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Tai Wong Yeh Temple

Tai Wong Yeh Temple, Chinese temple in Tai Po District, Hong Kong

Tai Wong Yeh Temple is a Chinese temple located near Island House Interchange in Tai Po District, serving as a religious gathering place for the fishing community around Tolo Harbour. The structure sits within the residential area and functions as a focal point for local spiritual practices and community events.

The temple began in the mid-Qing dynasty, when villagers from Chiwei on the northern shore of the Shenzhen River set up a stone tablet and locals burned incense before it. In the late Qing, members of the Huiyang Su, Xu, Li, Zhong and Shi clan association moved the tablet and built the present temple. It was rebuilt in 1988, and in 2014 fishermen from five Tai Po clans raised funds for another reconstruction.

Local fishermen view this place as their spiritual home, especially during festivals in the fifth lunar month when the community gathers for opera performances and ritual ceremonies. These celebrations show how deeply the fishing tradition remains woven into daily life in this harbor area.

The temple is accessible to visitors and situated within a residential neighborhood that is easy to navigate. It is generally best to visit on regular days rather than during major festival periods to experience the space more peacefully.

The three deities are remembered as "three brothers-in-law" who passed the provincial examination and found the plague god poisoning a well. They left a note and jumped into the well themselves to warn the villagers, and their names are not recorded. The temple honours them alongside Tin Hau, Guanyin, the God of Wealth, Buddha and Shui Sin Yeh.

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