Kwun Yam Temple 觀音古廟, Tung Tau Chuen 東頭村, Yuen Long Kau Hui 元朗舊墟, Yuen Long Old Town, Yuen Long 元朗, New Territories, Hong Kong

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Kwun Yam Temple 觀音古廟, Tung Tau Chuen 東頭村, Yuen Long Kau Hui 元朗舊墟, Yuen Long Old Town, Yuen Long 元朗, New Territories, Hong Kong
Kwun Yam Temple 觀音古廟, Tung Tau Chuen 東頭村, Yuen Long Kau Hui 元朗舊墟, Yuen Long Old Town, Yuen Long 元朗, New Territories, Hong Kong

Excerpt from www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/en...:

The Kwun Yam Temple (觀音古廟) in Tung Tau Tsuen (東頭村), east of the Yuen Long Kau Hui (元朗舊墟, Old Market), Yuen Long, was erected in the 51st year of the Kangxi (康熙, 1712) reign of the Qing (清) dynasty. It was also a Tin Hau Temple (天后廟) starting from the very beginning as its front hall houses the Tin Hau deity for worship. Tung Tau Tsuen was a village established in the 17th century by a number of clans, the Chans (陳) being the major one. It is said that the temple is not very much worshipped by the villagers as they consider that it has undermined their fung shui after the Tangs (鄧) left the village. Kwun Yam is the main deity of the temple and her statue is displayed in the middle bay of the main hall for worship. In front of the altar are two standing statues of Heng and Ha Generals (哼哈二將) as her guards. On the left bay is a statue of the God of Wealth (財帛星君) for worship.

The temple is a Qing vernacular building of a one-hall-one-courtyard plan having three bays in its main hall. Its entrance is at the right of the walled courtyard. The Tin Hau altar is facing the entrance at the far end wall of the courtyard. The temple was constructed of green bricks with its walls and granite columns to support its pitched roofs of timber rafters, purlins and clay tiles. The temple has not been properly maintained. Half of the roof of the main hall has been replaced with metal corrugated sheets. Parts of its roofs have been turned into concrete ones. Its internal walls have been plastered or painted. Its ridges are with geometric plastered mouldings. Fascia boards are with carvings of floral patterns.

A temple housing both the Tin Hau and Kwun Yam deities in equal status is rare.

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