Sam Kai Vui Kun, known also as Kuan Tai Temple, () is located in front o
St. Dominic’s Market Complex near
Senado Square
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in
Sé,
Macau
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,
China
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. The temple was built in 1750.
Kuan Tai Temple
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Kuan Tai () is the Anglicized spelling of Lord Guan
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, an important general during the Three Kingdoms
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period in China, being now honored and worshiped in Taoism
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, Confucianism
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and Chinese Buddhism
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.
History
In 2005, the temple became one of the designated sites of the Historic Centre of Macau
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enlisted on UNESCO
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World Heritage List
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.
See also
* A-Ma Temple
The A-Ma Temple is a temple
A temple (from the Latin ) is a building reserved for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. Religions which erect temples include Christianity (whose temples are typically called chur ...
, built in 1488
* Kun Iam Temple
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, built in 1627
* Tam Kung Temple (Macau)
The Tam Kung Temple (; pt, Templo de Tam Kung) is a temple in Coloane, Macau, China. It is dedicated to Tam Kung.
History
The temple was constructed in 1862 during the Portuguese Macau.
Architecture
There is a long whale bone with the shape o ...
, built in 1862
* Na Tcha Temple
The Na Tcha Temple ( pt, Templo Na Tcha; ), built in 1888, is a Chinese folk religion temple in Santo António, Macau, China. It is dedicated to the worship of the popular Deity Na Tcha () or Sam Tai Tsz ().
History
The Na Tcha Temple was ...
, built in 1888
* 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 ...
* 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 in ...
* Kwan Tai temples in Hong Kong There are several Kwan Tai Temples () in Hong Kong
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* Hip Tin temples in Hong Kong There are several Hip Tin Temples () in Hong Kong. Kwan Tai (Lord Guan) is worshiped in these temples.
Kwan Tai 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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References
External links
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Description on macauheritage.net
Historic Centre of Macau
Sé, Macau
Classical Lingnan-style buildings
Landmarks in Macau
Taoist temples in Macau
Religious buildings and structures completed in 1792
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