Hip Tin temples in Hong Kong

There are several Hip Tin Temples (Chinese: 協天宮; Jyutping: hip3 tin1 gung1) in Hong Kong. Kwan Tai (Guan Yu) is worshiped in these temples.

Kwan Tai 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 Hip Tin Temples is tentatively exhaustive.

Location Notes Status References Photographs
Ma Wan Tsuen (馬環村), Lei Yue Mun (Kowloon)

22.286222°N 114.239838°E / 22.286222; 114.239838 (Hip Tin Temple, Lei Yue Mun)

The Hip Tin Temple is adjacent to the Tin Hau Temple (鯉魚門天后廟) and was added after 1953.[1] Grade III Picture: Tin Hau Temple (left) and Hip Tin Temple (right) in Lei Yue Mun.
Shing Mun San Tsuen (錦田城門新村), Kam Tin, Yuen Long

22.443783°N 114.066887°E / 22.443783; 114.066887 (Hip Tin Temple, Kam Tin Shing Mun San Tsuen)

Hip Tin Temple was relocated from Shing Mun Valley in the 1920s due to the construction of the Shing Mun Reservoir and the resulting resettlement of Shing Mun San Tsuen.[2] The temple is owned by the Cheng clan. It was probably built around 1920.[3] Nil grade
Po Sam Pai (布心排), Plover Cove, Tai Po

22.471122°N 114.210520°E / 22.471122; 114.210520 (Hip Tin Temple, Po Sam Pai)

Hip Tin Temple. Built in 1823. The temple was renovated in 1889 and 1905.[4] Grade III
No. 39 Ting Kok Road, Tai Po Kau Hui

22.454384°N 114.165728°E / 22.454384; 114.165728 (Hip Tin Temple, Tai Po Kau Hui)

Tin Hau Temple, Tai Po Kau Hui (大埔舊墟天后宮) was built before 1691. On the left of the Tin Hau Temple is Hip Tin Temple. On its right is Tam Sin Temple where Tam Sin is revered.[5] Grade III
No. 53 Cheung Shue Tan (樟樹灘), Tai Po District

22.426073°N 114.200362°E / 22.426073; 114.200362 (Hip Tin Temple, Cheung Shue Tan)

Hip Tin Temple, Cheung Shue Tan (樟樹灘村協天宮). Its year of construction is unknown. The temple was renovated in 1898, 1910 and 1997.[6][7] Grade III
Shuen Wan area of Plover Cove, next to Kei Shan Kok between Wai Ha and Ha Tei Ha, Tai Po District.[8]

22.466928°N 114.204200°E / 22.466928; 114.204200 (Hip Tin Temple of Sam Kung Temples complex)

One of the three temples of the Sam Kung Temples complex (三宮廟). The other ones are a Tin Hau Temple and a Temple of Confucius.[8] The Sam Kung Temples complex had been destroyed by a typhoon in 1936 and was reconstructed in 2009.[9] Not listed
Po Tung Road (普通道), Sai Kung

22.381110°N 114.270792°E / 22.381110; 114.270792 (Tin Hau Temple and Hip Tin Temple, Sai Kung Town)

Tin Hau Temple and Hip Tin Temple (西貢墟天后古廟及協天宮). The two temples are believed to have been rebuilt in the 1910s to 1920s.[10] Grade II
Picture: Tin Hau Temple (left) and Hip Tin Temple (right) in Sai Kung.
No. 2 Lai Chi Wo, Sha Tau Kok

22.526960°N 114.260350°E / 22.526960; 114.260350 (Hip Tin Temple and Hok Shan Monastery, Lai Chi Wo)

The Hip Tin Temple and Hok Shan Monastery are located on the square of Lai Chi Wo Village.[11] Built in the Qing Dynasty, they have a history of more than two hundred years. The two structures are connected. They were jointly built by the seven villages in Sha Tau Kok, Hing Chun Yuek for drawing good fortune and expelling the evils. Hip Tin Temple is for Guan Di in which there is a statue of Guan Di while Hok Shan Monastery is for Guan Yin. Grade III
Just opposite the Sha Tau Kok Control Point, Shan Tsui Tsuen (山咀), Sha Tau Kok

22.549807°N 114.223473°E / 22.549807; 114.223473 (Hip Tin Temple, Shan Tsui Tsuen)

Hip Tin Temple, Shan Tsui Tsuen. Completed in 1895. It also has been used as a school.[12] Grade I
Kuk Po, Luk Keng, Sha Tau Kok

22.531481°N 114.233290°E / 22.531481; 114.233290 (Kai Choi School and Hip Tin Temple, Kuk Po)

Kai Choi School and Hip Tin Temple, Kuk Po.[13] Grade III
Nam Chung Cheng Uk, Sha Tau Kok

22.520841°N 114.207034°E / 22.520841; 114.207034 (Hip Tin Temple, Nam Chung Cheng Uk)

Not listed
Yim Tso Ha, Sha Tau Kok

22.531629°N 114.207451°E / 22.531629; 114.207451 (Hip Tin Temple, Yim Tso Ha)

Not listed
Wu Shek Kok, Sha Tau Kok

22.536367°N 114.214527°E / 22.536367; 114.214527 (Hip Tin Temple, Wu Shek Kok)

Hip Tin Temple, adjacent to a Tin Hau Temple Not listed
Picture: Tin Hau Temple (centre) and Hip Tin Temple (right) in Wu Shek Kok.

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