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Title
Pak Tai Temple
Temple of the Jade Vacuity.
北帝廟
玉虛宮
Yuk Hui Temple
Subject
Temple
Historical site
Description
Pak Tai Temple is a taoist temple located on the island of Cheung Chau, Hong Kong. The temple is listed as a Grade I historic building. It is most famous for the Cheung Chau Bun Festival, which is a Taoist ceremony held annually on Cheung Chau island. The festival takes place on the 8th day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, which occurs usually in April or May. The festival lasts for seven days. It attracts many tourists and Pak Tai worshipers. In 1777, there was a severe outbreak of plague in Cheung Chau. It is said that when a Huizhounese brought a statue of Pak Tai to the island the pestilence miraculously disappeared. Therefore, people have built the temple to worship Pak Tai.
Creator
Cheung Chau villagers
Date
1783
Rights
Graffiti is strictly prohibited
Relation
Temple of the Jade Vacuity
Format
Single-storey building
Language
Chinese
Type
Temple
Identifier
PakTaiTemple1783
Date Modified
1822
1838
1858
1903–1904
1989
Rights Holder
Chinese Temples Committee
Geolocation
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