Establishment of Wah Kong Temple
There has always been a worship of Wah Kong Sin-si in Hong Kong, but few temples had been built specialized for him. Master Wun, abbot of the Temple, had made a promise to build a place to worship Wah Kong Sin-si, obtaining a land is difficult in Hong Kong nevertheless. After knowing that, Mr. Tang Sai-yu, the village head, showed his willingness to donate a land for Wah Kong Sin-si and Mr. Lau Ming-shum expressed his generous support with alacrity.
Wah Kong Temple is decorated with bamboos, in considering that the culture of building temples with bamboos and woods can be traced back a hundred year ago. Bamboo theatres are still common today as a place for worshipping. The program would not have been made possible without encourages of many donors and supporters. The Temple has been opened to public on 16th November, 2017.
Apart from Wah Kong Sin-si, Dou Mu, Tin Hau, Guan Di, Twenty-eight Lunar Mansions and Sixty Tai Sui are worshipped in the Temple.
Wah Kong Temple is decorated with bamboos, in considering that the culture of building temples with bamboos and woods can be traced back a hundred year ago. Bamboo theatres are still common today as a place for worshipping. The program would not have been made possible without encourages of many donors and supporters. The Temple has been opened to public on 16th November, 2017.
Apart from Wah Kong Sin-si, Dou Mu, Tin Hau, Guan Di, Twenty-eight Lunar Mansions and Sixty Tai Sui are worshipped in the Temple.
Wah Kong Sin-si
Wah Kong Sin-si (“Sin-si” is the honorific title means “grand master”) is the God of Fire. The earliest scripture related to him is found in Song Dynasty, about a thousand years ago. He has been being worshipped by Taoism, Buddhism as well as folklore religion. Taoists regard Wah Kong as a Marshal in Heaven, while Buddhists regard him as Galan, the patron saint. Besides, in Southern China and Hong Kong, Wah Kong Sin-si is usually worshipped as the patron god of Chinese opera players, paper crafting workers and construction builders, etc. The third eye on forehead provides perception beyond ordinary sight that the talent allows Wah Kong Sin-si to identify good and evil in people’ mind and to optimize human beings’ moral in the world. The third eye is also the symbol of wisdom and creativeness. The Triangle Gold brick in his hand is not only an exclusive divine instrument but also the symbolic of Wah Kong Sin-si. |
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