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The complex
The largest Man Mo temple stands on Hollywood Road
The largest Man Mo temple in Hong Kong is on Hollywood Road in Sheung Wan, built in 1847. It is part of a complex of three adjacent blocks: Man Mo Temple, Lit Shing Temple and Kung So.
The two gods
Scholars came to pray to the gods of literature and war
A Man Mo temple honours two gods: Man Tai, the god of literature, also called Man Cheong, and the martial god Mo Tai, or Kwan Tai. In the Ming and Qing dynasties scholars and students sought them for progress in their study or ranking in the civil examinations. The temple on Hollywood Road is also a place to pray for good examination results.
The courthouse
In the early colony the temple also served as a courthouse
The temple on Hollywood Road was built in 1847 and functioned as a courthouse in the early years of the colony. West of it stands the Kung So, an assembly hall where community affairs and disputes were settled. The neighbouring Lit Shing Temple is for the worship of all heavenly gods.
The street
Hollywood Road grew from an antique market into an art district
Hollywood Road was the second road to be built in the new colony after Queen's Road Central, but the first to be completed. Foreign merchants and sailors once docked nearby and sold antiques and artefacts, and the road became famous as an antique market. It has since developed into a contemporary art district, and the first gallery, Plum Blossoms, opened in 1987.
Kept now
The temple was entrusted to the Tung Wah board in 1908
In 1908 the temple was officially entrusted to the Tung Wah Board of Directors, and the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals has managed it since. It was graded a Grade I historic building in 1993 and is now a declared monument. Other Man Mo temples stand in Tai Po, built in 1893, and in Mui Wo on Lantau Island, rebuilt in 2001.
Day 1, afternoon
It comes after Hollywood Road. Then Star Ferry.
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