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Man Mo Tem­ple

About

Man Mo Tem­ple on Hong Kong Is­land pro­vides a peace­ful re­treat from the city's live­ly streets. Dat­ing back to 1847, this im­por­tant Taoist tem­ple hon­ors the deities Man Cheong (King Man), the god of lit­er­a­ture, and Mo Tai (King Mo), the god of war. Upon en­ter­ing the tem­ple's peace­ful court­yard, the aro­ma of in­cense and the soft sound of wind chimes greet you. Mar­vel at the elab­o­rate carv­ings dec­o­rat­ing the tem­ple's ex­te­ri­or, show­cas­ing scenes

from Chi­nese mythol­o­gy and his­to­ry. With­in, dis­cov­er a col­lec­tion of col­or­ful fig­ures, in­clud­ing the revered Man Cheong and Mo Tai. Wor­ship­pers vis­it to seek bless­ings for aca­d­e­m­ic achieve­ments, ca­reer ad­vance­ments, and ful­fill­ing re­la­tion­ships. They ig­nite in­cense sticks, present of­fer­ings, and fas­ten red strings to the tem­ple's "wish tree," hop­ing for their as­pi­ra­tions to be ful­filled. A trip to Man Mo Tem­ple of­fers both a spir­i­tu­al jour­ney and a peek into Hong Kong's fas­ci­nat­ing cul­tur­al lega­cy.

Location
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Opening hours
Monday08:00 - 18:00Tuesday08:00 - 18:00Wednesday08:00 - 18:00Thursday08:00 - 18:00Friday08:00 - 18:00Saturday08:00 - 18:00Sunday08:00 - 18:00