Tai Wong Temple () in

Yuen Long Kau Hui Yuen Long Kau Hui is an area in Yuen Long, Yuen Long District, in the western New Territories of Hong Kong. Geography Yuen Long Kau Hui is located in the north-east of the present Yuen Long Town. It is sited south of a small hill and directly no ...

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, is located in Cheung Shing Street (), which was the longest and busiest street of the market.

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Tai Wong Old Temple, No. 26C Cheung Shing Street, Yuen Long Kau Hui
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History

The temple was established at the same time as the market, during the reign of

Kangxi emperor The Kangxi Emperor (4 May 1654– 20 December 1722), also known by his temple name Emperor Shengzu of Qing, born Xuanye, was the third emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the second Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1661 to 1 ...

(1661-1722).

Description

The temple was built for the worship of two 'Tai Wong', literally 'great kings',

Hung Shing Hung Shing wong (), also known as Hung Shing Ye () and Tai Wong () is a Chinese folk religion deity. The most popular tale states that in his lifetime he was a government official in the Tang dynasty (AD 618–907)

Tai Wong () and

Yeung Hau Hau Wong or Hou Wang () is a title that can be translated as ''"Prince Marquis"'' or ''"Holy Marquis"''. It is not any one person's name. Hau Wong refers usually to (), a loyal and courageous general. Despite his failing health, he remained in th ...

Tai Wong (). It is the main temple of Nam Pin Wai as well as Yuen Long Kau Hui.

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/ref> Other than for worship, the temple was a venue for solving disputes and discussing market affairs among the villagers. It also once served as a

yamen A ''yamen'' (''ya-men''; ; Manchu: ''yamun'') was the administrative office or residence of a local bureaucrat or mandarin in imperial China. A ''yamen'' can also be any governmental office or body headed by a mandarin, at any level of govern ...

and the officials lived there.

Conservation

Tai Wong Temple in Yuen Long Kau Hui is listed as a Grade I Historic Building.

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Pictures of Tai Wong Temple, Yuen Long Kau Hui
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