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Che Kung Temple 沙田车公庙Shātián Chēgōng Miào
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Time needed
- 30 minutes–1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Hong Kong
- Region
- Hong Kong
- Type
- Culture
About Che Kung Temple
A temple at Tai Wai dedicated to Che Kung, a Song-dynasty general worshipped as a protector against epidemics. The present temple was built in 1994 in front of the older one and renovated in 2012, and houses a large golden statue of Che Kung and a fan-bladed wheel of fortune that worshippers spin for luck. The busiest day is the Che Kung Festival on the second day of the first lunar month, which draws large crowds.
How to get to Che Kung Temple
About 0.4 km west-south-west of Che Kung Temple MTR station; the Chinese Temples Committee gives a 10-minute walk along Che Kung Miu Road from Tai Wai station.
Nearby
- Victoria Harbour 维多利亚港 under 10 km
Glass towers and green hills around a harbour you can cross in ten minutes - Victoria Peak 太平山顶 10 km
Ride the 1888 funicular to the skyline view, then walk the Lugard Road loop - Tian Tan Buddha & Ngong Ping 天坛大佛与昂坪 30 km
A giant bronze Buddha on Lantau, reached by a 25-minute cable car ride
Also within 20 km: Sha Tin Marriage Registry 沙田婚姻登记处 (under 10 km), City Art Square 城市艺坊 (under 10 km), Old House, Wong Uk Village 王屋村古屋 (under 10 km), Wong Tai Sin Temple 黄大仙祠 (under 10 km), Sha Tin Racecourse 沙田马场 (under 10 km), Memorial Stone of Shing Mun Reservoir 城门水塘纪念碑 (under 10 km).
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