Hongsheng ancient temple, Wan Chai

Hongsheng ancient temple, Wan Chai

There is no royal palace on Queen's road in Wan Chai, but there is an ancient temple with a long history - Hong Sheng Temple. Hongsheng ancient temple, located in the east of Queen's road, was built 1847 years ago. The temple, which is built on the basis of huge stones and close to the mountain, is now surrounded by modern commercial and residential buildings.

brief introduction

Hong Sheng Temple in Wan Chai is located at 129 Wan Chai Road East, Hong Kong. After more than 100 years of changes and a number of reclamation projects, it has been surrounded by modern buildings, which is particularly prominent. It is listed as a class I cultural relic.

In the early days of Hong Kong's opening, the area south of Johnston Road used to be a shoal. In front of Hongsheng temple, it used to be a seaside. This simple ancient temple with only one hall used to overlook the whole bay.

There was a time when Wan Chai was regarded by Lin Zexu as the base of the number one tobacco dealer. Britain is an Englishman and an opium dealer. From 1835 to 1839, Britain used Wan Chai as its drug trafficking base. Around 1924, the Hong Kong government flattened Morrison Hill and filled Wan Chai Bay, which changed the appearance of Wan Chai District and made the old Hong Sheng Temple near the sea look like it is located in Queen's road today.

Today's Hongsheng ancient temple is built close to the mountain. In the temple, King Hongsheng is worshipped. King Hongsheng is the God of the South China Sea. Together with empress Tianhou, he is the favorite God of fishermen. Next to Hongsheng ye, the gods such as Lady Jinhua, Taisui and Baogong are worshipped. Outside the temple, there are the gods of sheji and Lu Ban.

Due to geographical constraints, Hongsheng temple is only a one-way temple. There are stone railings in front of the temple, rising from the left and right sides. The stone steps on the stone railings have a history of hundreds of years. On the forehead are carved couplets rebuilt in 1860 and 1867. From the seat of the temple, we can also see the unique construction mode of Jushi jielou. It is not too much to say that it is built according to the mountain.

Historical evolution

The temple was founded before 1847. It was rebuilt in 1860. It was taken over by Donghua in 1930. In 1971, the Chinese Temples Committee again authorized Donghua to manage temples.

Architectural features

On the stone column, a couplet of temples is carved: "the ancient Temple Street is new, the Haiyan river is pure and holy; the lower ring is full of wealth, and the people are well-off and blessed by heaven."

The temple is built on the basis of huge stones and mountains. There is only one hall in the temple. The roof of the temple is paved with tiles. It is a simple ancient temple, which used to overlook the whole bay.

Related customs

Worship God: King Hongsheng.

Birthday: Hong Christmas (February 13 of the lunar calendar).

Dawang East Street and Dawang West Street. He who is king is called King Hongsheng.

All the believers of Hongsheng went to the ancient temple to pray for blessings on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar calendar and on the birthday of Guanyin.

Address: 129 Queen's Road East, central and Western District, Hong Kong Island

Longitude: 114.17579016843

Latitude: 22.2722057514

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