Hung Shing Temple
Hung Shing Temples or Tai Wong Temples are temples dedicated to Hung Shing. Hung Shing temples have been widely built in southern China, especially Guangdong province and in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong
Existing temples
There are several Hung Shing Temples in Hong Kong, including 6 on Lantau Island and one only in urban Kowloon. The table provides a partial list of these temples. Hung Shing Festivals are celebrated on the 13th day of the 2nd month in Chinese calendar at the Hung Shing Temples in Ap Lei Chau, Tai Kok Tsui, Cheung Chau, Sha Lo Wan and Kau Sai Chau.Note 1: A territory-wide grade reassessment of historic buildings is ongoing. The grades listed in the table are based on . 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 is tentatively exhaustive.
| Location | Notes | Status | Details | Photographs |
| Nos. 129–131 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai | Hung Shing Temple, Wan Chai. This Hung Shing Temple was constructed before 1847, and used to overlook the sea front. Purely designed, this tile-roofed temple was built on large boulders against a craggy terrain. Subsequent to a number of land reclamations, it is now surrounded by modern commercial and residential buildings. | Grade I | ||
| Shau Kei Wan temple cluster. On the hillside of Shau Kei Wan Road. Near No. 8 Chai Wan Road, Shau Kei Wan | Hung Shing Temple. Built in 1980. Part of a cluster of 6 temples built on a flattened hilltop by the Shau Kei Wan Kaifong Advancement Association, it is adjacent to a Fuk Tak Temple. Originally located at Aldrich Village, it was moved to the present location when the village was demolished. | Nil grade | ||
| Ngoi Man Street, Shau Kei Wan | Hung Shing Temple | Not listed | ||
| No. 9 Hung Shing Street, Ap Lei Chau | Hung Shing Temple, Ap Lei Chau. Built by local residents in 1773, it is the oldest temple in the Aberdeen and Ap Lei Chau areas. Managed by the Chinese Temples Committee. The interior of the temple can be explored with Google Street View. | Declared | ||
| Northern coast of Ap Lei Chau | Tai Wong Temple | Nil grade | ||
| Near the southern junction of Old Main Street Aberdeen and Aberdeen Main Street, Aberdeen | Tai Wong Kung Temple. Part of the "Guardians of Aberdeen" group of small temples and shrines. | Not listed | ||
| Western end of Stanley Main Street, Stanley | The Tai Wong Kung together with To Tei Temple is dedicated to Tai Wong. The date of construction of the building is unknown. The Temple enjoys a good feng shui setting with its entrance oriented to the South, facing the Stanley Bay and backed by a forested knoll. The Temple consists of a row of three small houses which were built in line with the shape of the feng shui rock behind. | Nil grade | ||
| 58 Fuk Tsun Street, Tai Kok Tsui | Hung Shing Temple, Tai Kok Tsui. This temple was originally built in 1881 in the village of Fuk Tsuen Heung which was located at the intersection of Boundary Street and Tai Kok Tsui Road. In 1928, the Government developed the area and the Village was cleared. In 1930, the temple was rebuilt at the present site, which was named after the Village, and it has since been managed by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. It is the only Hung Shing temple in urban Kowloon. | Grade III | ||
| Ngau Tau Kok Road Children's Playground, Ngau Tau Kok | Tai Wong Temple, Ngau Tau Kok | Not listed | ||
| Ngau Chi Wan Village, Wong Tai Sin District | Tai Wong Temple | Not listed | ||
| Near Ha Kwai Chung Tsuen, Kwai Chung. Located across Kwai Chung Road from Kwai Fong Terrace. | Tin Hau Temple, Kwai Chung. Partly dedicated to Hung Shing. Built prior to 1828, the original temple was relocated to the present site in 1966 to make way for the port reclamation in Kwai Chung. | Nil grade | ||
| Top floor, 75 Ham Tin Street, Shek Pik New Village, Tsuen Wan | Hung Shing Temple. At the time of the construction of the Shek Pik Reservoir on Lantau Island, in the late 1950s, most of the villagers of Shek Pik Village moved into five-storey apartment blocks in the urban Shek Pik New Village in Tsuen Wan. | Not listed | ||
| Opposite to Chui Kwai House, Kwai Chung Estate, Tai Wo Hau Road, Tai Wo Hau | Tin Hau temple, Tai Wo Hau. Partly dedicated to Hung Shing. | Not listed | ||
| No. 31 Shui Tau, Kam Tin | This Hung Shing Temple was built by the Tang Clan of Kam Tin more than 500 years ago. It was rebuilt in 1984. | Grade III | ||
| Hang Mei Tsuen, Ping Shan | Hung Shing Temple, Ping Shan. Constructed by the Tang Clan residing in Ping Shan. It was first erected in 1764 during the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty. The existing structure was rebuilt in 1866, followed by a substantial renovation in 1963. It is part of the Ping Shan Heritage Trail. | Grade II | ||
| Sha Kong Wai, Lau Fau Shan | Hung Shing Temple, Sha Kong Wai | Not listed | ||
| No. 26C Cheung Shing Street, Yuen Long Kau Hui, Yuen Long | Tai Wong Temple, Yuen Long Kau Hui. It was probably built between 1662–1722. It is the main temple of Nam Pin Wai as well as Yuen Long Kau Hui. It was built for the worship of Hung Shing and Yeung Hau. 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 and the officials lived there. | Grade I | ||
| Wong Uk Tsuen, Yuen Long District | Yi Shing Temple, conventionally called Tai Wong Temple. It is mainly for the worship of Hung Shing and Yeung Hau deities. Renovation was carried out in 1924. It still acts as an alliance temple of the Tung Tau Alliance formed by the seven villages next to Yuen Long Kau Hui. In the old days, the temple operated a credit society serving the alliance villages. | Nil grade | ||
| Tung Tau Wai, Wang Chau, Yuen Long | The I Shing Temple was built in 1718. It is dedicated to Hung Shing and Che Kung. | Declared | ||
| No. 73 Tin Liu Tsuen, Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long | The main shrine of the walled village is dedicated to Tai Wong, who is considered to be the protective deity of the village. Rebuilt in 1935, it lies on the central axis of the village together with the Entrance Gate and is a landmark of the village. | Grade III | ||
| Ng Lau Road, Tuen Tsz Wai, Lam Tei, Tuen Mun District | Sam Shing Temple. Dedicated to the Marshal Yuen Tan Fuk Fu, Hung Shing and Hau Wong. It was rebuilt in 1993. | Nil grade | ||
| Hung Leng, Fanling | This Hung Shing Temple was probably built in 1763. It is the centre of the Four Yeuk, namely Loi Tung, Lung Yeuk Tau, Lin Ma Hang and Tan Chuk Hang. | Grade III | ||
| Ho Sheung Heung, Sheung Shui | The Hung Shing Temple and the Pai Fung Temple were originally two separate buildings built in different times. They were connected by a kitchen in the 1960s. While the construction date of the Hung Shing Temple is unknown, the oldest relics of the temple date to the 16th century. The Pai Fung Temple, originally located in Pai Fung Ling, was moved to the present site in 1937. | Grade III | ||
| Wai Loi Tsuen, Sheung Shui Wai, Sheung Shui Items No. 219 and 220 on map: | Hung Shing Temple. Completely modern renovation. The temple comprises two halls and a central courtyard. | Not listed | ||
| Sha Tau, Ping Chau | Tin Hau temple. Partly dedicated to Hung Shing. Built in 1765. | Grade III | ||
| Tsing Yi Lutheran Village, Tsing Yi | Tai Wong Pak Kung Temple | Not listed | ||
| Tsang Tsui, Tuen Mun District | Not listed | |||
| Near Kau Sai Village, southern part of the island of Kau Sai Chau, Sai Kung District | Hung Shing Temple, Kau Sai Chau. Built before 1889. It is constructed in grey bricks with a timber roof frame. The temple has been renovated four times, in 1949, in the 1970s, in 1988 and the last being from August 1999 to February 2000. The restoration was declared an "Outstanding Project" by the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage 2000 Awards. | Declared | ||
| Po Toi O, Clear Water Bay Peninsula, Sai Kung District | Hung Shing Temple. Probably built in 1663. A Kung So building adjacent to the temple was built in 1740 and was used to deal with village affairs and served as a school until the 1930s. | Grade III | ||
| Tai Wong Kung, across Po Toi O bay from Po Toi O village, Clear Water Bay Peninsula, Sai Kung District | Tai Wong Temple. | Not listed | ||
| Tai She Wan, High Island, Sai Kung District | Hung Shing Temple | Not listed | ||
| Nam Tong, Tung Lung Chau | Hung Shing Temple. Built before 1931. Kwun Yam and Tin Hau are housed at the altars of the left and right chambers respectively. A large rock, called Holy Rock by the worshippers, is protruding from the rear wall of the right chamber. | Nil grade | ||
| Shek Tsai Po Street, Tai O, Lantau Island | The Tai O Hung Shing Old Temple was built by the indigenous villagers in 1746. | Nil grade | ||
| Chung Hau, Shek Pik, Lantau Island | The temple was in ruins as in 1979. It is a grey brick and granite block-built Chinese pitched roof building with three halls: the main hall and two side halls. The main hall is a two hall structure, while the side halls are one hall structures. | Not listed | ||
| Tai Long Wan, West of Shek Pik, Lantau Island | Hung Hau Temple. Built in 1960. Removed from Chung Hau, Shek Pik. | Not listed | ||
| Tong Fuk, Lantau Island | Hung Shing Temple. Built by the villagers in 1803, it was renovated in 1965. Two other deities, the King of Fish Head and the King of Crystal Palace are also enshrined. | Nil grade | ||
| Mui Wo, Lantau Island | This temple was originally located at Chung Hau but was reconstructed at Luk Tei Tong. | Not listed | ||
| Sha Lo Wan, Lantau Island | Called Ba Kong Temple. Built in 1774. It is located to the right of the Tin Hau Temple, built in 1919. A wall is connecting the two temples at the front façade. | Nil grade | ||
| Fan Lau, Lantau Island | Ruins. | Not listed | ||
| No. 1A Chung Hing Street, Cheung Chau Wan, Cheung Chau | Hung Shing Temple, Cheung Chau. Built in 1813. Managed by the Chinese Temples Committee. The interior of the temple can be explored with Google Street View. | Grade II | ||
| Yau Kwong Street, Peng Chau | Not listed | |||
| Nos. 69A & 69B, Wing on Street, Peng Chau | Tin Hau temple. Partly dedicated to Hung Shing. Built in 1792. Managed by the Chinese Temples Committee. The interior of the temple can be explored with Google Street View. | Grade II | ||
| Shek Pai Wan. Between Tung O and Yung Shue Ha, Lamma Island | Hung Shing Temple. Relic in this temple shows that it was probably built before 1824. It was built by the fishing and farming community in Tung O. | Nil grade |
Former temples
Several temples have been ruined and have disappeared, including:- Temple at Mui Wo. Built in the Ming Dynasty, repaired in 1843. Completely disappeared.
- Temple at Pui O. Built in the Ming Dynasty. Ruined as in 1979.
- Temple in Tung Chung, inside Tung Chung Fort. Ruined as in 1979.
Other locations