Hong Kong Temples Attraction
Hong Kong one of the attraction that people who believe in Buddhist, Zen, Tao or religion want to visit are temples. There are many place that you can visit but this will tell the story about nine temples that should visit during you stay in Hong Kong. 9 Temples Attraction are as:
- Po Lin Temple
- Yuen Yuen Institute
- Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple
- Chi Lin Nunnery
- Che Kung Temple
- Tin Hau Temple
- Kun Im Temple Hung Hom
- Man Mo Temple
- Tin Hau Temple Repulse Bay (Kwun Yam Shrine)
1Po Lin Temple located at Lantau Island. You can get there by Nong Ping 360 cable car or bus. Around the mountain and temple have Tian Tan Buddha Statue or Big Buddha or Giant Buddha that well known the most famous place that people want to visit. Ngong Ping 360 have the longest cable in the world from Tung Chung about 25 minutes on riding. You will see a 360 degree view of Lantau Island and meet the ancient on Chinese architecture on Ngong Ping Village.
2Yuen Yuen Institute is consider to be the temple with the best of Feng Shui in Hong Kong. The Temple are the Buddha statue of the Taoist, Confucianism and Buddha. This place is Tai Divine protection of horoscope. Also this temple consider is large religious center because it’s only temple in Hong Kong that worshiped on Buddhism Taoism and Confucius Featured. Inside the temple or the sky tower has built with natural stone and on the back side receive dragon power from the mountains on Left and right side.
3Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple is one of Hong Kong’s most famous temples. The temples is known for healthy care of sickness and meet many people who bring incense. This is goods for come to pay homage to various blessings, ranging from love and to the auspicious occasion of doing business.
4Chi Lin Nunnery Temple is worshiping Buddha and Bodhisattva on important gods. This temple have the largest Mahayana Buddhism in Asia. It was founded in 1934 as a retreat for Buddhist nuns. In the Tang Dynasty was renovated around 1990. The architecture of the temple buildings are made of wood. The picture resembles Japanese temple and in front of the temple there are lotus pond which is like the symbol of Buddhism. Inside of the temple also decorated with gold, wood and terracotta. When you walk into this area on the temple will feel quiet unlike other Chinese temples in Hong Kong.
5Che Kung Temple is very famous temple. This temple is known as the Turbine Temple. This temple has a copper turbine that is believed to be rotated 3 times for drive out of evil and bring good luck. When visit Hong Kong during Chinese New Year people from China, Thailand, Hong Kong or Asian that believe in pray will come and pray for their luck. People will pay homage to those born with avoid all bad things.
6Tin Hau Temple is help protect travel safely or called for the goddess of heaven and the sea. With supernatural abilities will protect the fishermen from the storms and catastrophes.
7Kun Im Temple in Hung Hom is blessing from Guanyin Bodhisattva of mercy for help on protect and preserve. This is requesting on wealthy fortune to trade as The Temple of God Guan Hong. There are many people worshiping the temple together. People like to make a ceremony on borrowing money from Guanyin.
8Man Mo Temple is worship and blessings on education, trade, business, fight. This temple is one of the old temples in Hong Kong Island that created for worshiping the deity (MAN) as the god of literature and learning with the gods (MO) as the god of war. Which is call the goddess of Guan Yu.
9Tin Hau Temple Repulse Bay (Kwun Yam Shrine) is an important tourist destination when you stay in Hong Kong from past to present. According from Hong Kong people and Chinese when we steps from walking will follow on the way of the clock run. Then step for walk will be the left foot to temple then walk out with the right foot. This is only resulting in life on progress.
