Wong Tai Sin Temple

Wong Tai Sin Temple is a well known shrine and tourist attraction in . It is dedicated to Wong Tai Sin, or the Great Immortal Wong. The 18,000 m2 Taoist temple is famed for the many prayers answered: "What you request is what you get" via a practice called kau chim.
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  • Opening hours: 7:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Place of worship
  • Description: temple in Hong Kong
  • Also known as: “Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin”, “嗇色園黃大仙祠 Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin”, and “黃大仙祠 Wong Tai Sin Temple”
  • Address: 2, 竹園聯合村 Chuk Yuen United Village, 黃大仙 Wong Tai Sin

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wong Tai Sin Station and Wong Tai Sin Community Centre.

Metro station
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Wong Tai Sin is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong line. It is named after the Wong Tai Sin Temple, which is managed by Taoist organisation Sik Sik Yuen. is situated 150 metres south of Wong Tai Sin Temple.

Community center
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is a community center, which is situated 230 metres south of Wong Tai Sin Temple.

Library
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is situated 260 metres south of Wong Tai Sin Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wong Tai Sin and Chuk Yuen.

Suburb
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is an area in , , Hong Kong. The area was named after the Temple. The area was previously known as or Chuk Un, prior to the intake of two Estates.

Quarter
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or Chuk Un was a village and an area in of Hong Kong. The area located in the approximate area of present-day . The name now also refers to two public housing estates, North and South Estates.

Suburb
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is an area in mid-north of Hong Kong. A public housing estate, , is situated in the area. Administratively, it is part of . The area is regarded as part of due to the .

Wong Tai Sin Temple

Latitude
22.34284° or 22° 20′ 34″ north
Longitude
114.19365° or 114° 11′ 37″ east
Inception
1921
Wheelchair access
limited
Operator
嗇色園 Sik Sik Yuen
Open location code
7PJP85VV+4F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 264462808
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q1116359
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Wong Tai Sin Temple” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “啬色园黄大仙祠”
  • Chinese: “嗇色園黃大仙祠”
  • Chinese: “赤松黃大仙祠”
  • Chinese: “赤松黄大仙祠”
  • Chinese: “黃大仙廟”
  • Chinese: “黃大仙祠”
  • Chinese: “黄大仙庙”
  • Chinese: “黄大仙祠”
  • Dutch: “Wong Tai Sintempel”
  • French: “Temple de Wong Tai Sin (Hong Kong)”
  • French: “Temple de Wong Tai Sin”
  • German: “Wong-Tai-Sin-Tempel”
  • Japanese: “こうだいせんし”
  • Japanese: “黄大仙祠”
  • Latin: “Templum Wong Tai Sin Hongcongense”
  • Latin: “Templum Wong Tai Sin”
  • Russian: “Храм Вонг Тай Син”
  • Slovenian: “Tempelj Wong Tai Sin (Hongkong)”
  • Slovenian: “Tempelj Wong Tai Sin”
  • Swedish: “Wong Tai Sin-templet”
  • Thai: “วัดหว่องไท่ซิน”
  • Wu Chinese: “黃大仙祠（香港）”
  • Wu Chinese: “黃大仙祠”
  • Yue Chinese: “黃大仙祠”

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