Hong Kong Chunjun Temple

　　Chunjun Temple is a temple in Hong Kong, situated on Tsing Yi Island in the New Territories, and is dedicated to Wu Ganghou Chunjun (Chunjun the Great Deity). It is the only surviving Chunjun Temple in the Hong Kong region. The temple was built around the 1900s and was originally located on Tsing Yi Main Street. Due to the development of the Tsing Yi New Town, the temple was first relocated in 1970 to the side of Tsing Yi Heung Sze Wui Road, and then moved again in 1986 to its current location on Maple Bay Road.

　　The deity Chunjun was originally named Wu Ganghou, a native of Guangdong during the Southern Song Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Lizong of Song, he was honored for assisting the imperial court in combating pirates in the Guangdong area, and was posthumously granted the title of Chunjun the Great Deity. Temples were built in his honor across Guangdong at that time. The temple plaque features the clay-sculpted characters “Chunjun Ancient Temple,” and the couplet on the door reads: “Majestically guarding the ridge, thoughts spanning the seas; divinely illuminating the imperial gate, virtue sheltering the heavens.” On the left side is the “Tai Sui Palace.” The Chunjun Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the third lunar month, with traditional Cantonese opera performances held in the football field next to the Tsing Yi Complex Building across from the temple.

　　Transportation Guide

　　Location: Tsing Yi Heung Sze Wui Road, Kwai Tsing District, Hong Kong

　　Getting There: Take New Territories Small Bus Route 88, get off at Maple Bay Road, and walk to the temple