Tin Hau Temple, Shau Kei Wan, Grade II historic temple in Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong.
Tin Hau Temple in Shau Kei Wan is a Grade II historic building in the Eastern District of Hong Kong, dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu. Inside, a main altar sits at the center of a compact layout decorated with wooden carvings along the walls and ceiling.
The temple was founded in 1873 by the fishing and trading communities of Shau Kei Wan, who depended on the sea and looked to the goddess for protection. The neighborhood around it gradually changed through the 20th century, growing from a fishing village into a dense urban area.
Besides Tin Hau, the temple honours Lü Dongbin and Guanyin, and on the 26th day of the first lunar month it holds the "Guanyin borrowing the treasury" rite, when worshippers seek a loan of prosperity for the year. The Tin Hau festival is also celebrated here annually with offerings and prayers for good weather, catches and health.
The temple sits along Shau Kei Wan Main Street East and is easy to reach on foot from the MTR station of the same name. Visiting in the morning tends to be quieter and gives more space to take in the carved details inside.
The temple was built on a hill facing the sea according to feng shui principles, but the coastline has since receded and the building now stands inland. It houses a bell, inscriptions, plaques, murals, wood carvings and Shiwan ceramics, some over a century old.
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