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HONG
KONG
ISLAND
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KOWLOON
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NEW
TERRITORIES
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OUTLYING
ISLANDS |
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Fashion
& Apliu
Street
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Ladies'
Market
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Temple
Street
Night
Market
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Jade
Market |
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Avenue
of
Stars
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Symphony
of
Lights
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Clock
Tower
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Yuen
Po
Street
Bird
Garden |
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Kowloon
Walled
City
Park
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Wong
Tai
Sin
Temple
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Lei
Yue
Mun
Seafood
Bazaar |
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 If
you
have
a
long-standing
wish
that's
yet
to
come
true,
perhaps
the
place
to
visit
is
the
Sik
Sik
Yuen
Wong
Tai
Sin
Temple
where,
provided
you
make
an
earnest
plea
to
the
gods,
"every
wish
can
come
true"
- or
so
it
is
said.
But
even
if
you
don't
get
your
wish
and
win
a
million
in
the
lottery,
this
temple
complex
in
the
heart
of
urban
Kowloon
is
still
well
worth
a
visit. |
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Covering
18,000
square
metres
and
located
in a
tranquil
natural
setting
remote
from
the
nearby
housing
estates
and
the
bustle
of
their
streets,
the
temple
is,
apart
from
being
an
important
religious
centre,
a
scenic
attraction
full
of
beautifully
ornamented
traditional
buildings.
It
commemorates
the
famous
monk
of
yore
Wong
Tai
Sin
(also
known
as
Huang
Chu-ping),
who
was
born
around
AD
328
and
became
a
deity
at
Heng
Shan
(Red
Pine
Hill)
in
his
later
life. |
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In
1915,
a
Taoist
priest,
Liang
Ren-an,
brought
a
sacred
portrait
of
Wong
Tai
Sin
from
Guangdong
in
Southern
China
to
Hong
Kong.
It
was
only
fitting
therefore
that
this
magnificent
temple
be
built
and
dedicated
to
this
honoured
divinity
revered
down
the
ages
for
his
benevolence.
In
perpetuation
of
such
an
unselfish
philosophy,
the
temple
preaches
three
traditional
religions
-
Taoism,
Buddhism
and
Confucianism. |
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The
major
feature
is
the
Main
Altar
where
the
portrait
of
Wong
Tai
Sin
is
hung.
Here
believers
go
to
pray
for
divine
guidance
and
good
fortune.
Another
place
of
great
significance
is
the
Three
Saints
Hall,
where
the
deities
Lu
Zu,
Guan
Yin
and
Guan
Di
are
worshipped.
Other
important
fixtures
include
the
Bronze
Pavilion
(females
excluded),
the
Archives
Hall,
the
Earthly
Fountain,
the
Yue
Hing
Shrine
where
the
Buddha
of
the
Lighted
Lamp
is
worshipped,
the
Unicorn
(Confucian)
Hall
where
Confucius
is
worshipped,
and
the
extravagantly
colourful
Good
Wish
Garden
that
is
lavishly
decorated
with
many
exotic
examples
of
Chinoiserie.
There
is a
small
entrance
fee
to
these
areas,
which
are
open
from
9am
to
4pm
daily,
apart
from
Monday.
Other
areas
of
the
temple
are
open
daily
from
7am
to
5:30pm. |
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How
To
Get
There
MTR
Wong
Tai
Sin
Station
Exit
B2
or
B3. |
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