Kwan Tai temples in Hong Kong
There are several Kwan Tai Temples (Chinese: 關帝廟) in Hong Kong. Guan Yu (Kwan Tai in Cantonese) is worshiped in these temples.
Hip Tin Temples are also dedicated to Guan Yu. Man Mo Temples are jointly dedicated to Man Tai (文帝) and Kwan Tai (aka. Mo Tai, 武帝).
Note 1: A territory-wide grade reassessment of historic buildings is ongoing. The grades listed in the table are based on this update (10 September 2013). 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.
Note 2: While most probably incomplete, this list of Kwan Tai Temples is tentatively exhaustive.
| Location | Notes | Status | References | Photographs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shau Kei Wan temple cluster. On the hillside of Shau Kei Wan Road. Near No. 8 Chai Wan Road, Shau Kei Wan |
Kwan Tai Temple (關帝廟). Built in 1976. Part of a cluster of 6 temples built on a flattened hilltop by the Shau Kei Wan Kaifong Advancement Association (筲箕灣街坊福利促進會). A statue of Red Hare, Kwan Tai's horse stands in front of the temple. The temple is adjacent to a Kwun Yam temple. | Nil grade |  | |
| Near the southern junction of Old Main Street Aberdeen and Aberdeen Main Street, Aberdeen |
Kwan Tai and Kwun Yum shrine. Part of the "Guardians of Aberdeen" group of small temples and shrines. | Not listed |  | |
| Nathan Road, Mong Kok |
Emperor Guan Temple on Nathan Road, Mong Kok (旺角關帝廟). Temporary shrine erected during the 2014 Hong Kong protests. | Not listed |  | |
| No.158, Hai Tan Street, Sham Shui Po |
Mo Tai Temple (深水埗關帝廟) | Grade II |  | |
| On the hill, off Tai Wo Hau Road, Kwai Chung |
Kwan Tai Temple, Tai Wo Hau (大窩口關帝廟) | Not listed |  | |
| Ha Tsuen Shi (廈村市), Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long District |
Kwan Tai Temple, Ha Tsuen Shi | Grade II |  | |
| Mong Tseng Wai, Ping Shan, Yuen Long District |
Yuen Kwan Tai Temple, Mong Tseng Wai (玄關帝廟). Dedicated to Yuen Tai/Pak Tai and Kwan Tai. | Grade I |  | |
| No. 121 Shui Tsiu San Tsuen (水蕉新村), Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long District |
Fuk Hing Tong (福慶堂). It is the shrine of the walled village, which also acts as the general ancestral hall of the villagers. | Grade III | .JPG) | |
| Cheung Shing Street, Yuen Long Kau Hui |
Yuen Kwan Yi Tai Temple (玄關二帝廟) was probably built in 1714. Commonly known as Pak Tai Temple, it is dedicated to Yuen Tai/Pak Tai and Kwan Tai (Guan Yu). The temple functions as an ancestral hall and a temple of Sai Pin Wai. Village meetings are also held there. | Grade I |  | |
| Jockey Club Road, north of Fanling Wai |
Sam Shing Temple (粉嶺三聖宮). For the worship of three deities: Pak Tai (main deity of the temple), Kwan Tai and Man Cheong (文昌). The temple was moved to So Kwun Po (掃管埔) in the late Ming dynasty (1368-1644) and moved back to the present site in 1948.[1] | Grade III |  | |
| No. 146 Lin Ma Hang Tsuen, Sha Tau Kok |
Kwan Tai Temple (關帝宮). It is the only temple of the village.[2] | Nil grade |  | |
| Ting Kok, Tai Po District |
Mo Tai Temple, Ting Kok (汀角武帝宮). Built in 1785. | Grade III |  | |
| Sheung Wun Yiu, Tai Po |
Mo Tai Temple, Sheung Wun Yiu (大埔上碗窰武帝殿) | Not listed | ||
| Ha Wai (下圍), Tap Mun Chau |
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[3] (left side on the picture). On its left, Shui Yuet Kung, built in 1788, is dedicated to Kwun Yam and the Earth God.[4] | Grade II |  | |
| Cheung Chau |
Kwan Kung Pavilion (關公忠義亭). Built in 1973. | Not listed |  | |
| Kat Hing Back Street, Tai O |
Kwan Tai Temple (大澳關帝古廟). Adjacent to Tin Hau Temple (left side). | Grade II |  | |
References
- Antiquities Advisory Board: Brief information on proposed Grade III items. Item #1070 Archived 2017-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Historic Building Appraisal: Kwan Tai Temple, Lin Ma Hang
- Historic Building Appraisal: Tin Hau Temple, Ha Wai, Tap Mun
- Historic Building Appraisal: Shui Yuet Kung, Ha Wai, Tap Mun
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