Kwan Tai temples in Hong Kong explained

There are several Kwan Tai Temples 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 and Kwan Tai (aka. Mo Tai,).

Note 1: A territory-wide grade reassessment of historic buildings is ongoing. The grades listed in the table are based on these updates https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/en/content_29/AAB-SM-chi.pdf https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/en/content_29/list_new_items_assessed.pdf (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.

LocationNotesStatusReferencesPhotographs
Shau Kei Wan temple cluster. On the hillside of Shau Kei Wan Road. Near No. 8 Chai Wan Road, Shau Kei Wan
22.2759°N 114.2282°W
Kwan Tai Temple
Built in 1976. Part of a cluster of 6 temples built on a flattened hilltop by the Shau Kei Wan Kaifong Advancement Association . 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 gradehttps://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/en/1324_Appraisal_En.pdf https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/photo/1324_Photo.pdf https://hingming.wordpress.com/2014/02/10/%E7%AD%B2%E7%AE%95%E7%81%A3%E7%9A%84%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E5%BB%9F%E5%AE%87%E7%BE%A4-%E7%9A%87%E6%AF%8D%E5%A8%98%E5%A8%98%E5%BB%9F%E5%BC%B5%E9%A3%9B%E5%BB%9F-temple-clusters-in-shau-kei-wan-heav/ http://www.hkhikers.com/Yu%20Lan%202015%20-%20Shaukeiwan%201.htm https://www.master-insight.com/%E5%8A%89%E9%97%9C%E5%BC%B5%E7%B5%90%E7%BE%A9%E7%AD%B2%E7%AE%95%E7%81%A3/
Near the southern junction of Old Main Street Aberdeen and Aberdeen Main Street, Aberdeen
22.2473°N 114.1563°W
Kwan Tai and Kwun Yum shrine
Part of the "Guardians of Aberdeen" group of small temples and shrines.
Not listedhttp://zolimacitymag.com/neighbourhood-guide-aberdeen-the-seaside-town-that-gave-hong-kong-its-name/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160401140310/http://templemap.hk/the-guardians-of-aberdeen/
Nathan Road, Mong Kok
22.3176°N 114.1698°W
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
22.3265°N 114.1616°W
Mo Tai Temple, Sham Shui Po (深水埗關帝廟) aka. Kwan Tai Temple
Managed by the Chinese Temples Committee.
Grade IIhttps://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/en/488_Appraisal_En.pdf https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/photo/488_Photo.pdf http://www.ctc.org.hk/en/directcontrol/temple16.asp https://fso.createhk.gov.hk/en/location/detail.php?id=420
On the hill, off Tai Wo Hau Road, Kwai Chung
22.3658°N 114.1254°W
Kwan Tai Temple, Tai Wo Hau Not listedhttp://www.ctc.org.hk/b5/registered_temple_result.asp?tp_ID=11112 http://tsuifl.blog.163.com/blog/static/664366200911341847109 https://www.singpao.com.hk/index.php?fi=history&id=84423 http://std.stheadline.com/instant/articles/detail/834925/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF-%E5%8F%A4%E5%BB%9F-%E5%B1%B1%E7%AB%B9-%E5%A1%8C%E6%A8%B9%E4%BB%8D%E6%9C%AA%E6%B8%85-%E5%96%84%E4%BF%A1%E5%A0%B1%E8%AD%A6%E6%86%82-%E5%82%B7%E7%A5%9E http://newbearland.blogspot.com/2016/08/blog-post_9.html
Tsing Chuen Wai,[1] Lam Tei, Tuen Mun District
22.4228°N 113.9823°W
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
22.3708°N 113.9947°W
Kwan Shing Tai Kung Not listedhttps://web.archive.org/web/20220215203655/https://www.weshare.hk/mozmolj/articles/1799515
At Western White Tiger Pass aka. Yi Au Tsai
Along MacLehose Trail Section 10, Tai Lam
22.3954°N 114.0296°W
Kwan Tai Temple
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 and Kan Uk Tei with a will that their trips to the markets would be safe. The other two temples are Ma Neung Temple (a Tin Hau Temple), and Pak Kung Temple aka. White Tiger Pass Temple .
Not listedhttps://mytinytoe.blogspot.com/2018/07/20180723.html https://www.moonskyedu.com/hiking/C4%E5%A4%A7%E6%AC%96%E7%99%BD%E8%99%8E%E8%A8%AA%E4%B8%89%E5%BB%9F.htm http://frankshiking.blogspot.com/2019/04/358.html https://blog.ulifestyle.com.hk/blogger/lionhill/2019/08/%E3%80%90%E5%8E%9F%E5%89%B5%E3%80%91%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%A4%A7%E6%A3%A0%E5%8D%83%E5%B3%B6%E6%B9%96%E9%BB%83%E6%B3%A5%E5%A2%A9%E6%B0%B4%E5%A1%98%E8%A1%8C107p/ http://blog.terewong.com/archives/19774
Ha Tsuen Shi, Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long District
22.4469°N 113.9933°W
Kwan Tai Temple, Ha Tsuen Shi (廈村市關帝廟)Grade IIhttps://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/en/549_Appraisal_En.pdf https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/photo/549_Photo.pdf
Mong Tseng Wai, Ping Shan, Yuen Long District
22.4766°N 114.0055°W
Yuen Kwan Tai Temple, Mong Tseng Wai (玄關帝廟)
Dedicated to Yuen Tai/Pak Tai and Kwan Tai.
Grade Ihttp://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/en/381_Appraisal_En.pdf http://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/photo/381_Photo.pdf http://isletforum.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=10614
No. 121 Shui Tsiu San Tsuen, Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long District
22.4247°N 114.0283°W
Fuk Hing Tong
It is the shrine of the walled village, which also acts as the general ancestral hall of the villagers.
Grade IIIhttp://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/en/691_Appraisal_En.pdf http://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/photo/691_Photo.pdf
Shui Tsiu Lo Wai, Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long District
22.4264°N 114.0319°W
Kwan Tai Temple, Shui Tsiu Lo Wai Not listedhttp://blog.terewong.com/archives/16262
Cheung Shing Street, Yuen Long Kau Hui
22.4483°N 114.0329°W
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 Ihttps://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/en/204_Appraisal_En.pdf https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/photo/204_Photo.pdf
Cheung Po, Pat Heung, Yuen Long District
22.4179°N 114.0706°W
Kwan Tai Temple, Cheung Po Not listedhttp://www.kinhang.org.hk/pic/kwan/20170824_151102.jpg http://blog.terewong.com/archives/10776
Tseung Kong Wai, Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long District
22.45°N 113.9879°W
(approximate location)
Mo Tai Temple, Tseung Kong Wai
Shrine of the walled village.
Not listed
Jockey Club Road, north of Fanling Wai
22.5°N 114.1354°W
Sam Shing Temple
For the worship of three deities: Pak Tai (main deity of the temple), Kwan Tai and Man Cheong . The temple was moved to So Kwun Po in the late Ming dynasty (1368-1644) and moved back to the present site in 1948.[3]
Grade IIIhttps://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/en/1070_Appraisal_En.pdf https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/photo/1070_Photo.pdf
No. 146 Lin Ma Hang Tsuen, Sha Tau Kok
22.5507°N 114.1815°W
Kwan Tai Temple
It is the only temple of the village.[4]
Nil gradehttps://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/en/1279_Appraisal_En.pdf http://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/photo/1279_Photo.pdf
Ting Kok, Tai Po District
22.4741°N 114.2188°W
Mo Tai Temple, Ting Kok
Built in 1785.
Grade IIIhttps://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/en/1077_Appraisal_En.pdf https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/photo/1077_Photo.pdf
Sheung Wun Yiu, Tai Po
22.4362°N 114.1639°W
Mo Tai Temple, Sheung Wun Yiu Not listedhttp://weshare.hk/mozmolj/articles/1799582
Ha Wai, Tap Mun Chau
22.4714°N 114.3599°W
Kwan Tai Kung
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 IIhttps://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/en/707_Appraisal_En.pdf https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/photo/707_Photo.pdf http://www.ctc.org.hk/b5/registered_temple_result.asp?tp_ID=11031
Cheung Chau
22.2061°N 114.032°W
Kwan Kung Pavilion
Built in 1973.
Not listedhttps://web.archive.org/web/20170719200839/http://www.openlife.com.hk/%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%BB%9F%E5%AE%87%E5%90%8D%E5%86%8A/%E9%95%B7%E6%B4%B2%E9%97%9C%E5%85%AC%E5%BF%A0%E7%BE%A9%E4%BA%AD https://www.lordwilson-heritagetrust.org.hk/filemanager/archive/project_doc/27-9-58/book.pdf
Kat Hing Back Street, Tai O
22.2547°N 113.8622°W
Kwan Tai Temple (大澳關帝古廟)
Adjacent to Tin Hau Temple (left side).
Grade IIhttps://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/en/518_Appraisal_En.pdf https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/photo/518_Photo.pdf http://www.ctc.org.hk/b5/registered_temple_result.asp?tp_ID=11209
Tong Fuk, Lantau Island
22.2281°N 113.9313°W
Kwan Tai Temple, Tong Fuk Not listedhttp://www.kinhang.org.hk/pic/kwan/P2131616.jpg

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Welcome to 18 Districts - Tuen Mun District . 2021-09-06 . 2021-07-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210726093040/https://www.gohk.gov.hk/text/eng/welcome/tm_spots.html . dead .
  2. [Antiquities Advisory Board]
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  6. [Antiquities Advisory Board]