Tin Hau Temple at Sok Kwu Wan
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Tin Hau Temple at Sok Kwu Wan is a historic seaside temple on Hong Kong’s Lamma Island dedicated to the sea goddess Tin Hau and popular with both worshippers and visitors for its cultural and architectural heritage.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Taoist temple
ⓘ
Tin Hau temple ⓘ religious building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | traditional southern Chinese temple style ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
fishing community
ⓘ
maritime safety ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
popular with visitors
ⓘ
popular with worshippers ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Tin Hau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalDate | 23rd day of the third lunar month ⓘ |
| function |
community gathering place
ⓘ
place of prayer for safe voyages ⓘ |
| governingBody | Chinese Temples Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccess | ferry from Central to Sok Kwu Wan ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
altar to Tin Hau
ⓘ
incense burners ⓘ ornate roof decorations ⓘ traditional Chinese temple architecture ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Tin Hau Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue |
architectural heritage
ⓘ
cultural heritage ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ timber ⓘ |
| heritageAuthority | Antiquities and Monuments Office of Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Grade III historic building ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
Chinese
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hong Kong, China
ⓘ
surface form:
Hong Kong
Islands District NERFINISHED ⓘ Sok Kwu Wan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Lamma Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearby |
Sok Kwu Wan Pier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sok Kwu Wan village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | network of Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong ⓘ |
| region | Lamma Island south coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Taoism ⓘ |
| setting | seaside ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
folk rituals
ⓘ
religious worship ⓘ tourist visits ⓘ |
| worshippedDeity |
Mazu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tin Hau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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