Hung Shing Temple, Fuk Tsun Street
Dublin Core
Subject
Temple
Description
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.
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
Rights
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals
Type
Physical Object Item Type Metadata
Transportation
About 11 min walk from the Mong Kok MTR Station https://goo.gl/maps/o1QmLF8EJ3H2
Grading status
3
Citation
Unknown, “Hung Shing Temple, Fuk Tsun Street,” CCCH9051 Group 5, accessed January 10, 2025, https://learning.hku.hk/ccch9051/group-5/items/show/7.