Hip Tin temples in Hong Kong
There are several Hip Tin Temples in Hong Kong. Kwan Tai is worshiped in these temples.
Kwan Tai Temples are also dedicated to Guan Yu. Man Mo Temples are jointly dedicated to Man Tai and Kwan Tai.
Note 1: A territory-wide grade reassessment of historic buildings is ongoing. The grades listed in the table are based on . 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 Hip Tin Temples is tentatively exhaustive.
Location | Notes | Status | References | Photographs |
Ma Wan Tsuen, Lei Yue Mun | The Hip Tin Temple is adjacent to the Tin Hau Temple and was added after 1953. | Grade III | Picture: Tin Hau Temple and Hip Tin Temple in Lei Yue Mun. | |
Shing Mun San Tsuen, Kam Tin, Yuen Long | Hip Tin Temple was relocated from Shing Mun Valley in the 1920s due to the construction of the Shing Mun Reservoir and the resulting resettlement of Shing Mun San Tsuen. The temple is owned by the Cheng clan. It was probably built around 1920. | Nil grade | ||
Po Sam Pai, Plover Cove, Tai Po | Hip Tin Temple. Built in 1823. The temple was renovated in 1889 and 1905. | Grade III | ||
No. 39 Ting Kok Road, Tai Po Kau Hui | Tin Hau Temple, Tai Po Kau Hui was built before 1691. On the left of the Tin Hau Temple is Hip Tin Temple. On its right is Tam Sin Temple where Tam Sin is revered. | Grade III | ||
No. 53 Cheung Shue Tan, Tai Po District | Hip Tin Temple, Cheung Shue Tan. Its year of construction is unknown. The temple was renovated in 1898, 1910 and 1997. | Grade III | ||
Shuen Wan area of Plover Cove, next to Kei Shan Kok between Wai Ha and Ha Tei Ha, Tai Po District. | One of the three temples of the Sam Kung Temples complex. The other ones are a Tin Hau Temple and a Temple of Confucius. The Sam Kung Temples complex had been destroyed by a typhoon in 1936 and was reconstructed in 2009. | Not listed | ||
Po Tung Road, Sai Kung | Tin Hau Temple and Hip Tin Temple. The two temples are believed to have been rebuilt in the 1910s to 1920s. | Grade II | Picture: Tin Hau Temple and Hip Tin Temple in Sai Kung. | |
No. 2 Lai Chi Wo, Sha Tau Kok | The Hip Tin Temple and Hok Shan Monastery are located on the square of Lai Chi Wo Village. Built in the Qing Dynasty, they have a history of more than two hundred years. The two structures are connected. They were jointly built by the seven villages in Sha Tau Kok, Hing Chun Yuek for drawing good fortune and expelling the evils. Hip Tin Temple is for Guan Di in which there is a statue of Guan Di while Hok Shan Monastery is for Guan Yin. | Grade III | ||
Just opposite the Sha Tau Kok Control Point, Shan Tsui Tsuen, Sha Tau Kok | Hip Tin Temple, Shan Tsui Tsuen. Completed in 1895. It also has been used as a school. | Grade I | ||
Kuk Po, Luk Keng, Sha Tau Kok | Kai Choi School and Hip Tin Temple, Kuk Po. | Grade III | ||
Nam Chung Cheng Uk, Sha Tau Kok | Not listed | |||
Yim Tso Ha, Sha Tau Kok | Not listed | |||
Wu Shek Kok, Sha Tau Kok | Hip Tin Temple, adjacent to a Tin Hau Temple | Not listed | Picture: Tin Hau Temple and Hip Tin Temple in Wu Shek Kok. |