  |
| Southwest of Tam Shui Hang, Sha Tau Kok |
Tin Hau Temple, Tam Shui Hang (担水坑天后宮) aka. Sam Wo Association Tin Hau Temple (沙頭角三和堂天后宮) | Not listed | [156] [157] |  |
| Yim Liu Ha, Sha Tau Kok |
Tin Hau Temple, Yim Liu Ha (鹽寮下村天后廟) Rebuilt in the 1990s.[41] |
Not listed | [158] [159] [160] |  |
| Off Luk Keng Road, Nam Chung |
Nam Chung Tin Hau Temple (南涌天后宮) Part of the Tin Hau Temple Complex, Nam Chung. The temple complex contains also a Kwun Yam Temple and a Dragon King shrine. |
Not listed | [161] [162] [163] |  |
| Sai Ho (西澳), Kat O Island |
Tin Hau Temple, Kat O (吉澳天后宮) |
Grade III | [164] [165] [166] |  |
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| Location | Notes | Status | References | Photographs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joss House Bay (大廟灣; Tai Miu Wan) |
Tin Hau Temple, Joss House Bay (佛堂門天后古廟) Managed by the Chinese Temples Committee. |
Declared | [169] [170] [171] [172] [173] [174] |  |
| Tin Chau Road, Tin Ha Wan Village (田下灣村), Hang Hau |
Tin Hau Temple, Hang Hau (坑口天后廟) Built around 1840.[44] |
Grade III | [175] [176] [177] [178] |  |
| Leung Shuen Wan Chau (High Island), Sai Kung District |
Tin Hau Temple, Leung Shuen Wan (糧船灣天后廟) Probably built in 1741. It is located in the original coastal site and is feng shui-oriented.[9] |
Grade III | [179] [180] [181] [182] [183] |  |
| Po Tung Road (普通道), Sai Kung Town |
Tin Hau Temple and Hip Tin Temple (西貢墟天后古廟及協天宮) Built in the 1910s-1920s. |
Grade II | [184] [185] [186] |  |
| Off Tai Mong Tsai Road, Wong Keng Tei (黃麖地), Pak Tam Chung, Sai Kung Peninsula |
Wong Keng Tei Tin Hau Temple (黃麖地天后古廟) aka. Tsam Chuk Wan Tin Hau Temple (斬竹灣天后廟) | Not listed |  | |
| Off Tai Mong Tsai Road, Tso Wo Hang, Sai Kung Peninsula |
Tin Hau Temple, Tso Wo Hang (早禾坑天后古廟) | Not listed |  | |
| Pak Kong, Sai Kung Peninsula |
Built before 1872. The temple is located on a feng shui marking the eastern edge of the residential area of the village.[45] | Not listed | [187] |  |
| Nam Wai, Hebe Haven area |
Tin Hau Temple, Nam Wai (南圍天后古廟) | Not listed | [188] [189] |  |
| South Ninepin Island (Ninepin Group) |
Not listed | picture [190] [191] Note: located at the top of the hill at the centre of the picture => |
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| Nam Tong (南堂), Tung Lung Chau |
Hung Shing Temple, Tung Lung Chau A Hung Shing Temple. Partly dedicated to Tin Hau. |
Nil grade | [192] [193] [194] [195] |  |
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| Location | Notes | Status | References | Photographs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ma On Shan Tsuen |
Tin Hau Shing Mo Temple (天后聖母廟) | Not listed | [196] | |
| Ma On Shan Tsuen |
Tin Hau Temple (天后古媽廟) | Not listed | [197] | |
| Location | Notes | Status | References | Photographs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No.180-184 Yee Kuk Street (醫局街), at the corner of Kweilin Street, Sham Shui Po |
Tin Hau Temple, Sham Shui Po (深水埗天后廟) Erected in 1901.[9] Managed by the Chinese Temples Committee. |
Grade III | [198] [199] [200] [201] [202] |  |
| Location | Notes | Status | References | Photographs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 182 Aberdeen Main Road, Aberdeen |
Tin Hau Temple, Aberdeen (石排灣天后廟) Built in 1851.[9] Managed by the Chinese Temples Committee. |
Grade III | [203] [204] [205] [206] [207] [208] |  |
| South of Yuk Fai House (旭暉閣), Yue Fai Court, Aberdeen |
Tin Hau Temple (香港仔龜齡天后宮) Built around 1955. |
Not listed | [209] |  |
| Middle Island[8] |
Destroyed by Typhoon Hato on August 23, 2017. | Not listed | | |
| Stanley Plaza, Stanley Main Street, Stanley |
Tin Hau Temple, Stanley (赤柱天后廟) Built in 1767.[9] Managed by Stanley Kai-fong Welfare Association Ltd. by delegation from the Chinese Temples Committee. |
Nil grade | [210] [211] [212] [213] [214] |  |
| No. 219 Lan Nai Wan Village, Shek O |
Lin Hok Sin Koon (蓮鶴仙觀) Partly dedicated to Tin Hau. |
Not listed | [215] [216] [217] [218] |  |
| No. 333 Shek O Village, Shek O |
Tin Hau Temple, Shek O (石澳天后廟) Believed to be built before 1891.[9] |
Grade III | [219] [220] [221] |  |
| Hok Tsui (鶴咀) 22°12′30″N 114°15′36″E / 22.208419°N 114.259869°E |
Not listed | picture | |
| Location | Notes | Status | References | Photographs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 39 Ting Kok Road, Tai Po Kau Hui |
Tin Hau Temple, Tai Po Kau Hui (大埔舊墟天后宮) Built in 1691. On the left of the Tin Hau Temple is Hip Tin Temple dedicated to Kwan Tai. On its right was Tam Sin Temple (譚仙宮) where Tam Kung was revered.[46] The Tam Sin Temple was converted into a Shui Yuet Temple (水月宮) dedicated to Guanyin in the mid-2010s.[47] |
Grade III | [222] [223] [224] [225] [226] [227] |  |
| Tsz Tong Tsuen (祠堂村), Tai Hang, Tai Po |
Tin Hau Temple and Man Tai Temple (天后宮及文帝古廟) The Tin Hau Temple is adjacent to a Man Tai Temple. Built in 1727 and 1884 respectively. |
Nil grade | [228] [229] [230] |  |
| Fong Ma Po, Lam Tsuen |
Tin Hau Temple, Fong Ma Po Near the Lam Tsuen Wishing Trees. Believed to be built in 1768 or around 1771.[48] The temple was damaged by Typhoon Dot in 1964 and by a fire in 1965. It was extensively renovated in 1967.[49] |
Grade II | [233] [234] [235] [236] [237] |  |
| Wai Tau Tsuen, Lam Tsuen |
Roadside shrine dedicated to Tin Hau. | Not listed | | |
| Shuen Wan area of Plover Cove, next to Kei Shan Kok between Wai Ha and Ha Tei Ha.[50] |
One of the three temples of the Sam Kung Temples complex (三宮廟). The other ones are a Hip Tin Temple, dedicated to Kwan Tai (Guan Yu), and a Temple of Confucius.[50] The Sam Kung Temples complex had been destroyed by a typhoon in 1936 and was reconstructed in 2009.[51] | Not listed | [238] |  |
| Po Sam Pai (布心排) 22°28′16″N 114°12′35″E / 22.471146°N 114.209671°E |
Not listed | picture | | |
| Ko Lau Wan, North Sai Kung Peninsula |
Tin Hau Temple, Ko Lau Wan | Not listed | [239] [240] |  |
| Ha Wai (下圍), Tap Mun Chau |
Tin Hau Temple, Tap Mun (塔門天后古廟) The temple complex comprises three temples in two buildings: the first building is a Tin Hau Temple, built in 1737, to which an annex was later added, housing a Kwan Tai Temple.[52] On its left, Shui Yuet Kung, built in 1788, is dedicated to Kwun Yam and the Earth God.[53] |
Grade II | [241] [242] [243] |  |
| Port Island |
Tin Hau Temple, Port Island (赤州天后廟) | Not listed | [244] [245] | |
| Sha Tau (沙頭), Ping Chau |
Tin Hau Temple, Sha Tau, Tung Ping Chau Built in 1765. Two other deities are worshipped at its side altars: Hung Shing and Tai Sui.[54] |
Grade III | [246] [247] [248] |  |
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| Location | Notes | Status | References | Photographs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wai Tsuen Road, Tsuen Wan Town. Situated at the east of Luk Yeung Sun Chuen, next to Block J. |
Tin Hau Temple, Tsuen Wan (荃灣天后宮) Built in 1721[55] during the reign of Kangxi (1661–1722) of the Qing dynasty.[9] |
Grade II | [249] [250] [251] [252] |  |
| Yau Kom Tau Village, Po Fung Road, Tsuen Wan |
Tin Hau Temple, Yau Kom Tau (油柑頭天后宮) Yau Kom Tau Village was established in 1864. It was resited to the present location in 1984, following the development of the MTR. The temple is a single storey stone house. It lies by the side of the Yau Kom Tau Village Rural Committee, on a terrace built by boulders.[56] |
Not listed |  | |
| Dragon Beach (青龍灣), off Castle Peak Road, Tsing Lung Tau |
Tin Hau Temple | Not listed | | |
| Nos. 56-58 Castle Peak Road, Tsing Lung Tau |
Tin Hau Temple, Tsing Lung Tau (青龍頭天后宮) Built before 1889.[9] |
Nil grade | [253] [254] |  |
| No. 38 Ma Wan Main Street, Ma Wan |
Tin Hau Temple, Kap Shui Mun, Ma Wan It was renovated in 1860.[9] |
Grade III | [255] [256] [257] |  |
| Western coast of Ma Wan, southwest of Ma Wan Main Street Village South (馬灣大街村南) |
Tin Hau Temple, Ma Wan (馬湾天后古廟) Built in 2022. |
Not listed | [258] | |
| Pak Wan (北灣), Ma Wan |
Tin Hau Temple, Pak Wan, Ma Wan Recently rebuilt. Said to have been originally built by the local pirate Cheung Po Tsai. |
Not listed | [259] original |  |
| Location | Notes | Status | References | Photographs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsing Chuen Wai, Lam Tei |
Tin Hau Temple, Tsing Chuen Wai | Not listed |  | |
| Tsing Chuen Wai,[57] Lam Tei |
Shrine of Tsing Chuen Wai Village shrine of a walled village. Tin Hau, Kwan Tai and a Qing official are worshipped in the village shrine.[58] |
Not listed |  | |
| Adjacent to Fuk Hang Tsuen Village Office, Fuk Hang Tsuen (福亨村), Lam Tei |
Fuk Hang Tsuen Tin Hau Temple (福亨村天后宮) | Not listed | [260] | |
| Fuk Hang Tsuen Path (福亨村徑), Fuk Hang Tsuen (福亨村), Lam Tei |
Fuk Hang Tsuen Path Tin Hau Temple (福亨村徑天后宮) The temple was built in 1958, renovated in 1983, and rebuilt in 2015.[59] |
Not listed | [261] |  |
| Tin Hau Road, Tuen Mun[57] |
Hau Kok Tin Hau Temple (后角天后廟 or 口角天后古廟). The temple stands by the Tuen Mun River Channel.[60] Subsequent to reclamation, the temple is now enclosed by factories.[9] |
Nil grade | [262] [263] [264] |  |
| Castle Peak Road, opposite Sam Shing Estate, Sam Shing Hui, Tuen Mun |
Castle Peak Sam Chau Ma Temple (青山三洲媽廟) | Not listed | [265] [266] |  |
| Along Castle Peak Road, near Hong Kong Gold Coast |
Tin Hau Temple, So Kwun Tan (屯門掃管灘天后廟) | Not listed | [267] | |
| Yu Chui Street, So Kwun Tan |
Tin Hau Temple, Siu Sau Tsuen (小秀村天后廟) | Not listed | [268] |  |
| So Kwun Wat Tsuen Road, So Kwun Wat Tsuen |
Tin Hau Temple, So Kwun Wat (掃管笏天后古廟) | Not listed | [269] |  |
| No. 21 So Kwun Wat San Tsuen (掃管笏新村) |
Not listed | | ||
| Tai Lam Kok (大欖角), Tai Lam Chung. Located across Castle Peak Road from the Maritime Services Training Institute. |
Tin Hau Temple, Tai Lam Kok (屯門大欖角天后古廟) Built in 1924, it underwent a major renovation in 1955. It was then demolished and reconstructed on the same site in 2006–2007.[9] |
Nil grade | [270] [271] |  |
| At Eastern White Tiger Pass (東白虎坳) aka. Ma Neung Au (媽娘坳; 'Ma Neung Pass', after the temple), along Yuen Tsuen Ancient Trail |
Ma Neung Temple (Tin Hau Temple) (媽娘廟 (天后廟)) The statue of Tin Hau is enshrined in the center of the altar. The statues of other deities are placed on its right and left side. |
Not listed | [272] [273] [274] |  |
| Pak Long (北朗), Lung Kwu Tan[57] |
Not listed | [275] |  | |
| Sha Chau |
Tin Hau Temple, Sha Chau Probably built in 1846. Rebuilt in 1998.[9] |
Nil grade | [276] [277] [278] [279] [280] | |
| Location | Notes | Status | References | Photographs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 10, Tin Hau Temple Road, Causeway Bay |
Tin Hau Temple, Causeway Bay (銅鑼灣天后廟) | Declared | [281] [282] [283] [284] |  |
| No. 9, Blue Pool Road, at the intersection with Ventris Road, Wong Nai Chung (Happy Valley) |
Tin Hau Temple, Happy Valley (黃泥涌天后宮) The Tam Kung Temple, together with the Tin Hau Temple at the back, was relocated from the former Wong Nai Chung Village to the present site in 1901 to pave way for the redevelopment of Happy Valley.[61] Managed by the Chinese Temples Committee. |
Nil grade | [285] [286] [287] |  |
| Moored at the Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter |
Floating Tin Hau Temple (水上三角天后廟) It had been docked in the Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter since 1955.[62] A new temple was built on land, following land reclamation. |
Not listed | [288] [289] |  |
| On the shore of Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter |
Triangular Island Goddess of Tin Hau Shrine of Peace (水上三角天后廟) Temple built on land, replacing the Floating Tin Hau Temple, following land reclamation. |
Not listed | [290] |  |
| Location | Notes | Status | References | Photographs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nga Tsin Wai Tsuen |
Tin Hau Temple, Nga Tsin Wai Tsuen (衙前圍村天后廟) Village shrine of a walled village. Built before 1732. |
Grade III | [291] [292] [293] |  |
| Location | Notes | Status | References | Photographs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Street, Yau Ma Tei |
Tin Hau Temple Complex, Yau Ma Tei The complex comprises a row of five adjacent temples: a Tin Hau Temple, a Shing Wong Temple, a Kwun Yum temple, Shea Tan and Hsu Yuen. The Shea Tan and Hsu Yuen housed study halls, active until 1955.[63] |
Declared | [294] [295] [296] [297] [298] [299] |  |
| Location | Notes | Status | References | Photographs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off Tai Shu Ha Road, Tai Kei Leng/Nga Yiu Tau, Shap Pat Heung |
Called the Tai Shu Ha Tin Hau Temple (大樹下天后廟), it got its name from being a Tin Hau Temple under a tree.[64] Probably built in 1786.[9] The celebration taking place there for the Birthday of Tin Hau is one of the biggest in the city.[65] |
Grade II | [300] [301] [302] [303] [304] |  |
| Wang Tat Road, Fung Chi Tsuen, Wang Chau |
Tin Hau Temple, Fung Chi Tsuen (鳳池村天后宮) Constructed before 1908.[9] |
Grade I | [305] [306] |  |
| Tung Tau Tsuen, Yuen Long Kau Hui |
Tin Hau Temple, Tung Tau Tsuen It is connected with the Kwun Yum Temple at the back, and they are considered as one complex.[66] |
Grade III | [307] [308] |  |
| Off Deep Bay Road, Sha Kong Tsuen (沙江村), Lau Fau Shan |
Tin Hau Temple, Sha Kong Tsuen (沙江天后廟) Originally built in the 1800s.[9] |
Grade III | [309] [310] [311] [312] [313] |  |
| Wing Ping Tsuen, San Tin |
Tung Shan Temple (東山古廟) Dedicated to Tin Hau. It underwent a renovation in 1894. It is the village alliance temple of all the Man (文) in San Tin.[67] |
Grade III | [314] [315] [316] [317] [318] [319] [320] |  |
| Ma On Kong, Pat Heung |
Tin Hau Temple, Ma On Kong (馬鞍崗天后廟) | Not listed | [321] | |
| Ng Uk Tsuen, Wang Chau |
Tin Hau Temple, Tai Tseng Wai (大井圍天后古廟, 大井天后古廟) Built in 1688.[68] Rebuilt in 1981. The temple is shared by the three villages of Tai Tseng Wai, Ng Uk Tsuen and Shing Uk Tsuen.[69] |
Not listed | [322] [323] [324] [325] [326] |  |
| Nam Hang Pai (南坑排), Shap Pat Heung, off Tai Tong Road |
Tin Hau Temple, Nam Hang Pai (元朗南坑排天后宮) Located along Yuen Tsuen Ancient Trail. |
Not listed | [327] |  |
| Ha Pak Nai |
Not listed | [328] [329] [330] |  | |
| Fung Kat Heung Road, Fung Kat Heung, Kam Tin |
Tin Hau Temple, Fung Kat Heung (逢吉鄉天后宮) | Not listed | [331] [332] [333] [334] [335] |  |
| No.62 Shui Mei Tsuen, Kam Tin |
Tin Hau Temple, Shui Mei Tsuen (水尾村天后古廟) It was built in 1745 and renovated in 1936 and 1968.[70] |
Grade III | [336] [337] [338] [339] |  |
| On top of a hill, off Hung Ting Road (洪天路), Hung Shui Kiu |
Tin Hau Temple, Hung Shui Kiu (洪水橋天后廟) | Not listed | [340] [341] [342] |  |
| Mai Po Lung Tsuen, San Tin |
Located next to Shek Wu Wai Heroes Temple (米埔隴 英雄古廟) | Not listed | [343] |  |
| Ma Tin Pok (馬田壆) |
Tin Hau Temple, Ma Tin Pok (元朗馬田壆村天后宮) |
Not listed | [344] |  |
See also
- Hip Tin temples in Hong Kong
- Kwan Tai temples in Hong Kong
- List of Mazu temples around the world
- Places of worship in Hong Kong
- Qianliyan & Shunfeng'er
References
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office: Tin Hau Temple, Causeway Bay
- ^ Chinese Temples Committee: Tin Hau Temple, Joss House Bay
- ^ Chan, Tin-kuen, Anthony (September 2006). Parade for the queen: safeguarding the intangible heritage of the Tin Hau Sea Ritual in Leung Shuen Wan, Sai Kung (Postgraduate thesis, Master of Science in Conservation). University of Hong Kong.
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- ^ Lui, Prudence (20 April 2019). "Hong Kong's Hakka and Tanka villagers to unite on Tap Mun island". South China Morning Post.
- ^ Birthday of Tin Hau: Unique Experiences
- ^ Schwantes, Gesa (2011). Guarding the guardians: a closer look at claystatues of guardian gods in Hong Kong temples : materials, techniquesand damages (MSc). The University of Hong Kong.
- ^ a b Siu Kwok Kin, Anthony (1996). "Distribution of Temples on Hong Kong Island as Recorded in 1981" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 36: 241–245. ISSN 1991-7295.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Introduction to 1444 Historic Buildings
- ^ Chinese Temples Committee. Tin Hau Temple, Shau Kei Wan
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority. Heritage Impact Assessment on Chai Wan Factory Estate at No. 2 Kut Shing Street, Chai Wan, Hong Kong, p.31, April 2013
- ^ a b c d Lonely Planet: Tin Hau Temples of Cheung Chau
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Tin Hau Temple, Fan Lau Miu Wan, Fan Lau
- ^ a b c d e f g h Siu, Anthony K.K. (1980). "Distribution of temples on Lantau Island as recorded in 1979" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 20: 136–139. ISSN 1991-7295.
- ^ Fung Shui of San Tsuen Tin Hau Temple, pp.14-15
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Tin Hau Temple, Kat Hing Back Street, Tai O
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Tin Hau Temple, Sha Lo Wan, Tung Chung
- ^ Geology of Chek Lap Kok. Chapter 8. 1994
- ^ Exploring Islands - Tung Chung Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Tin Hau Temple, Nim Shue Wan, Lantau
- ^ Environmental Impact Assessment Report for 132 KV Supply Circuit from Pui O via Chi Ma Wan Peninsula via Sea Crossing towards Cheung Chau. Cultural Heritage. 2001
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Introduction to 1444 Historic Buildings, p.873
- ^ Tin Hau Temple, Yung Shue Wan
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Tin Hau Temple, Po Toi Island
- ^ Islands District Council. Paper No. IDC 107/2008 Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Receiving Terminal and Associated Facilities. EIA Report. Section 12 Cultural Heritage Assessment. December 22, 2006
- ^ A Commercial Scale Wind Turbine Pilot Demonstratrion at Hei Ling Chau. EIA Report. November 2006
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Tin Hau Temple, No. 49 Ha Heung Road, To Kwa Wan
- ^ Comprehensive Feasibility Study for the revised scheme South East Kowloon Development, EIA Report, 12.7 Proposed Mitigation Measures
- ^ Kwai Tsing District Council website (archive)
- ^ Welcome to 18 Districts - Kwai Tsing District
- ^ Kwai Tsing: Hong Kong's nucleus of trade Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Tin Hau Temple, Ma Wan Tsuen, Lei Yue Mun
- ^ Fun in Kwun Tong - Heritage & Attractions
- ^ Public procession for the opening ceremony of Tin Hau Temple, Po Lam Road
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Tin Hau Temple, No. 41 Hung Kiu San Tsuen, Sheung Shui
- ^ East Rail Extension Project: Test Pits Results and Cross-Section Drawings
- ^ Lonely Planet: Ping Kong
- ^ Hong Kong (& Macau) Film Stuff: Project A - Jackie Chan (1983)
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Tin Hau Temple, Muk Wu Tsuen
- ^ a b Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Hip Tin Temple, Shan Tsui, Sha Tau Kok
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Tin Hau Temple, Sai O, Kat O
- ^ Welcome to 18 Districts - North District
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Introduction to 1444 Historic Buildings. Item #1111
- ^ P.H. Hase, "The Historical Heritage of Ho Chung, Pak Kong, and Sha Kok Mei, Sai Kung", June 2003.
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Tin Hau Temple, Tai Po Kau Hui
- ^ "(大埔北區)天后宮主持 致力宣揚道家文化". homemory.hk (in Chinese). 30 August 2020.
- ^ The Tai Po Book, p.41 Archived 2011-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Tin Hau Temple, Fong Ma Po, Lam Tsuen
- ^ a b Wong Wing Ho, "Towards Urbanisation: Shuen Wan and Plover Cove Reservoir", Tai Po Book p. 239 Archived 2009-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "船灣三宮廟修復重光", The Sun, 7 December 2009 (in Chinese)
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Tin Hau Temple, Ha Wai, Tap Mun
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Shui Yuet Kung, Ha Wai, Tap Mun
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Tin Hau Temple, Sha Tau, Ping Chau
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Tin Hau Temple, Wai Tsuen Road, Tsuen Wan
- ^ Siu, Kwok-kin, Anthony (May 2004). "Drainage Improvement in Tsuen Wan and Kwai Chung - Tsuen Wan Drainage Tunnel. Built Heritage and Historic Survey" (PDF). Environmental Protection Department.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c Welcome to 18 Districts - Tuen Mun District
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Watchtower, Tsing Chuen Wai, Tuen Mun
- ^ Plaque on the temple as of 2018 (picture)
- ^ Film Services Office. Tin Hau Temple (Hau Kok)
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Introduction to 1444 Historic Buildings, p.1355
- ^ Consultancy Agreement No. NEX/2213. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Study for Shatin to Central Link - Hung Hom to Admiralty Section. Appendix 4.1 Cultural Heritage Baseline Report, p.2. MTR Corporation Limited (archive)
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Tin Hau Temple, Temple Street, Yau Ma Tei
- ^ Welcome to 18 Districts - Yuen Long District
- ^ Tin Hau Festival and Tin Hau Temples, 2017
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Tin Hau Temple, Tung Tau Tsuen, Yuen Long
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Tung Shan Temple, Wing Ping Tsuen, San Tin
- ^ Cheung, Sidney C.H. (April 2016). "Wetland in four seasons" (PDF). Hong Kong Discovery. 93: 59–60.
- ^ "Chapter 10. Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment" (PDF). Proposed Development at Fung Lok Wai, Yuen Long at Lot 1457 R.P. in D.D.123 (EIA Report). CH2M Hill Hong Kong Limited. July 2008. pp. 10.1–10.12.
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Tin Hau Temple, No. 62 Shui Mei Tsuen
External links
- Tsui, Enid (24 April 2016). "Why Hong Kong makes such a big deal of sea goddess Tin Hau's birthday". South China Morning Post.