- Hau Wong
Hau Wong or Hou Wang (侯王) is a title that can be translated as "Prince Marquis" or "Holy Marquis". It is not any one person's name [Frederick, Holder. Livernash, Edward James. [1892] (1892). The Californian Illustrated Magazine: December, 1892 to May 1893 Volume III. The Californian Publishing Company. No ISBN digitized text] .
Hau Wong refers usually to Yeung Leung-jit (楊亮節), a loyal and courageous general. Despite his failing health, he remained in the army to protect the last emperor of
Southern Song Dynasty when he took refuge southwards inKowloon . [ [http://www.ctc.org.hk/en/deities.asp Chinese Temples Committee website] ] .Temples
Hong Kong
There are several temples dedicated to Hau Wong in
Hong Kong :One temple in
Tai O , "Yeung Hau Temple", built in1699 [ [http://www.ctc.org.hk/en/directcontrol/temple19.asp Hau Wong Temple, Tai O, on the Chinese Temples Committee website] ] . The temple is a Grade I historic building [ [http://www.amo.gov.hk/form/historical.pdf List of Graded Historic Buildings in Hong Kong (as at 16 May 2008)] ] .One temple is located at the junction of Tung Tau Tsuen Road and Junction Road, right opposite the
Kowloon Walled City Park . This Hau Wong Temple was built around1730 [ [http://www.ctc.org.hk/en/directcontrol/temple19.asp Hau Wong Temple, Junction Road, on the Chinese Temples Committee website] ] . If coming off Lai Chi Kok MTR station, the temple is at the end of Tung Tau Tsuen Road near Kowloon City Plaza. Historic characters in the temple is said to have been worked on by Chang Yu-tang, Commodore of Dapeng, general ofKowloon Walled City . It is believed thatEmperor Bing of Song and his brotherEmperor Duanzong of Song made their last stance in theSong Dynasty [Lim, Patricia. [2002] (2002). Discovering Hong Hong's Cultural Heritage. Central, Hong Kong: Oxford University Press. ISBN Volume One 0-19-592723-0] . The temple is a Grade I historic building [ [http://www.amo.gov.hk/form/historical.pdf List of Graded Historic Buildings in Hong Kong (as at 16 May 2008)] ] .Another Hau Wong Temple in Hong Kong is located in
Tung Chung ,Lantau Island . It is a Grade II historic building [ [http://www.amo.gov.hk/form/historical.pdf List of Graded Historic Buildings in Hong Kong (as at 16 May 2008)] ] .There is a Yeung Hau Temple in
Ping Shan , partly dedicated to Hau Wong. The temple is part of the Ping Shan Heritage Trail [ [http://www.hkoutdoors.com/new-territories/ping-shan-trail.html Ping Shan Trail at hkoutdoors.com] ] .Yeung Hau Temple in
Ha Tsuen ,Yuen Long was built for the worship of Hau Wong. It is a declared monument of Hong Kong [ [http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Monument/en/monuments_34.php Declared Monuments in Hong Kong] ] .Outside Hong Kong
The
Hou Wang Temple inAustralia is dedicated to bodyguard commander Yang Liang Chieh in 1280 AD, who was responsible for the life of the 8 year oldEmperor Bing of Song losing to themongols in the fallingSong Dynasty [Houwang. " [http://www.houwang.org.au/temple.html Houwang] ." "Australian Temple website." Retrieved on2007-05-08 .]ee also
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Sung Wong Toi References
External links
* [http://www.ctc.org.hk/en/directcontrol/temple17.asp Hau Wong Temple, Junction Road]
* [http://www.ctc.org.hk/en/directcontrol/temple19.asp Hau Wong Temple, Tai O]
* [http://www.ctc.org.hk/en/indirectcontrol/temple20.asp Hau Wong Temple, Tung Chung]
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