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Hung Shing Temple, Wan Chai 湾仔洪圣古庙Wānzǎi Hóngshèng Gǔmiào
Declared monument · Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Time needed
- 30 minutes
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Hong Kong
- Region
- Hong Kong
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- Declared monument
About Hung Shing Temple, Wan Chai
One of Wan Chai's oldest surviving temples, estimated to date from 1847–1852 and dedicated to Hung Shing, the 'God of the South Sea'. It is an example of Lingnan vernacular architecture set against natural rock beside Queen's Road East, with stone carvings, plaster mouldings, granite figures and Shiwan ceramic ridge decorations made in 1909. The temple has long hosted religious ceremonies and was declared a monument in 2026.
How to get to Hung Shing Temple, Wan Chai
On Queen's Road East, a short walk south-west of Wan Chai MTR 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 under 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: Hopewell Centre 合和中心 (under 10 km), Wan Chai Market 湾仔街市 (under 10 km), Old Wan Chai Post Office 旧湾仔邮政局 (under 10 km), Yuk Hui Temple (Pak Tai Temple), Wan Chai 湾仔玉虚宫 (under 10 km), Arsenal Street 军器厂街 (under 10 km), Central Plaza 中环广场 (under 10 km).
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