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CAUSEWAY BAY TIN HAU TEMPLE
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Front Side Ornamentation (Wall Carving and Painting)
On the front side of the Temple, there are two types of Wall Carvings and two types of Wall Paintings 1. Carvings on the side wall: For...


"Supernatural work" on Temple
Supernatural work is a form of Chinese Opera and it's main propose is to celebrate the birth of god and large traditional festivals. They...


Tou-kung (bracket sets)
On the front of the temple, if you look up, you will see some wooden components that are in red color, they are Tou-kung (Bracket sets)....


Legend of Causeway Bay Tin Hau Temple
Legend Version 1 From the legend, it says that the Tai Clan found a stone on the shore which is similar to an incense burner(紅香爐). They...


Body Ornamentation - Tiger and Dragon (龍虎堵)
On both side of the temple, there are two circular portals. Behind the two circular portals, there are two walls facing opposite with...


Use of Colors and Chinese Five Elements
Although Causeway Bay Tin Hau Temple is worshiping the Sea, the temple design consists mainly with the element of "fire" and 'wood"...

Location of the Temple
The Causeway Bay Tin Hau Temple faces to northeast which is uncommon in the traditional Chinese architecture design (in most case,...


The Legend of Tin Hau
A Smart Woman to Say Words in Gold Tin Hau was a human who was born in Putian, Fujian in Song Dynasty. Her surname was Lam (Lin; 林). She...
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