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Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong are dedicated to Tin Hau (
Famous Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong include:
* Tin Hau temple, located at 10
Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong are dedicated to Tin Hau (Mazu
Mazu or Matsu is a Chinese sea goddess also known by several other names and titles. She is the deified form of the legendary figure Lin Mo or Lin Moniang, a Fujianese shamaness whose life span is traditionally dated from 960 to 987. ...
). Over 100 temples are dedicated (at least partially) to Tin Hau in Hong Kong
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. A list of these temples can be found below.
Famous temples
Famous Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong include:
* Tin Hau temple, located at 10 Tin Hau Temple Road
Tin Hau Temple Road () is a road starting in Causeway Bay near Tin Hau MTR station with a large portion being in the North Point Mid-Levels on Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong.
Starting from King's Road on the west, the road then slopes up, befo ...
, Causeway Bay
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, east of Victoria Park, in Eastern District, on Hong Kong Island
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. It is a declared monument
Declared monuments of Hong Kong are places, structures or buildings legally declared to receive the highest level of protection. In Hong Kong, declaring a monument requires consulting the Antiquities Advisory Board, the approval of the Chief Exec ...
. The temple has given its name to the MTR station serving it ( Island line), and subsequently to the neighboring area of Tin Hau.
* The Tin Hau temple in Yau Ma Tei
Yau Ma Tei is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District in the south of the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong.
Name
''Yau Ma Tei'' is a phonetic transliteration of the name (originally written as ) in Cantonese. It can also be spelt as Yaumatei, ...
is also famous in Hong Kong. The public square, Yung Shue Tau before it is surrounded by the popular Temple Street night market.
* The Tin Hau Temple at Joss House Bay is considered the most sacred. Built in 1266, it is the oldest and the largest Tin Hau Temple in Hong Kong. It is a Grade I historic building.
Festivals
Two temples have a marine parade to celebrate the Tin Hau Festival (): Tin Hau Temple onLeung Shuen Wan
High Island or Leung Shuen Wan Chau () is a former island located in the southeast of Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong. It historically had an area of 8.511 km² and was the 4th largest island of Hong Kong in 1960. The island is now conne ...
(High Island) and Tin Hau Temple on Tap Mun
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, which has it once every ten years.
The celebration at Tin Hau Temple, Joss House Bay
The Tin Hau Temple in Joss House Bay, sometimes referred to as Tai Miu,Yuen Long District.Birthday of Tin Hau: Unique Experiences
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In the larger Chinese temples, the statues of two Guardian Gods may be found on either side of the main altar. In the case of Tin Hau temples, such guards are always the two daemon brothers Chin Lei Ngan () and Shun Fung Yi ().
''Note 2:'' A territory-wide grade reassessment of historic buildings is ongoing. The grades listed in the table are based o
this update (6 December 2018)
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.
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Guardian Gods
In the larger Chinese temples, the statues of two Guardian Gods may be found on either side of the main altar. In the case of Tin Hau temples, such guards are always the two daemon brothers Chin Lei Ngan () and Shun Fung Yi ().
List by district
''Note 1:'' Unless otherwise noted, ''typically in italics'', Tin Hau is the main deity of the temples listed below.''Note 2:'' A territory-wide grade reassessment of historic buildings is ongoing. The grades listed in the table are based o
this update (6 December 2018)
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.
Islands District
The Islands District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is part of the New Territories. It had a population of 170,900 in 2018.
Hong Kong consists of a peninsula and 263 islands. The Islands District consists of some twenty large a ...
Kwai Tsing District
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Kwun Tong District
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Sai Kung District
Sai Kung District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China. The district comprises the southern half of the Sai Kung Peninsula, the Clear Water Bay Peninsula in the New Territories and a strip of ...
Sha Tin District
Sha Tin District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. As one of the 9 districts located in the New Territories, it covers the areas of Sha Tin, Tai Wai, Ma On Shan, Fo Tan, Siu Lek Yuen, and Ma Liu Shui. The district is the most po ...
Sham Shui Po District
Sham Shui Po District is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is the poorest district in Hong Kong, with a predominantly working-class population of 405,869 in 2016 and the lowest median household income of all districts. Sham Shui Po has long ...
Tai Po District
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Tsuen Wan District
Tsuen Wan District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the New Territories and is served by the Tsuen Wan line of the MTR metro system. Its area is 60,7 km². Its residents, who mostly live in Tsuen Wan Town, en ...
See also
* Hip Tin temples in Hong Kong * Kwan Tai temples in Hong Kong * List of Mazu temples around the world * Places of worship in Hong Kong *Qianliyan
Qianliyan is a Chinese sea and door god. He usually appears with Shunfeng'er as a guardian of the temples of the sea goddess Mazu.
Name
The name "Qianliyan" literally means "He of the Thousand- Mile" or "League Eyes" but may be taken more gen ...
& Shunfeng'er
Shunfeng'er is a Chinese sea and door god. He usually appears with Qianliyan as a guardian of the temples of the sea goddess Mazu.
Name
The name "Shunfeng'er" literally means "Wind Accompanying Ears" in reference to his ability to hear any soun ...
References
External links
* {{cite news , last= Tsui, first= Enid, date= 24 April 2016, title= Why Hong Kong makes such a big deal of sea goddess Tin Hau's birthday, url=http://www.scmp.com/culture/article/1937807/why-hong-kong-makes-such-big-deal-sea-goddess-tin-haus-birthday , newspaper=South China Morning Post
The ''South China Morning Post'' (''SCMP''), with its Sunday edition, the ''Sunday Morning Post'', is a Hong Kong-based English-language newspaper owned by Alibaba Group. Founded in 1903 by Tse Tsan-tai and Alfred Cunningham, it has remained ...