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Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong

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Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong

The following is an incomplete list of the over 100 Tin Hau Temples (at least partially) dedicated to Tin Hau (Mazu) in Hong Kong. They include:

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  • Tin Hau temple, located at 10 Tin Hau Temple Road, Causeway Bay, east of Victoria Park, in Eastern District, on Hong Kong Island. It is a declared monument. The temple has given its name to the MTR station serving it (Island Line), and subsequently to the neighboring area of Tin Hau.
  • The Tin Hau temple in Yau Ma Tei is also famous in Hong Kong. The public square, Yung Shue Tau before it is surrounded by the popular Temple Street night market.
  • The Tin Hau Temple at Joss House Bay is considered the most sacred. Built in 1266, it is the oldest and the largest Tin Hau Temple in Hong Kong. It is a Grade I historic building.

    • Festivals

    Two temples have a marine parade to celebrate the Tin Hau Festival (天后誕; Tiānhòudàn): Tin Hau Temple on Leung Shuen Wan (High Island) and Tin Hau Temple on Tap Mun, which has it once every ten years.

    The celebration at Tin Hau Temple, Joss House Bay is attended annually by upwards of 40,000 to 50,000 people. Another large celebration takes place at the Tai Shu Ha temple in Yuen Long District.

    List by district

    Note 1: Unless otherwise noted, Tin Hau is the main deity of the temples listed below.
    Note 2: A territory-wide grade reassessment of historic buildings is ongoing. The grades listed in the table are based on this update (10 September 2013). The temples with no status listed in the table below are not graded and do not appear in the list of historic buildings considered for grading.
    Note 3: While most probably incomplete, this list is tentatively exhaustive.

    References

    Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong Wikipedia
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