Hau Wong Temple

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Title

Hau Wong Temple
侯王古廟

Subject

Temple
Hong Kong
Graded Building

Description

Hau Wong Temple is a temple located in Kowloon City. As for the reasons for constructing the temple, there are actually many different versions. Among all, the most common one is that the temple was built to commemorate a hero in the Song Dynasty called Yang Liang Jie. The temple consists of three parts and has many historic relics in it. It was managed by the Chinese Temple Committee since 1928.

Creator

Unknown

Date

n.d.

Contributor

Chinese Temple Committee

Rights

No running inside the temple.
No screaming inside the temple.
No swearing inside the temple.

Relation

Che Kung Temple
Wong Tai Sin Temple
Lo Pan Temple
Lung Mo Temple
Man Mo Temple
Pak Tai Temple at Cheung Chau
Pak Tai Temple at Wan Chai

Type

Physical Object

Identifier

HW.Temple

Coverage

Song Dynasty

Files

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/HK_HauWongTemple_Front.JPG

Citation

Unknown, “Hau Wong Temple,” CCCH9051 Group 36, accessed April 28, 2024, https://learning.hku.hk/ccch9051/group-36/items/show/61.

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