| Tin Hau Temple, Causeway Bay | |||||||||
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 Tin Hau Temple, Causeway Bay | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 銅鑼灣天后廟 | ||||||||
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The Tin Hau Temple in Causeway Bay is one of the Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong. It is located at 10 Tin Hau Temple Road,Causeway Bay,east of Victoria Park,in Eastern District,on Hong Kong Island. The temple has given its name to the MTR station serving it (Island line),and consequently the neighboring area of Tin Hau.
The original temple dates back to 1747 (the date of the temple bell) [1] and was built by members of the Tai family,a family of Hakkas from Guangdong,who first settled in Kowloon. [2] Legend has it,the family used to travel by boat to Causeway Bay to gather grass and discovered an incense burner found floating miraculously on the sea. This incident gave rise to one of the pre-colonial names for Hong Kong Island,Hung Heung Lo (Red Incense-burner island). [3]
The present building dates back to 1868 and despite renovations,is still largely in its original form. It is now located inland as a consequence of land reclamation,originally being on the waterfront. [4]
The temple is famous for the fine Shek Wan figurines on its roof and eaves,and the quality of its stone carvings around the entrance. Inside the temple,the main altar and several side altars are dedicated to Tin Hau,Goddess of the Sea and patron "saint" of seafarers. [3]
Additional side altars dedicated to Tsoi San,the God of Wealth,and Kwun Yum,the Goddess of childbirth. Finally there are side altars to the black-faced Pau Kung,the Lenient Judge of the Underworld. [3] He is worshipped in the hope that he will be merciful to the souls in his care.
The Tin Hau Temple in Causeway Bay became a declared monument [2] in 1982. [5]
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Causeway Bay is an area and a bay on Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong,straddling the border of the Eastern and the Wan Chai districts. It is a major shopping,leisure and cultural centre in Hong Kong,with a number of major shopping centres. The rents in the shopping areas of Causeway Bay were ranked as the world's most expensive for the second year in a row in 2013,after overtaking New York City's Fifth Avenue in 2012. When referring to the area,the Cantonese name is never written in English as "Tung Lo Wan".
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Tung Lo Wan Road is a road in Causeway Bay and Tai Hang on the north side of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The road joins east with King's Road,Tin Hau Temple Road,Causeway Road and west with Yee Wo Street,Irving Street,Leighton Road and Causeway Road.
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Hau Wong or Hou Wang is a title that can be translated as "Prince Marquis" or "Holy Marquis". It is not any one person's name. Hau Wong refers usually to Yeung Leung-jit,a loyal and courageous general. Despite his failing health,he remained in the army to protect the last emperor of Southern Song Dynasty when he took refuge southwards in Kowloon.
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Lin Fa Temple or Lin Fa Kung is a temple located at the end of Lin Fa Kung Street,which is named after the temple,in the Tai Hang area in the southeastern part of Causeway Bay,Hong Kong Island. It was originally built in 1863,during the Qing dynasty,and was reconstructed in 1986 and 1999. The original use of the temple was a worship place for Guanyin,the goddess of mercy.
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Hau Kok Tin Hau Temple is a Tin Hau temple in Tuen Mun,Hong Kong.
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