Yuen Kwan Tai Temple, Chinese temple in Wangjing Wai, Yuen Long, Hong Kong
Yuen Kwan Tai is a Chinese temple in Yuen Long featuring traditional architecture with intricate wooden carvings, bronze bells, and a large central altar. The interior displays fine craftsmanship throughout its layout and decorative elements.
The temple's bronze bell is inscribed with the Kangxi reign year 32 (1693), from which its construction is dated. It was rated a Grade I historic building in 1994, a status confirmed on 17 April 2013. Renovations have been carried out several times with approved funding. The temple is jointly owned by Wangjing Wai and Wangjing Village.
The temple is jointly owned by Wangjing Wai and Wangjing Village and honours Xuantian Shangdi and Wudi, with Guanyin and Tudigong in a side hall. The four marshals Kang, Yin, Ma and Zhao stand around the main altar; Yin, on Xuantian Shangdi's left, holds a three-pronged bell. When Ha Tsuen holds its jiao festival, the village invites Wangjing's Xuantian Shangdi, whose palanquin is kept in the temple.
The temple is located in the Mong Tseng Wai area and is open during morning to afternoon hours for visitors. It is best to move quietly and respectfully when worshippers are at prayer.
The temple keeps a palanquin over a century old in a corner of the hall; when Ha Tsuen holds its jiao festival, the villagers carry it to escort Xuantian Shangdi to the ceremonies. In front stands a hexagonal well, said to mark either Tang Wai-hung's passing of the imperial examination or the Deng clan's return after the 1662–1669 coastal evacuation.
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