Leisure & Culture #73

Around PMQ: Road to Temple

Tai Ping Shan Street

Written & Photos by PMQ Life
Translated by Wendy Yiu

Location: Tai Ping Shan Street

Just streets away from PMQ, at the intersection of Taipingshan Street and Pound Lane stood 3 templates, the most mysterious one is Kwong Fuk Ancestral Hall.

It was built in 1851 to house ancestral tablets of deceased Chinese mainlanders.

It was built in 1851 to house ancestral tablets of deceased Chinese mainlanders. Due to unsatisfactory sanitary conditions, it aroused public's attention and became the first Chinese hospital in Hong Kong. Kwong Fuk Ancestral Hall is said to be a good place to seek marriage. Next to the stairs not far away, there are residential buildings on both sides, but the ground floor of the building is actually a temple. Shuiyue Guanyintang enshrines Bao Gong and Wong Tai Sin at the same time, and there is a windmill at the entrance for people to spin and bring good luck.

Next to the stairs not far away, there are residential buildings on both sides, but the ground floor of the building is actually a temple. At the end of the stairs is another Guanyintang. It was built in 1840 and moved to its current location in the 1990s. The bronze sculpture in front of it has a history of over a hundred years.

The most interesting thing is that this small temple turned out to be the birthplace of Kwun Yum Opens Treasury, and it is crowded during Chinese new year.

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