Ancient temple of Marquis

Ancient temple of Marquis

Located at the junction of Union Road and Tung Tau Village Road in Kowloon City, the temple is a statutory historic site in Hong Kong. According to the ancient bells cast in the temple in the eighth year of Yongzheng reign (1730), the ancient temple of marquis Wang in Jiulong city was probably built in 1730 or before to worship Marquis Yang. The temple was taken over by the Chinese Temples Committee in 1928.

During the period of the Qing government's garrison in Jiulong Zhaicheng from 1847 to 1899, most of the officers and generals of the Zhaicheng visited the ancient temple of marquis. Hou Wang Temple is one of the few temples in Hong Kong, which still retains a large number of historical relics directly related to the Kowloon Walled City. For example, the incense burner donated by Xu Wenshen, the first inspector general of Kowloon, in 1847. In addition, other famous cultural relics, such as the stone carving with the word "crane" in 1888, can still be seen on the huge stone behind the temple.

The Houwang ancient temple complex is located on a high stone platform, including the main building of the temple and the additional wing rooms, pavilions, carved stones, etc. In front of the temple, there is an independent incense Pavilion, whose top is supported by exquisite granite pillars and wooden beams. The altar is located at the back of the temple. It is a place to worship the Marquis and other gods (such as Guanyin). The gable of the back hall adopts the "Five Mountains facing the sky" design, which is very rare in Hong Kong.

Address: No.98, nannancun West Street

Longitude: 113.916212

Latitude: 22.523619

Chinese PinYin : Hou Wang Gu Miao