Hong Kong’s Cloud Spring Immortal Hall

Hong Kong’s Cloud Spring Immortal Hall

Cloud Spring Immortal Hall is a Taoist temple in Hong Kong, belonging to the Quanzhen School of Taoism. It is located on Ping Shek Road, Ping Yeung Village, Ta Kwu Ling, North District, New Territories, and is famous for its summer lotus displays and winter chrysanthemum exhibitions. Originally situated on Mount Xiqiao in Guangdong, the temple was relocated to Hong Kong in 1938 when Xiqiao fell during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Taoist practitioners then organized a temporary celebration gathering and established the Hong Kong Cloud Spring Immortal Hall on Des Voeux Road West in 1944. In 1975, they acquired a garden site in Ping Shek, New Territories, which was developed for religious activities and tourism. In 1986, the Lüzu Hall was completed and inaugurated with a consecration ceremony, coinciding with the opening of the first chrysanthemum exhibition.

The Cloud Spring Immortal Hall features a complex of classical Chinese palace-style architecture. The gatehouse bears a plaque inscribed with the name “Cloud Spring Immortal Hall,” written by Chen Rixin. The main hall, “Chunyang Hall,” is adorned with ornamental pillars and enshrines Lü Dongbin as the principal deity, with the “Lingguan Hall” situated in front. The garden area includes a “Moral Square” featuring a “Tao Te Ching Stele” with the full text of Laozi’s Tao Te Ching, while “Yizhen Garden” houses a pottery relief of the “Eight Immortals” and a calligraphic “Hundred-Character Stele of Lüzu” written in clerical script. There are also two lotus ponds, one large and one small, which burst into vibrant bloom in season. In the center of the larger pond stands a “Fish-Watching Pavilion,” connected to both banks by a winding bridge, and a statue of Confucius is erected between the two ponds. The temple also houses the Cloud Spring Vegetarian Center, offering vegetarian side dishes, set meals, and more.

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Must-visit reason: The most beautiful summer lotus and winter chrysanthemum immortal hall in Hong Kong