Kwan Tai temples in Hong Kong

There are several Kwan Tai Temples (Chinese: 關帝廟) in Hong Kong. Guan Yu (Kwan Tai in Cantonese) is worshiped in these temples.

Hip Tin Temples are also dedicated to Guan Yu. Man Mo Temples are jointly dedicated to Man Tai (文帝) and Kwan Tai (aka. Mo Tai, 武帝).

Note 1: A territory-wide grade reassessment of historic buildings is ongoing. The grades listed in the table are based on these updates (8 June 2023). The temples with a "Not listed" status in the table below are not graded and do not appear in the list of historic buildings considered for grading.
Note 2: While most probably incomplete, this list of Kwan Tai Temples is tentatively exhaustive.

Location Notes Status References Photographs
Shau Kei Wan temple cluster. On the hillside of Shau Kei Wan Road. Near No. 8 Chai Wan Road, Shau Kei Wan

22.275908°N 114.228240°E / 22.275908; 114.228240 (Kwan Tai Temple, Shau Kei Wan temple cluster)

 Kwan Tai Temple (關帝廟)

Built in 1976. Part of a cluster of 6 temples built on a flattened hilltop by the Shau Kei Wan Kaifong Advancement Association (筲箕灣街坊福利促進會). A statue of Red Hare, Kwan Tai's horse stands in front of the temple. The temple is adjacent to a Kwun Yam temple.

 Nil grade
Near the southern junction of Old Main Street Aberdeen and Aberdeen Main Street, Aberdeen

22.247261°N 114.156269°E / 22.247261; 114.156269 (Kwan Tai and Kwun Yum shrine, Aberdeen)

 Kwan Tai and Kwun Yum shrine

Part of the "Guardians of Aberdeen" group of small temples and shrines.

 Not listed
Nathan Road, Mong Kok

22.317612°N 114.169774°E / 22.317612; 114.169774 (Temporary Kwan Tai Temple, Mong Kok)

 Emperor Guan Temple on Nathan Road, Mong Kok (旺角關帝廟)

Temporary shrine erected during the 2014 Hong Kong protests.

 Not listed
No.158, Hai Tan Street, Sham Shui Po

22.326537°N 114.161552°E / 22.326537; 114.161552 (Mo Tai Temple)

 Mo Tai Temple, Sham Shui Po (深水埗關帝廟) aka. Kwan Tai Temple

Managed by the Chinese Temples Committee.

 Grade II
On the hill, off Tai Wo Hau Road, Kwai Chung

22.365765°N 114.125418°E / 22.365765; 114.125418 (Kwan Tai Temple, Tai Wo Hau)

 Kwan Tai Temple, Tai Wo Hau (大窩口關帝廟) Not listed Archived 2019-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
Tsing Chuen Wai,[1] Lam Tei, Tuen Mun District

22.422807°N 113.982331°E / 22.422807; 113.982331 (Village shrine, Tsing Chuen Wai)

 Village shrine of a walled village. Tin Hau, Kwan Tai and a Qing official are worshipped in the village shrine.[2] Not listed
Castle Peak Road - So Kwun Wat, So Kwun Wat, Tuen Mun District

22.370805°N 113.994709°E / 22.370805; 113.994709 (Kwan Shing Tai Kung)

 Kwan Shing Tai Kung (關聖帝宮) Not listed
At Western White Tiger Pass (西白虎坳) aka. Yi Au Tsai (二坳仔)

Along MacLehose Trail Section 10, Tai Lam
22.395445°N 114.029593°E / 22.395445; 114.029593 (Small temple along MacLehose Trail Section 10, Tai Lam)

 Kwan Tai Temple (關帝廟)
The temple is part of a set of three temples built by villagers at the north of today's Tai Lam Chung Reservoir, on the main routes to Tin Fu Tsai, Tai Hang Village (大坑村) and Kan Uk Tei with a will that their trips to the markets would be safe. The other two temples are Ma Neung Temple (媽娘廟, a Tin Hau Temple), and Pak Kung Temple (伯公廟) aka. White Tiger Pass Temple (白虎坳廟).		 Not listed
Ha Tsuen Shi (廈村市), Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long District

22.446888°N 113.993256°E / 22.446888; 113.993256 (Kwan Tai Temple, Ha Tsuen Shi)

 Kwan Tai Temple, Ha Tsuen Shi (廈村市關帝廟) Grade II
Mong Tseng Wai, Ping Shan, Yuen Long District

22.476585°N 114.005515°E / 22.476585; 114.005515 (Yuen Kwan Tai Temple, Mong Tseng Wai)

 Yuen Kwan Tai Temple, Mong Tseng Wai (玄關帝廟)

Dedicated to Yuen Tai/Pak Tai and Kwan Tai.

 Grade I
No. 121 Shui Tsiu San Tsuen (水蕉新村), Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long District

22.424714°N 114.028296°E / 22.424714; 114.028296 (Fuk Hing Tong, Shui Tsiu San Tsuen)

 Fuk Hing Tong (福慶堂)

It is the shrine of the walled village, which also acts as the general ancestral hall of the villagers.

 Grade III
Shui Tsiu Lo Wai (水蕉老圍), Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long District

22.426395°N 114.031887°E / 22.426395; 114.031887 (Kwan Tai Temple, Shui Tsiu Lo Wai)

 Kwan Tai Temple, Shui Tsiu Lo Wai (十八鄉水蕉老圍關帝宮) Not listed
Cheung Shing Street, Yuen Long Kau Hui

22.448276°N 114.032943°E / 22.448276; 114.032943 (Yuen Kwan Yi Tai Temple)

 Yuen Kwan Yi Tai Temple (玄關二帝廟)

It was probably built in 1714. Commonly known as Pak Tai Temple, it is dedicated to Yuen Tai/Pak Tai and Kwan Tai (Lord Guan). The temple functions as an ancestral hall and a temple of Sai Pin Wai. Village meetings are also held there.

 Grade I
Cheung Po, Pat Heung, Yuen Long District

22.417940°N 114.070604°E / 22.417940; 114.070604 (Kwan Tai Temple, Cheung Po)

 Kwan Tai Temple, Cheung Po (長莆關帝聖宮) Not listed
Tseung Kong Wai, Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long District

22.450025°N 113.987918°E / 22.450025; 113.987918 (Mo Tai Temple, Tseung Kong Wai)
(approximate location)

 Mo Tai Temple, Tseung Kong Wai (元朗祥降圍武帝寶殿)
Shrine of the walled village.		 Not listed
Jockey Club Road, north of Fanling Wai

22.499995°N 114.135405°E / 22.499995; 114.135405 (Sam Shing Temple, Fanling)

 Sam Shing Temple (粉嶺三聖宮)

For the worship of three deities: Pak Tai (main deity of the temple), Kwan Tai and Man Cheong (文昌). The temple was moved to So Kwun Po (掃管埔) in the late Ming dynasty (1368-1644) and moved back to the present site in 1948.[3]

 Grade III
No. 146 Lin Ma Hang Tsuen, Sha Tau Kok

22.550684°N 114.181483°E / 22.550684; 114.181483 (Kwan Tai Temple, Lin Ma Hang)

 Kwan Tai Temple (蓮麻坑關帝宮)

It is the only temple of the village.[4]

 Nil grade
Ting Kok, Tai Po District

22.474050°N 114.218801°E / 22.474050; 114.218801 (Mo Tai Temple, Ting Kok)

 Mo Tai Temple, Ting Kok (汀角武帝宮)

Built in 1785.

 Grade III
Sheung Wun Yiu, Tai Po

22.436218°N 114.163949°E / 22.436218; 114.163949 (Mo Tai Temple, Sheung Wun Yiu)

 Mo Tai Temple, Sheung Wun Yiu (大埔上碗窰武帝殿) Not listed Archived 2020-01-28 at the Wayback Machine
Ha Wai (下圍), Tap Mun Chau

22.471425°N 114.359887°E / 22.471425; 114.359887 (Kwan Tai Temple, Tap Mun)

 Kwan Tai Kung (關帝宮)
The temple complex comprises three temples in two buildings: the first building is a Tin Hau Temple, built in 1737, to which an annex was later added, housing a Kwan Tai Temple[5] (left side on the picture). On its left, Shui Yuet Kung, built in 1788, is dedicated to Kwun Yam and the Earth God.[6]		 Grade II
Cheung Chau

22.206073°N 114.032026°E / 22.206073; 114.032026 (Kwan Kung Pavilion, Cheung Chau)

 Kwan Kung Pavilion (關公忠義亭)

Built in 1973.

 Not listed
Kat Hing Back Street, Tai O

22.254704°N 113.862194°E / 22.254704; 113.862194 (Kwan Tai Temple, Tai O)

 Kwan Tai Temple (大澳關帝古廟)

Adjacent to Tin Hau Temple (left side).

 Grade II
Tong Fuk, Lantau Island

22.228061°N 113.931327°E / 22.228061; 113.931327 (Kwan Tai Temple, Tong Fuk)

 Kwan Tai Temple, Tong Fuk (塘福關帝廟) Not listed

See also

References
  1. "Welcome to 18 Districts - Tuen Mun District". Archived from the original on 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  2. Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Watchtower, Tsing Chuen Wai, Tuen Mun
  3. Antiquities Advisory Board. Brief information on proposed Grade III items. Item #1070 Archived 2017-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Kwan Tai Temple, Lin Ma Hang
  5. Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Tin Hau Temple, Ha Wai, Tap Mun
  6. Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Shui Yuet Kung, Ha Wai, Tap Mun

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