There are several Hip Tin Temples () in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta ...
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Kwan Tai
Guan Yu (; ), courtesy name Yunchang, was a Chinese military general serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. Along with Zhang Fei, he shared a brotherly relationship with Liu Bei and accompanied him on m ...
(Lord Guan) is worshiped in these temples.
Kwan Tai Temple There are several Kwan Tai Temples () in Hong Kong. Lord Guan (Kwan Tai in Cantonese) is worshiped in these temples.
Hip Tin Temples are also dedicated to Lord Guan. Man Mo Temples are jointly dedicated to Man Tai () and Kwan Tai (aka. Mo Tai, ). ...
s are also dedicated to Lord Guan.
Man Mo Temples are jointly dedicated to Man Tai () and Kwan Tai (aka. Mo Tai, ).
''Note 1:'' A territory-wide
grade reassessment of historic buildings is ongoing. The grades listed in the table are based o
this update (10 September 2013). The temples with a "Not listed" status in the table below are not graded and do not appear in the list of historic buildings considered for grading.
''Note 2:'' While most probably incomplete, this list of Hip Tin Temples is tentatively exhaustive.
See also
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Martial temple
Martial temples (), also translated as military temples or warrior temples, are Chinese temples dedicated to worshiping outstanding military leaders and strategists (excluding kings and emperors). They were often built by the governments as the c ...
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Man Mo Temple (Hong Kong)
Man Mo Temple or Man Mo Miu is a temple for the worship of the Civil or Literature God Man Tai () / Man Cheong () and the Martial God Mo Tai () / Kwan Tai (). The two Deities were popularly patronized by scholars and students seeking progress i ...
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Kwan Tai temples in Hong Kong There are several Kwan Tai Temples () in Hong Kong. Lord Guan (Kwan Tai in Cantonese) is worshiped in these temples.
Hip Tin Temples are also dedicated to Lord Guan. Man Mo Temples are jointly dedicated to Man Tai () and Kwan Tai (aka. Mo Tai, ). ...
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Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong
Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong are dedicated to Tin Hau (Mazu). Over 100 temples are dedicated (at least partially) to Tin Hau in Hong Kong. A list of these temples can be found below.
Famous temples
Famous Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong include: ...
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Places of worship in Hong Kong
Hong Kong counts approximately 600 temples, shrines and monasteries. While Buddhism and Christianity are the most widely practiced religions, most religions are represented in the Special Administrative Region.
Buddhist temples and monasteries
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References
Further reading
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Taoist temples in Hong Kong
Guandi temples