Yue Heung Shrine
Yue Heung Shrine is a building in Wong Tai Sin District, Hong Kong. Yue Heung Shrine is situated nearby to Yuk Yik Fountain, as well as near the museum Cultural Centre for Wong Tai Sin Belief and Customs.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wong Tai Sin Temple and Wong Tai Sin Station.
Wong Tai Sin Temple
Place of worship
Photo: Chong Fat, Public domain.
Wong Tai Sin Temple is a well known shrine and tourist attraction in Hong Kong. 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.
Wong Tai Sin Station
Metro station
Photo: Qwer132477, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Wong Tai Sin Station is situated 110 metres south of Yue Heung Shrine.
Lung Hing Public Library
Library
Photo: Luekhope Tsuchoi 2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lung Hing Public Library is situated 230 metres southwest of Yue Heung Shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wong Tai Sin and Tai Hom Village.
Wong Tai Sin
Suburb
Photo: Maxfield, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wong Tai Sin is an area in Wong Tai Sin District, New Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area was named after the Wong Tai Sin Temple. The area was previously known as Chuk Yuen or Chuk Un, prior to the intake of two Wong Tai Sin Estates.
Tai Hom Village
Neighborhood
Tai Hom Village was the largest squatter village in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Its demolition was completed in 2001, though a few historically significant structures were preserved.
Wang Tau Hom
Suburb
Wang Tau Hom is an area in mid-north New Kowloon of Hong Kong. A public housing estate, Wang Tau Hom Estate, is situated in the area. Administratively, it is part of Wong Tai Sin District. The area is regarded as part of Lok Fu due to the nearby MTR station.
Yue Heung Shrine
- Type: Building
- Location: Wong Tai Sin District, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
22.34254° or 22° 20′ 33″ northLongitude
114.19376° or 114° 11′ 38″ eastLevels
1Open location code
7PJP85VV+2GOpenStreetMap ID
way 264462813OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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In Other Languages
“Yue Heung Shrine” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “盂香亭”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Yuk Yik Fountain and Cultural Centre for Wong Tai Sin Belief and Customs.
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