Sai Kung Town Tin Hau Temple Complex — Attraction in Hong Kong

The Tin Hau Temple found in Sai Kung in the old town and is dedicated to the Goddess of the sea. In Hong Kong, there are over 70 Tin Hau temples.

This particular Tin Hau temple is quite typical of others in the city in regard to what you can expect to see in and around the temple grounds. However, it is more attractive and photogenic due to having been restored in recent years. This has resulted in the temple being quite polished, decorative and bright in colors, a chance to see what our other Tin Hau Temples might have looked like when they were first built.

We enjoy this particular Tin Hau Temple for its attractive appearance but also because of its very good location in the old town of Sai Kung, a lovely seaside community to visit. For those planning to visit Sai Kung, a visit to this Tin Hau Temple is quite easy to include.

In addition to visiting this temple, visitors might enjoy taking a hike in the nearby Sai Kung country parks, enjoying fresh (can be pricey) seafood on the Sai Kung promenade or hiring junk boat to one of the small...

Tin Hau Temple and Hip Tin Temple in Sai Kung was built in the 1910-1920s for the worship of Tin Hau and Kwan Tai deities. The two temples had been in other areas in the early 19th century and moved to the present site. Located in the centre of Sai Kung Market, the temple site has been the centre of the local inhabitants where many affairs were discussed. A school named Po Tung School was set up at the north chamber of the temple for teaching local children in the 1920-30s. Local organizations had their initial set ups at the temple before they made their individual centers. They include, for example, Sai Kung Chamber of Commerce ( 西貢商會) (formed in 1941) and Sai Kung Self-Governing Committee (西貢區自治委員會) (formed in 1947 and renamed as Sai Kung Rural Committee (西貢鄉事委員會) in 1952). The Sai Kung Kai Fong Committee (西貢街坊值理會), currently accommodated in the north chamber, is responsible for the management of the...

We visited the temple briefly as we were touring Sai Kung on a Thursday evening. There wasn’t any visitors around when we arrived at 5:50, what we didn’t know was that the temple closed at 6pm, so we only got to see it very briefly before they closed their doors. But even as we were walking in, the green tiles of the front courtyard was so beautiful. There are stone fish statues on either side to greet you, and several steps of stairs to enter the temple. We weren’t sure if it would be okay to bring strollers in and as we were pondering that the staff started closing the doors. From what we could see it looked very beautiful, full of red lanterns leading up to a statue at the end of the temple. It really gives you the sense of experiencing some of the...