Opening an altar for fortune-telling _ opening an altar for divination

Wong Tai Sin Temple is a temple in Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon, Hong Kong, covering an area of about 65,438+08,000 square meters.

They are mainly dedicated to Huang Chuping, a famous Taoist deity in southern China during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the deities of Confucianism and Buddhism such as Confucius and Guanyin.

The Wong Tai Sin Temple in Sike Garden is one of the famous temples in Hong Kong. Its architectural design is full of traditional characteristics and has a quiet and peaceful atmosphere. It is a pure land in the city.

According to legend, Wong Tai Sin enshrined in the temple is "responsive".

According to the self-report of Red Pine Son in the shrine, Wong Tai Sin, formerly known as Huang Chuping, was born in Lanxi City, Jinhua County, Zhejiang Province in about 328 AD.

/kloc-started to learn Taoism at the age of 0/5. Forty years later, when his brother went to the mountains to look for him, he saw that he could turn a stone into a sheep. Since then, the two brothers have been practicing together, and they are both immortals. Because of his seclusion in Chisong Mountain, it is also called Chisong Fairy.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Taoist Ren Liang 'an and others came to Hong Kong from the ancestral altar of Puqing in Xiqiao Mountain, Guangdong Province, to collect the precious statue of red pine.

At first, they opened an altar in Wan Chai to give lectures and offer sacrifices to Korean pine immortals.

192 1 year, they chose Longxiang Road under Lion Mountain in Kowloon to build the shrine.

Later, there were more and more believers, and incense became increasingly prosperous, becoming one of the famous temples in Hong Kong and Kowloon. It is said that Wong Tai Sin is "responsive" and his signature is particularly effective.

Every year on the first day of the lunar new year, many good believers compete for the first incense, which has become one of the customs of the city to celebrate the New Year.

Courtyard Wong Tai Sin Temple

The building of Wong Tai Sin Temple is magnificent and has the characteristics of China classical temples.

The temple covers an area of 18000 square meters. In addition to the main hall, there are three main halls and Congxin Garden, among which the arched building is the most distinctive, which fully embodies the traditional culture of China.

A large archway outside the temple is engraved with the words "Temple of Wong Tai Sin in Red Pine". A stall that has been cancelled and fortune-telling

You will see another card "the first hole in the sky"

Further up, there is the "Jinhua Branch Tree" archway, and each archway has its magnificent architectural characteristics and significance.

The Kowloon Wall of Wong Tai Sin Temple is modeled after the Kowloon Wall of Beijing, and the inscription of the Chairman of the Chinese Buddhist Association is engraved on the wall.

Add the traditional China features of Wong Tai Sin Temple.

The expansion of the main hall of Wong Tai Sin Temple and the construction of Chen Yuan Temple took two years and started in April 2008.

During the construction period, the statue of Wong Tai Sin in Daxiong Hall will be moved to the audience of Fengming Building in the temple for worship.

The original main hall and front steps of the temple will be temporarily closed, while other temples in the temple will be open to the public as usual.

There are also many traditional buildings in the temple, such as the Three Temples dedicated to Lv Dongbin, Guanyin and Guandi, with portraits of Confucius hanging on the walls.

There are many Taoist, Buddhist and Confucian classics in the temple which are compatible with Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Wong Tai Sin Temple gave medicine and participated in many social activities. In recent years, it has even been approved to hold weddings in temples.

Admission fee is charged from the new garden in the temple. It is open from 9 am to 4 pm and closed on Mondays.

Other good faith places are open free of charge from 7: 00 am to 5:30 pm every day.