Yuanxuan College

Yuanxuan College

Yuanxuan college is a Taoist temple near San Dietan in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong. It was founded by Zhao Yuxiu and Lu Chongde in 1950 and opened on March 15, 1953. Yuanxuan college was registered as a limited company in 1956, and became a charitable organization under its jurisdiction.

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Construction in the park

Yuanxuan college is dedicated to Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. The architecture is rich in Chinese style pavilions.

"Three religious archways": three archways stand in the middle gate, representing Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism;

"The door to morality": it is located under the hall of the three religions. It is taken from Zhu Zi's "great learning" chapter: "the posthumous letter of Confucius, and the door to morality for beginners." ；

"Three religions hall": it was completed in 1971 and built in the form of Temple of heaven to worship the ancestors of three religions;

"Yuanchen hall": also known as "Taisui hall", it is built on the basis of baiyun temple in Beijing, China. It is dedicated to doulao Yuanjun and 60 statues of Taisui. Every year around the lunar new year, it attracts many good believers to pay homage to Taisui and make vows;

"Guanyin pond": in the middle of the pond stands the statue of Guanyin, a pure water white jade with a height of more than 2 meters. The statue of Guanyin was made in Sichuan Province, imitating Dunhuang paintings;

"Bronze statue of Confucius": it was set up for the Confucius Institute to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of yuanxuan Institute;

"Sutra Pavilion": it collects books and periodicals on Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, and is the largest library of Taoism in Hong Kong;

"Elegant stone Museum": Exhibition of natural rocks with strange shapes and phases, including rocks similar to the 12 Chinese zodiac animals. It is similar to the "strange stone Museum" in Singapore and Bangkok.

Structural features

At the entrance of yuanxuan college stands a memorial archway of three religions. Pine and cypress trees are planted on both sides of the stairs leading to the square, and there are two traditional pavilions on the left and right sides of the square for visitors and Shanxin to rest. In the center of the square is the main building of yuanxuan college, the hall of three religions. The main hall of the three religions was built in imitation of the temple of heaven, where the saints of the three religions were worshipped. The hemispherical top of the hall symbolizes the essence of Taoism: no beginning, no end. On the right side of the main hall of the three religions are Aiyi Pavilion and Longhua building. Next to Aiyi Pavilion is a huge bonsai with stone hills and streams. Longhua building is two stories high, composed of scripture hall and living room, with elegant and classical layout. On the far left of the three religions hall is the Guanyin pool. Other buildings include the Sutra altar, bell tower and Drum Tower, Yuanchen hall, Mingxing hall, bronze statue of Confucius, badetai, yangzhenxuan, yizhai and Sutra Pavilion. In addition, yuanxuan college is very suitable for shooting ancient costume films because it is surrounded by traditional buildings and memorial archways, and its location is remote, with no tall buildings or modern buildings. In fact, a lot of TV costume plays are shooting location here.

Yuanxuan college holds "yuanxuan bonsai appreciation meeting" every spring to display elegant and unique bonsai works for the public and tourists. The exhibition, CO organized by the Hong Kong Tourism Board, is one of the promotion projects of "green tourism" in Hong Kong.

Social services

The Social Service Department of yuanxuan college began to provide elderly care services for the elderly in 1974. It has set up nursing homes for the elderly, homes for the elderly, elderly centers and Western medicine clinics.

Yuanxuan home for the aged

Yuanxuan nursing home for the aged

Yuen Xuan nursing home and day care centre for the elderly (Shun Li estate)

Yuen Xuan Elderly Centre (Ka Fu estate)

Yuanxuan elderly Center (Shenjing)

Education services

Yuanxuan college has three middle schools, one primary school and five kindergartens.

Yuanxuan college No.1 Middle School

Yuanxuan college No.2 Middle School

Yuanxuan college No.3 Middle School

Yuanxuan primary school

Yuanxuan Kindergarten (Shek Wai Kok)

Yuanxuan Kindergarten (Fushan)

Yuanxuan Kindergarten (Dongtou)

Yuanxuan Kindergarten (pingtian)

Yuanxuan Kindergarten (Tianyi)

exhibition

"Yuanxuan College" holds "yuanxuan potted elegant stone appreciation meeting" every spring, displaying elegant and unique bonsai works, chrysanthemums and various strange rocks for the public to watch.

traffic

No.81 Hong Kong minibus: "Siu Wo Street" to "Yuen Xuan College" in Tsuen Wan

Tourist hot spots

East Putuo Temple

Sandaitan natural stream

Address: yuanxuan college, laowei, Tsuen Wan

Longitude: 114.128171

Latitude: 22.380357

Tel. + 852-2492220

Ticket information: free.

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