Fan Sin Temple
| Fan Sin Temple | |
|---|---|
 Fan Sin Temple | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Taoism |
| Deity | Fan Tai Sin Sze |
| Location | |
| Location | Sheung Wun Yiu, Tai Po, Hong Kong |
  Shown within Hong Kong | |
| Geographic coordinates | 22°26′13″N 114°09′50″E / 22.43694°N 114.16400°E |
Fan Sin Temple, alias "Fan Sin Kung" or "Fan Sin Miu" (Chinese: 樊仙宮; Jyutping: faan4 sin1 gung1), is a temple in Hong Kong, located in Sheung Wun Yiu, Tai Po. It was declared a monument on 30 December 1999.[1]
Overview[edit]
Fan Sin Temple is the main temple of the villages of the Sheung Wun Yiu and Ha Wun Yiu; it is the only one of its kind in Hong Kong.
It is uncertain when the temple was constructed. However, according to a wooden plaque, hanging in the main hall of the temple, the temple has a history of over 200 years as the plaque was carved in the geng-xu year of the Qianlong in the reign of the Qing Dynasty (1790).[citation needed] It is commonly believed that Fan Sin Temple was built by the Ma clan to worship Fan Tai Sin Sze, the patron saint of potters.[2]
Windows with iron frameworks were installed on four sides of the temple after World War II.[citation needed]
Many historic relics of the temple were destroyed after a serious fire in mid 1970s. The calligraphy and paintings above the entrance were repainted during the renovation in 1976 after the fire. There is a wooden plaque from 1970 and four commemorative stone plaques which record the restorations in 1897, 1925, 1964 and 1976 respectively.[2]
A further restoration of the temple has recently[when?] been carried out and it is now open to the public.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ Fan Sin Temple declared as historical building
- ^ a b "The Geographical Information System on Hong Kong Heritage". Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
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