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Physical Object
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Transportation
How to get to the item
Go to the Po Lam MTR Station and then take Minibus No. 16 to go to Po Toi O. the temple is a few minutes walk from the Po Toi O pier.
Grading status
Grading status given by the Antiquities Advisory Board
Grade 3
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Hung Shing Temple, Po Toi O, Sai Kung, N.T.
Description
An account of the resource
Constructed a short distance from the seashore facing the sea to the south-west, the temple is a Qing vernacular building of a two-hall plan. A courtyard should be between the entrance and main halls but has been covered. The building was constructed of green bricks with its walls to support it pitched roof of timber rafters, purlins and clay tiles. The external walls have been plastered and its roofs covered with green glazed tiles. Its internal walls have been with false brick lines. The gables of the courtyard are of wok yee (鑊耳) style. The name of the temple is engraved on the stone lintel of the recessed entrance flanked with a pair of couplets. The name of the Kung So is engraved at the lintel of the entrance. Its main ridge is with a pair of ceramic aoyus (鰲魚) and a pearl in the middle for decoration. The Kung So is now used as storage.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Villagers from Po Toi O
Publisher
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http://www.aab.gov.hk/historicbuilding/en/1054_Appraisal_En.pdf
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Built in 1663
Language
A language of the resource
Chinese
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Physical Object
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Transportation
How to get to the item
Go to Tin Shui Wai MTR Station and take light rail to Hang Mei Tsuen Station, the Hung Shing Temple is within the Ping Shan Heritage Trail.
Grading status
Grading status given by the Antiquities Advisory Board
Grade 2
Dublin Core
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Title
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Hung Shing Temple, Hang Mei Tsuen, Ping Shan, Yuen Long, N.T.
Description
An account of the resource
The temple is a Qing vernacular building of a two-hall-one-courtyard plan having a three bays layout. It has a symmetrical design with the Hung Shing deity housed at the altar on the central axis in the middle of the main hall facing the entrance at the other far end of the building. The building is constructed of green bricks with its walls and granite columns to support its pitched roofs of timber rafters, purlins and clay tiles. The roof of the main hall rests on a post-and-beam (抬樑式) wooden structure and concrete columns. The walls are in an eleven courses of stretchers to one course of headers (十一順一丁) bonding. Geometric and peach mouldings are on the main ridges. Wall friezes on the front façade are with plants and ruilong (夔龍) patterns. Fascia boards are with carvings of plants, flowers and calligraphy.
Creator
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Villagers from Hang Mei Tsuen
Source
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http://www.aab.gov.hk/historicbuilding/en/526_Appraisal_En.pdf
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Built in 1764; Rebuilt in 1866
Language
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Chinese
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Physical Object
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Transportation
How to get to the item
5 minutes walk from Cheung Chau Pier
Grading status
Grading status given by the Antiquities Advisory Board
Grade 2
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Hung Shing Temple, Chung Hing Street, Cheung Chau Wan, Cheung Chau
Subject
The topic of the resource
Temple
Description
An account of the resource
The temple is a Qing vernacular building of a two-hall-one-courtyard plan of three bays. The courtyard between the entrance and main halls has been covered.
It is in symmetrical design with its altar in the middle of the end wall of the main hall facing the entrance. The building is constructed of green bricks with its walls and granite columns to support its pitched roofs of timber rafters, purlins and clay tiles. Its entrance has a platform on its left and right supported by a system of granite columns and brackets. Granite is with the door frame, entrance floor and wall bases. A keeper’s quarters was added to its right. The main ridge is with sets of Shiwan (石灣) opera figurines with two datings made in the 10th to 13th year of the Tongzhi (同治, 1871-1874) reign of the Qing (清) dynasty (as a Chinese character in 同治拾年 was missing) and the 23rd year of the Guangxu
(光緒, 1897) reign of the same dynasty. The ridge-ends are each with a very special ornament having a tree with peacock feathers and flowers. On top of the
figurines are a pair of aoyus (鰲魚) with a pearl in the middle. Above the doorway is the name board of the temple engraved on stone flanked by a pair of
couplets. The front façade of the temple is also decorated with a fascia board of flowers and birds carvings.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Fishermen from Cheung Chau
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.aab.gov.hk/historicbuilding/en/482_Appraisal_En.pdf
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Built in 1813
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Grading status
Grading status given by the Antiquities Advisory Board
No grade
Transportation
How to get to the item
About 20 minutes walk from Shau Kei Wan MTR Station<br /><br /><a href="https://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Hung_Shing_Temple&params=22.275828_N_114.228202_E_type:landmark_region:HK&title=Hung+Shing+Temple%2C+Shau+Kei+Wan+temple+cluster">https://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Hung_Shing_Temple&params=22.275828_N_114.228202_E_type:landmark_region:HK&title=Hung+Shing+Temple%2C+Shau+Kei+Wan+temple+cluster</a>
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Hung Shing Temple, Near No. 8 Chai Wan Road, Shau Kei Wan
Subject
The topic of the resource
Temple
Description
An account of the resource
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), it is adjacent to a Fuk Tak Temple. Originally located at Aldrich Village (愛秩序村), it was moved to the present location when the village was demolished.
The first temple cluster is on Kaung Ngam village road. easy to spot. it is all vermilion on a little platform in the middle of the road. more like a common altar as the structure is a bit rough, compare to the usual elaborate buildings of traditional temple. the main goddess worshiped here is wong-mo-neong-neong (in cantonese) who is the heavenly empress in chinese folklore.
There are more than one god and goddess under one roof. as the sign shows. People can also pay their respect to goddess of mercy, the five thunder gods and great sage of the buddha and shing wong lord.
If you see Shau Kei Wan jockey club clinic, you can then spot a temple right above just look at its back up on the hill. The old Aldrich Village was built there. You can still find a big notice board of the village at the beginning of the staircase.
Creator
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Unknown
Source
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<a href="http://www.hkhikers.com/Yu%20Lan%202015%20-%20Shaukeiwan%201.htm">http://www.hkhikers.com/Yu%20Lan%202015%20-%20Shaukeiwan%201.htm</a><br /><br /><a href="https://hingming.wordpress.com/2014/02/10/%E7%AD%B2%E7%AE%95%E7%81%A3%E7%9A%84%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E5%BB%9F%E5%AE%87%E7%BE%A4-%E7%9A%87%E6%AF%8D%E5%A8%98%E5%A8%98%E5%BB%9F%E5%BC%B5%E9%A3%9B%E5%BB%9F-temple-clusters-in-shau-kei-wan-heav/">https://hingming.wordpress.com/2014/02/10/%E7%AD%B2%E7%AE%95%E7%81%A3%E7%9A%84%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E5%BB%9F%E5%AE%87%E7%BE%A4-%E7%9A%87%E6%AF%8D%E5%A8%98%E5%A8%98%E5%BB%9F%E5%BC%B5%E9%A3%9B%E5%BB%9F-temple-clusters-in-shau-kei-wan-heav/</a>
Date
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Built in 1980
Rights
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Unknown
Type
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Physical object
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Transportation
How to get to the item
<span>About 15 min walk from Shau Kei Wan MTR</span><span> Station</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@22.2767977,114.2275188,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sMzi_gb0HkObb-L3iOQdERg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656">https://www.google.com/maps/@22.2767977,114.2275188,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sMzi_gb0HkObb-L3iOQdERg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656</a>
Grading status
Grading status given by the Antiquities Advisory Board
Not listed
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Title
A name given to the resource
Hung Shing Temple, Ngoi Man Street, Shau Kei Wan
Subject
The topic of the resource
Temple
Description
An account of the resource
A tiny temple
Creator
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Unknown
Source
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Date
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Unknown
Rights
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Unknown
Type
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Physical object
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To arrive at Aberdeen or Aberdeen Harbour, travellers can take buses 7, 37A, 37B, 37X, 38, 40P, 41A, 42, 42C, 48, 70, 70A, 71, 71P, 72, 73, 73P, 76, 77, 77X, 78, 91, 91A, 93, 93A, 93C, 94, 94A, 95, 95C, 98, 107, 107P, 170, 973, A10, N72 or N170, and alight at the bus stop "Aberdeen Promenade, Aberdeen Praya Road". This bus stop is located directly beside Aberdeen Harbour.<br /><br />Aberdeen is served by Pok Fu Lam Road, Aberdeen Tunnel and Nam Fung Road through Wong Chuk Hang. Nam Fung Road connects Deep Water Bay Road, which also connects Wong Nai Chung Gap Road to Happy Valley. A bridge called Ap Lei Chau Bridge links Aberdeen with Ap Lei Chau over Aberdeen Harbour. <br /><br />Aberdeen Station, of the proposed South Island Line West Section of the MTR will be in Aberdeen. Currently the closest stations are Lei Tung and Wong Chuk Hang on the South Island Line. <br /><br />There are regular ferries to Yung Shue Wan and Sok Kwu Wan on Lamma Island, Cheung Chau, Po Toi Island and to Ap Lei ChauMain Street (near Lei Tung Station Exit A1) from Aberdeen.<br /><br />Transport to and from the boats in the harbour is usually provided by sampans. These can also be hired to Lamma Island.<br /><br /><a href="https://i2.wp.com/zolimacitymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Zolima_Aberdeen_Map_final.SD_.jpg?ssl=1">https://i2.wp.com/zolimacitymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Zolima_Aberdeen_Map_final.SD_.jpg?ssl=1</a>
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Not listed
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Title
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Tai Wong Kung Temple, Aberdeen
Subject
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Temple
Description
An account of the resource
They are small temples and shrines of the "Guardians of Aberdeen" group.
Before the land reclamation main thoroughfare of Aberdeen was what is now called Old Main Street. This sharply inclined and meandering road climbs up through the older part of Aberdeen and runs parallel to the newer Main Road. At the foot of the street is a group of shrines that are dedicated to various gods and once served as the first place one had to pass through when entering the village.
These old god shrines still look after the area and are the guardians of Aberdeen.
All the familiar faces can be found, plus a few not so common ones. If you stand at the mouth of the street, you see an array that not only includes the shrines, but also a large gourd-shaped furnace for burning god money.
On the left hand corner of the road is a shrine to Pak Tai, the Northern Emperor. He is a winter god, as he is the Supreme Ruler of the Jade Void. The shrine is one of the largest and is similar to a temple in design.
Hung Shing has a shrine called Tai Wong Kung Miu. The raised temple has an incense brazier before it and a pair of guardian lions. The sea god’s shrine is surrounded by a few other shrines. All of the small shrines call themselves temples (miu), but that seems a bit of a stretch.
To the right of Tai Wong is a shine to Dei Mu Yun Gwan. This is an unusual figure and not normally found around Hong Kong. Her name means Earth Mother Goddess, but the more familiar To Dei Kung (Earth God) also has a shrine in the cluster.
Shrines to Wong Tai Sin and Tin Hau occupy the lower levels on the left of the Hung Shing shrine and above them is a large tiger statue that represents Bak Fu, the White Tiger God who can dispel curses and keep evil forces at bay.
Behind the tiger is a small shrine called San Bak Miu Tong, literally, Mountain Grandfather Temple. Inside the tiny space are a number of mysterious gods wrapped in cloth, much like at the Sam Yi Gwan Miu in Lan Kwai Fong.
Another interesting shrine is opposite this group. On the other side of the Road is a shrine called Yong Shu Gong Gong Miu. This means Banyan Grandfather Temple and seems dedicated to the old banyan tree that grows next to it. Inside, a number of Buddhist statues can be found and in the centre is Tei Chong Wong, the Earth Treasury Bodhisattva, who is responsible for the dead. Next to this, a shrine for Kwan Tai and Kwun Yum is next and then two unnamed shrines with multiple gods inside.
At the top of all of the shrines is a temple that seems always to be locked.
Overlooking the old shrines is a temple on small platform. This later addition is dedicated to a goddess named Ng Wa Si Mo. The goddess is said to have appeared in Aberdeen in the 1990s and is a doctor with the ability to heal. Apparently lightning struck and left 11 god images on the ground. The ramshackle temple was built by the locals to house a few shrines to these gods and specifically to the local goddess. A patchwork roof used a tree for support and joss coils smouldered away under it until a fire caused the roof to be removed a few years ago.
These shrines on Old Main Street are not normally on the map for visitors and are usually no more than a footnote in any guidebook. There is almost no information available about their history and a comprehensive study and discussion with the temple keepers and locals would make for interesting reading.
It is sites like this one that, while popular with locals, are at most risk of destruction due to their hodge podge construction and unknown provenance. This place deserves more recognition from visitors and shows the unique nature of the Chinese Folk Religion in Hong Kong.
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<a href="http://zolimacitymag.com/neighbourhood-guide-aberdeen-the-seaside-town-that-gave-hong-kong-its-name/">http://zolimacitymag.com/neighbourhood-guide-aberdeen-the-seaside-town-that-gave-hong-kong-its-name/</a><br /><br /><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160401140310/http://templemap.hk/the-guardians-of-aberdeen/">https://web.archive.org/web/20160401140310/http://templemap.hk/the-guardians-of-aberdeen/</a>
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Physical Object
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Transportation
How to get to the item
<span>About 10 min walk from</span> Lei Tung MTR Station<br /><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/SQavqFHnz5F2">https://goo.gl/maps/SQavqFHnz5F2</a>
Grading status
Grading status given by the Antiquities Advisory Board
Declared Monument
Dublin Core
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Title
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Hung Shing Temple, No. 9 Hung Shing Street, Ap Lei Chau
Subject
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Temple
Description
An account of the resource
Hung Shing Temple in Ap Lei Chau is a Declared Monument. It was probably built in 1773 for the worship of Hung Shing (Deity for protecting fishermen and sea traders). Other deities include Kwan Tai (God of War), Tai Sui (Sixty Gods of Time), Man Cheung (God of Literature and Bureaucracy) and Kwun Yum (Goddess of Mercy), etc. The Temple is one of the very few traditional temples in Hong Kong still keeps its original fungshui setting (sea-oriented). Ap Lei Chau is a fishing community, villagers made their living by shipbuilding, fishing and marine trading. Worshippers believe Hung Shing (also named God of South Sea) would assure their safety and bring them good harvest.
Architecture:
The Temple adopted a "Two-hall and Three-bay" layout with skylight located between two halls. The temple structure supported by five pairs of pillars is not commonly found in Hong Kong. The ceiling of the passageway was decorated with Shiwan ceramic figurines featured civil ministers and generals, while the "God of Sun" and "Goddess of Moon" can be found at each side of the roof ridge. The eave board at the entrance of the Temple engraved with traditional auspicious symbols, such as peony and chayote.
Historical & Cultural Relics:
Historical relics survive in the temple, including a bell cast in 1773 and Shiwan potteries made in the Qing Dynasty.
Other Deities:
Apart from Hung Shing, the temple also houses Kwan Tai (God of War), Tai Sui (Sixty Gods of Time), Kwun Yum (Goddess of Mercy) and Man Cheung (God of Literature and Bureaucracy)
Renovations:
This temple underwent major renovations in 1988, 2005 and 2014.
Creator
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Local residents of Ap Lei Chau
Source
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<a href="http://www.ctc.org.hk/en/directcontrol/temple9.asp">http://www.ctc.org.hk/en/directcontrol/temple9.asp</a>
Date
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Built in 1773 in the Qing Dynasty. Major renovations in 1988, 2005 and 2014.
Rights
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Chinese Temples Committee
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Transportation
How to get to the item
You can take MTR to Lei Tung Station and go there by boat. It is hard to arrive there on foot.<br /><a href="http://www.isletforum.com/data/attachment/forum/201607/09/223930gcj46w4cax5fwc7f.jpg">http://www.isletforum.com/data/attachment/forum/201607/09/223930gcj46w4cax5fwc7f.jpg</a>
Grading status
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No grade
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Title
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Tai Wong Temple, Northern coast of Ap Lei Chau
Subject
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Temple
Description
An account of the resource
There is a small temple named Tai Wong Temple between the Ap Lei Chau Estate (West Village) and the South Horizons. It is the most hidden temples in Ap Lei Chau.
Creator
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Unknown
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<a href="http://www.isletforum.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=15297">http://www.isletforum.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=15297</a>
Date
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Built in 1981.
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Unknown
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About 11 min walk from the Mong Kok MTR Station <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/o1QmLF8EJ3H2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://goo.gl/maps/o1QmLF8EJ3H2</a>
Grading status
Grading status given by the Antiquities Advisory Board
3
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Title
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Hung Shing Temple, Fuk Tsun Street
Subject
The topic of the resource
Temple
Description
An account of the resource
Historical Interest:
Hung Shing Temple (洪聖殿) in Fuk Tsun Street (福全街) of Tai Kok Tsui (大角咀), Kowloon, was relocated from the vicinity due to urban development in 1930. The old temple was erected in the 7th year of the Guangxu (光緒, 1881) reign of the Qing (清) dynasty as a cloud gong (雲板) in the temple has the dating inscribed on it. It was a temple for the worship of the Hung Shing deity, a popular one for the protection of fishermen and sea-farers erected by villagers of Fuk Tsuen Heung (福全鄉). The village was established after 1860 when the Kowloon peninsular was ceded to the British which separated the old Sham Shui Po village into two. The southern part of the old village was
renamed as Fuk Tsuen Heung. The 1930 temple was built at a cost of $6,000- with donation from local residents, the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and the government. The temple has since then managed by the group.
Architectural Merit:
The temple is a Qing vernacular building of a one-hall plan of three bays. A forecourt surrounded by a boundary wall is in front of the building. The building was constructed of green bricks with its walls to support its pitched roofs of timber rafters, purlins and clay tiles. The building has been structurally strengthened with concrete beams and columns. Its walls are plastered and painted internally and externally. The main altar is at the end wall of the hall houses the statue of the Hung Shing in the middle. The name of the temple is engraved in the lintel of the stone doorframe of the recessed entrance. Its ridge is decorated with a pair of ceramic aoyus (鰲魚) with geometric, clouds and rocks pattern mouldings.
Rarity:
It is the only Hung Shing temple in urban Kowloon.
Built Heritage Value:
It has little built heritage value.
Authenticity:
The building is not properly renovated. This would very much affect its authenticity.
Social Value, & Local Interest
Other than the Hung Shing, Kwun Yam (觀音), Ho Sin Gu (何仙姑), Pau Kung (包公), Wong Tai Sin (黃大仙) and others are also worshipped at the temple. On the 13th of the second lunar month, the Hung Shing Festival would be celebrated. As the area is no longer inhabited by fishermen, the deity is not so popular as before.
Creator
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Unknown
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<a href="http://www.aab.gov.hk/historicbuilding/en/986_Appraisal_En.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://www.aab.gov.hk/historicbuilding/en/986_Appraisal_En.pdf</a>
Date
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Erected in the 7th year of the Guangxu (光緒, 1881)
Relocated in 1930
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Tung Wah Group of Hospitals
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Transportation
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Minibus 52K from Fanling MTR station to Hung Leng Tsuen<br /><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/P1eqrZ5kabC2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://goo.gl/maps/P1eqrZ5kabC2</a>
Grading status
Grading status given by the Antiquities Advisory Board
3
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Title
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Hung Shing Temple, Hung Leng Tsuen
Subject
The topic of the resource
Temple
Description
An account of the resource
Historical Interest:
Hung Shing Temple (洪聖宮) in Hung Leng Tsuen (孔嶺村), Fanling, was probably built in the 28th year of Qianlong (乾隆, 1763) of the Qing (清) dynasty as its cloud gong has this dating engraved on it. For the worship of the Hung Shing deity, the temple was built by villagers of the Four Yeuk (四約, four villages alliance), namely, Loi Tung (萊洞), Lung Yeuk Tau (龍躍頭), Lin Ma Hang (蓮麻坑) and Tan Chuk Hang (丹竹坑). It was once that Tan Chuk Hang had fights with Ta Kwu Ling (打鼓嶺). The former was always the loser who sought help from the other two. They begged for Hung Shing’s blessing and protection. The temple was damaged at the beginning of the Second World War when the British army tried to bombard a bridge close to the temple in order to delay the approaching Japanese troops.
Architectural Merit:
The temple is a Qing vernacular building having a two-hall-one-courtyard plan with connecting side chambers to its left and right. An annex block, slightly bigger than the main halls and probably a later addition, is built to the left of the building. The Hung Shing deity with others are worshipped at the end hall. The courtyard has been covered whilst the side chambers are for keeper’s use. The annex has a kitchen and lavatories. Colourful wall paintings and mouldings with landscape and floral motifs are decorated on its façade and back walls. Its main ridge is decorated with a ceramic pearl and two aoyus (鰲魚) only. The temple has its old green bricks on its external walls retained whilst its internal walls are all plastered and painted with false brick lines.
Rarity:
The over 200 years old Hung Shing Temple is one to witness the historic development of the Four Yeuk though the type of temples are found in many areas in the territory.
Built Heritage Value:
The building though having some of its original features removed and the repairs not sympathetic enough, its structure is still bearing a considerable amount of heritage value.
Authenticity:
Renovations were carried out in 1886, after the Second World War and in 1991. The later added annex block is sure diminishing the authenticity of the temple. The pitch roofs of the side chambers were made concrete and the windows replaced with aluminum ones in the 1991 repair.
Social Value, & Local Interest
The temple has been the centre of the Four Yeuk villagers seeking the deity’s protection and help. The temple was once popular for fortune-telling which was made by two monks, Leung Chi (梁智) and Cheung Hing-pui (張慶培). Da Chiu (打醮) in the Yeuk had been popular before the war but discontinued thereafter. Fa Pow (花炮) was carried out in front of the temple during the Da Chiu period. Hung Shing Festival (洪聖誕) on the 12th day of the second lunar month however will be celebrated each year with basin meals provided for the villagers.
Creator
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Villagers of the Four Yeuk (四約, four villages alliance), namely, Loi Tung (萊洞), Lung Yeuk Tau (龍躍頭), Lin Ma Hang (蓮麻坑) and Tan Chuk Hang (丹竹坑)
Source
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<a href="http://www.aab.gov.hk/historicbuilding/en/1044_Appraisal_En.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://www.aab.gov.hk/historicbuilding/en/1044_Appraisal_En.pdf</a>
Date
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Built in the 28th year of Qianlong (乾隆, 1763) of the Qing (清) dynasty
Rights
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Unknown
Type
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Physical Object