Joss House Bay

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Joss House Bay, also known as Tai Miu Wan (大廟灣) indigenously, is near the south end of Clear Water Bay Peninsula in Hong Kong.

The Cantonese name Tai Miu Wan (大廟灣) means the bay of large temple after the oldest Tin Hau Temple in Hong Kong.

[edit] Tin Hau Temple

The Tin Hau Temple was a large joss house built in 1266. It is the oldest and biggest Tin Hau Temple in Hong Kong so it is called the Big Temple. It is a Grade I Historic Building. [1] The temple is located near Fat Tong Mun, the channel between the peninsula and Tung Lung Chau on the major channel along the sea route in the South China. It is founded by Lam family in former Po Kong in Kowloon.

[edit] Rock Inscription

Rock Inscription at Joss House Bay is a one of Declared monuments of Hong Kong. This inscription is dated to the Jiashu year of Xianchun reign of Southern Song Dynasty (i.e. 1274 AD). It is the oldest dated inscription found in Hong Kong, which records a visit by an officer in charge of the salt administration. It also gives the history of two temples, north and south of Joss House Bay. [2]

[edit] Reference

  1. ^ [1] Film Service Office
  2. ^ [2] Declared Monuments in Hong Kong:Rock Inscription at Joss House Bay
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