Places of worship in Hong Kong 393276 225988422 2008-07-16T10:03:06Z 60.52.91.253 /* Buddhist temples */ i add on a monastery name in this section. {{Demographics of Hong Kong}} [[Hong Kong]] counts approximately 600 [[temple]]s, [[shrine]]s and [[monasteries]]. While [[Buddhism]] and [[Taoism]] are the most widely practiced religions, most religions are represented in the [[Special Administrative Region]]. ==Taoist koons== {{listdev}} * [[Ching Chung Koon]] * [[Wong Tai Sin Temple]] ==Buddhist temples== {{listdev}} * [[Chi Lin Nunnery]] (志蓮淨苑) * [[Ling Wan Temple]] (凌雲寺) * [[Sau Mau Ping Temple]] * [[Po Lin Temple]] * [[Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery]] <ref> Lonely planet 2002 issue page 239 steve Fallon </ref> * [[Po Lin Monastery]] * [[Wong Tai Sin Temple]] * [[Tin Hau Temple]] * [[Chamshan Monastery, Clear Water Bay]] * [[Western Monastery]] (西方寺) ==Joss houses== ===Che Kung Miu=== * [[Che Kung Miu]] There are at least 2 temples in Hong Kong. * 1 temple in [[Tai Wai]], [[Sha Tin]] * 1 temple in [[Sai Kung]] ===Tin Hau temples=== [[Image:SaiKungTinHauTemple.jpg|thumb|250px|Tin Hau Temple, [[Sai Kung]], [[Hong Kong]]]] [[Image:Saikung Tin Hau Old Temple Front View.jpg|thumb|250px|Tin Hau Temple in [[Sai Kung]], Hong Kong]] {{Commons|Category:Tin Hau Temples in Hong Kong|Tin Hau Temples in Hong Kong}} Around 60 temples are dedicated, at least partially to [[Matsu (goddess)|Tin Hau]]. They include: * Tin Hau temple, located at 10, Tin Hau Temple Road, [[Causeway Bay]], east of [[Victoria Park, Hong Kong|Victoria Park]], in [[Eastern District, Hong Kong|Eastern District]], on [[Hong Kong Island]]. It is one of the [[declared monuments of Hong Kong]].<ref>[http://www.amo.gov.hk/en/monuments_15.php Antiquities and Monuments Office: Tin Hau Temple, Causeway Bay]</ref> The temple has given its name to [[Tin Hau (MTR)|the MTR station]] serving it ([[Island Line, Hong Kong|Island Line]]). * The Tin Hau temple in [[Yau Ma Tei]] is also famous in Hong Kong. The public square, [[Yung Shue Tau]] before it is surrounded by a night market of [[Temple Street, Hong Kong|Temple Street]] (a street named after it). * The Tin Hau Temple at [[Tai Miu Wan]] (大廟灣; [[Joss House Bay]]) is considered the most sacred. It is one of [[List of Grade I historic buildings in Hong Kong| Grade I historic building]].<ref name="AMO">[http://www.amo.gov.hk/form/historical.pdf List of Graded Historic Buildings in Hong Kong (as at 6 Jan 2007)]</ref> Other locations<ref name="AMO">[http://www.amo.gov.hk/form/historical.pdf List of Graded Historic Buildings in Hong Kong (as at 6 Jan 2007)]</ref> in Hong Kong: * 1 temple in [[Aberdeen, Hong Kong|Aberdeen]] (Graded as [[List of Grade II historic buildings in Hong Kong|Grade II historic building]]) * 4 temples on [[Cheung Chau]] (2 of them were graded as Grade II historic building; 1 of them was graded as [[List of Grade III historic buildings in Hong Kong|Grade III historic building]]) * 1 temple in [[Fan Lau]], [[Lantau Island]] (Graded as [[List of Grade III historic buildings in Hong Kong|Grade III historic building]]) * 1 temple on [[Kat O]] Island (Graded as [[List of Grade I historic buildings in Hong Kong|Grade I historic building]]) * 1 temple in [[Lei Yue Mun]] village ([[Kowloon]]) (Graded as [[List of Grade II historic buildings in Hong Kong|Grade II historic building]]) * 1 temple in [[Ma Wan]] (Graded as [[List of Grade III historic buildings in Hong Kong|Grade III historic building]]) * 1 temple on [[Peng Chau]] (Graded as [[List of Grade II historic buildings in Hong Kong|Grade II historic building]]) * 1 temple on [[Ping Chau]] (Graded as [[List of Grade III historic buildings in Hong Kong|Grade III historic building]]) * 1 temple in Ping Che, [[Ta Kwu Ling]] (Graded as [[List of Grade II historic buildings in Hong Kong|Grade II historic building]]) * 3 temples on [[Sai Kung]] other than the one in Joss House Bay (2 of them were Graded as [[List of Grade II historic buildings in Hong Kong|Grade II historic building]] and one of them was graded as [[List of Grade III historic buildings in Hong Kong|Grade III historic building]]) * 1 temple in Sham Shui Po (Graded as [[List of Grade III historic buildings in Hong Kong|Grade III historic building]]) * 1 temple in [[Shau Kei Wan]] (Graded as [[List of Grade I historic buildings in Hong Kong|Grade I historic building]]) * 1 temple in Shek O village, [[Shek O]] * 1 temple on South Ninepin Island ([[Ninepin Group]]) * 1 temple in [[Tai O]], adjacent to [[Kwan Ti]] temple * 3 temples in [[Tai Po]](both graded as [[List of Grade II historic buildings in Hong Kong|Grade II historic building]]; the one in Tsz Tong Tsuen is adjacent to Man Tai Temple) * 2 temple on [[Tap Mun Chau]] (one was graded as [[List of Grade I historic buildings in Hong Kong|Grade I historic building]]; the other was graded as [[List of Grade III historic buildings in Hong Kong|Grade III historic building]]) * 1 temple in [[To Kwa Wan]] (Graded as [[List of Grade III historic buildings in Hong Kong|Grade III historic building]]) * 1 temple in [[Tsuen Wan]] Town (Graded as [[List of Grade II historic buildings in Hong Kong|Grade II historic building]]) * 1 temple in [[Tsing Lung Tau]] (Graded as [[List of Grade III historic buildings in Hong Kong|Grade III historic building]]) * 1 temple on [[Tsing Yi Island]] * 1 temple in [[Tung Chung]] (Graded as [[List of Grade I historic buildings in Hong Kong|Grade I historic building]])<ref name="AMO">[http://www.amo.gov.hk/form/historical.pdf List of Graded Historic Buildings in Hong Kong (as at 6 Jan 2007)]</ref> * 1 temple in [[Lung Yeuk Tau]], [[Fanling]] (declared monument)<ref>[http://www.amo.gov.hk/en/monuments_77.php Antiquities and Monuments Office: Tin Hau Temple, Lung Yeuk Tau]</ref> ===Sam Tai Tsz Temples=== * [[Sam Tai Tsz Temple and Pak Tai Temple]] complex in Sham Shui Po ===Chun Kwan Temple=== * [[Chun Kwan Temple]] on the [[Tsing Yi Island]]. ===Mixture of Chinese religions=== *[[Yuen Yuen Institute]] ==Churches== {{Christianity in China Portal}} :''For [[Catholic Church]], See also [[List of Catholic Churches in Hong Kong]]'' :''For [[Anglican Church]], See also [[List of Anglican Churches in Hong Kong]]'' {{listdev}} ===[[Hong Kong Island]]=== ====[[Wan Chai District]]==== [[Image:Hong Kong City Church.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Hong Kong City Church lounge area in the Apex]] [[Image:Hongkongskhsjc.jpg|thumb|250px|St John's Cathedral]] * [http://hongkongcitychurch.com Hong Kong City Church] ====[[Central and Western District]]==== * [[Community Church Hong Kong]] * [http://www.islandecc.hk/ Island Evangelical Community Church] * [http://www.thevine.org.hk/ The Vine Christian Fellowship] * [[The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Hong Kong]] * [http://www.faithcommunitychurch.org.hk/ Faith Community Church, Hong Kong] * [[Immaculate Conception Cathedral of Hong Kong|Immaculate Conception Cathedral]] (Roman Catholic) * [[St. James Church, Hong Kong]] * [[St. John's Cathedral, Hong Kong]] * Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) * [[St. Joseph Church, Hong Kong]] * [[St. Margarets Mary Church, Hong Kong]] * [[St. Paul's Church, Hong Kong]] * [http://www.unionchurchhk.org/ Union Church, Hong Kong] * [http://www.thevine.org.hk The Vine Christian Fellowship] * [http://www.cs.ust.hk/faculty/dimitris/metro/HK.html St Luke's Cathedral] ([[Eastern Orthodoxy|Orthodox Christian]]) * [[Christian Scientists Church (Mid-Levels), Hong Kong]] * [[Mormon Church (Mid-Levels), Hong Kong]] * [http://www.ambassador.org.hk/ Ambassador International Church, Hong Kong] * [[St. Joan of Arc Configuration Chapel (Braemar Hill), Hong Kong]] ===[[Kowloon]]=== * [http://www.ecchk.org/ Evangelical Community Church (ECC) (Kowloon Side)] * [[St. Andrew's Church (Kowloon)]] * [[Calvary Church, Hong Kong]] * [[Holy Trinity Church, Hong Kong]] * [[Christ Church, Hong Kong]] * [[St. Mark's Church, Hong Kong]] * [[Church of The Good Shepherd, Hong Kong]] * [[Holy Carpenter Church, Hong Kong]] * [http://www.skhsbc.org.hk/ St. Barnabas' Church, Hong Kong] * [[Church of St. John The Baptist, Hong Kong]] * [[Kindly Light Church, Hong Kong]] * [[All Saints' Church, Hong Kong]] * [[Kei Oi Church, Hong Kong]] * [[Rosary Catholic Church (Kowloon), Hong Kong]] * [[St. Thomas' Church, Hong Kong]] * [[Truth Lutheran Church (Yaumatei), Hong Kong]] ===[[New Territories]]=== [[Image:CrownOfThornsChurch_03.jpg|thumb|200px|[[SKH]] [[Crown of Thorns' Church]]]] * [[Crown of Thorns' Church]] (Anglican church) ====[[Sha Tin]]==== * [[Tao Fung Shan Christian Centre]] * [[Shatin Baptist Church]] ====[[Tsing Yi Island]]==== * [[St. Thomas the Apostle Church]] ====[[Kwai Fong]]==== * [[Revival Christian Church]] ==Monasteries== {{listdev}} * [[Ching Shan Monastery]] (also called [[Piu To Temple]]) ([[Tuen Mun]]) * [[Ling Yan Monastery]] ([[Lantau]]) * [[Lo Hon Monastery]] (Lantau) * [[Po Lin Monastery]] (Lantau) - [[Buddhist]] * [[Trappist Haven Monastery]] (Lantau) - [[Latin Rite]] [[Catholic]] * [[Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery]] ([[Sha Tin]]) - Buddhist [http://www.10kbuddhas.org] * [[Tsz Hsing Monastery]] (Lantau) * [[Yin Hing Monastery]] (Lantau) *[[Chamshan Monastery, Clear Water Bay]] ==Hindu Temples== * [[Happy Valley Hindu Temple]] * [[ISCKON temple]] - [[Tsim Sha Tsui]] / [[Mody Road]] ==Sikh temple== * [[Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple]] - [[Stubbs Road]] / [[Queen's Road|Queen's Road East]] ==Synagogues== * [http://www.kehilat-zion.org Kehilat Zion - Hechal Ezra] * [[Ohel Leah Synagogue]] - [[Robinson Road]] ==Mosques== [[Image:Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre 2005 1.jpg|thumb|250px|Buses passing the masjid at sunset.]] * [[Jamia Masjid]] - [[Shelley Street]], Hong Kong Island * [[Masjid Ammar and Osman Ramju Sadick Islamic Centre]] - Wan Chai * [[Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre]] - [[Nathan Road]], [[Tsim Sha Tsui]] * [[Cape Collinson Cemetery Masjid]] ==Latter Day Saint Churches and Hong Kong China Temple== {{listdev}} [[Image:Hong Kong China Temple.jpg|thumb|150px|Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - photo from June 1997]] * [[Hong Kong China Temple]] located on [[Cornwall Street]], [[Kowloon Tong]] * [[Gloucester Road, Hong Kong|Gloucester Road]], [[Wan Chai District|Wan Chai]] * [[Tsing Yi Island]] * [[Shi Guo Bridge]] * Homantin Chapel * [[Yuen Long]] * [[Tuen Mun]] * Over 10 other chapels are located throughout Hong Kong, Kowloon, and the New Territories ==Others== * First Church, [[Church of Scientology]] ==See also== {{Christianity in China Portal}} * [[Chinese mythology]] * [[Religion in China]] * [[List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons|Category:Religious buildings in Hong Kong|Religious buildings in Hong Kong}} * [http://www.info.gov.hk/yearbook/2003/english/chapter18/18_00.html Religion and custom in Hong Kong] [[Category:Places of worship in Hong Kong| ]] [[Category:Hong Kong-related lists]]