Sam Tai Tsz Temple and Pak Tai Temple

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Sam Tai Tsz Temple and Pak Tai Temple complex
Sam Tai Tsz Temple and Pak Tai Temple complex

Sam Tai Tsz Temple and Pak Tai Temple is a complex of two temples in Nos.196 and 198, Yu Chau Street, Sham Shui Po, New Kowloon, Hong Kong. The complex is graded as Grade II historic building.[1]

It is a place to mainly worship the god Sam Tai Tsz and Pak Tai.

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[edit] Sam Tai Tze Temple

Sam Tai Tsz Temple(三太子宮) was built in 1898. The temple was built for the god Sam Tai Tsz(also named Na Cha), for his miracle to dissipate an outbreak of plague in 1894 in the area. The god was invited from the temple in Wai Chau by Hakkas.

It is the only temple worshipping Sam Tai Tsz, in Hong Kong.

[edit] Pak Tai Temple

Pak Tai Temple of the complex was built in 1920 by the fishermen living in Sham Shui Po for worshipping Pak Tai, the God of the North.

[edit] Reference

  1. ^ List of Graded Historic Buildings in Hong Kong(As at 6 Jan 2007)

[edit] External link

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