Английская Википедия:Fan Sin Temple
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use Hong Kong English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox religious building Fan Sin Temple, alias "Fan Sin Kung" or "Fan Sin Miu" (Шаблон:Zh), is a temple in Hong Kong, located in Sheung Wun Yiu, Tai Po. It was declared a monument on 30 December 1999.[1]
Overview
Fan Sin Temple is the main temple of the villages of the Sheung Wun Yiu and Ha Wun Yiu; it is the only one of its kind in Hong Kong.
It is uncertain when the temple was constructed. However, according to a wooden plaque, hanging in the main hall of the temple, the temple has a history of over 200 years as the plaque was carved in the geng-xu year of the Qianlong in the reign of the Qing Dynasty (1790).Шаблон:Citation needed It is commonly believed that Fan Sin Temple was built by the Ma clan to worship Fan Tai Sin Sze, the patron saint of potters.[2]
Windows with iron frameworks were installed on four sides of the temple after World War II.Шаблон:Citation needed
Many historic relics of the temple were destroyed after a serious fire in mid 1970s. The calligraphy and paintings above the entrance were repainted during the renovation in 1976 after the fire. There is a wooden plaque from 1970 and four commemorative stone plaques which record the restorations in 1897, 1925, 1964 and 1976 respectively.[2]
A further restoration of the temple has recentlyШаблон:When? been carried out and it is now open to the public.Шаблон:Citation needed
References
External links
- Description at Leisure and Cultural Services Department website
- The Tai Po Book, Yau Chi On, Ngai Ting Ming, "Buddhist and Taoist Temples in Tai Po", pp.152-201
