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Ling To Monastery or Ling To Tsz () is a former
Buddhist monastery in
Ha Tsuen
Ha Tsuen (), or Ha Tsuen Heung () is an area at the west of Yuen Long Town in Hong Kong. Administratively, it belongs to Yuen Long District.
History
During the Hungwu reign (1368-1398) of the Ming Dynasty, two members of Tang clans in Kam Tin ...
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Yuen Long District,
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 Delt ...
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History
Ling To Monastery is one of the oldest monasteries in Hong Kong. It was legendarily built by a monk Bei Du () in the
Eastern Jin dynasty (317-420). He first came to
Castle Peak and later to Ling To Mountain () where he built the monastery. The original monastery was at the back of the present site but it was abandoned due to the dilapidation of the old structure. The current monastery was built in 1927.
[Historic Building Appraisal]
Ling To Monastery, Ha Tsuen
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Conservation
Ling To Monastery is a Grade III historic building.
References
External links
Openlife entry
(archive)
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Ling To Tsz
Buddhist monasteries in Hong Kong
Buddhist temples in Hong Kong
Grade III historic buildings in Hong Kong
Ha Tsuen
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