Tam Kung Temple, Shau Kei Wan

Introduction

In the past, many fishermen from Huizhou, China came to Hong Kong and brought the custom of worshipping Tan Gong at the same time. Legend has it that when Tan Gong was young, he was able to call on the wind and rain and treat people for medical treatment; and he also practiced the technique of immortality, so even if he was old, he still looked like a child. When people set up temples to worship Tan Gong, they still sculpt him like a child.

Shau Kei Wan has been a shelter for fishermen since ancient times, and Tan Kung Temple is a temple of gods believed by fishermen. Natural incense flourishes. When you come here, you can see the iron bells and steles from the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, as well as the old wooden boats and dragon boat models; and the huge stone outside the temple is said to be the treasure of Tan Gong. Every year on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month of the lunar calendar, the Tan Kung Temple will hold a parade to celebrate the birthday of T