Tai Wong Ye Temple, Wong Chuk Hang, Chinese temple in Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong.
Tai Wong Ye Temple stands at the junction of Nam Long Shan Road and Heung Yip Road, beside the Wong Chuk Hang nullah and near Wong Chuk Hang MTR station. It is the only Tai Wong Ye temple on Hong Kong Island. Built of concrete with golden roof tiles and white walls, it has porcelain paintings donated by worshippers set into its walls.
In the early years of the Republic of China, local fishermen found a statue of Tai Wong Ye in the stream that is now the Wong Chuk Hang nullah. In 1982 the government allocated land at the discovery site for a temple, which was built there. It is the only Tai Wong Ye temple on Hong Kong Island.
The temple honours Li Wenzhong, a nephew of Zhu Yuanzhang known as the Duke of Cao, rather than the more common Tai Wong figures of other Hong Kong shrines. A large ceremony is held for the deity on the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, drawing the local Wong Chuk Hang community.
The temple stands at the junction of Nam Long Shan Road and Heung Yip Road, beside the Wong Chuk Hang nullah and close to Wong Chuk Hang MTR Station. It is the only Tai Wong Ye temple on Hong Kong Island, so worshippers from elsewhere on the island come here. Approach from the station on foot; the hall is small and entered directly from the street.
This is the only Tai Wong Ye temple on Hong Kong Island. The deity honoured here is Li Wenzhong, a nephew of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty, who was granted the title Duke of Cao. The porcelain panels on the walls were donated by worshippers.
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