Hau Wong - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Hau Wong or Hou Wang is a title that can be translated as "Prince Marquis" or "Holy Marquis". It is not any one person's name. Hau Wong refers usually to Yeung Leung-jit (楊亮節), a loyal and courageous general. Despite his failing health, he remained in the army to protect the last emperor of Southern Song Dynasty when he took refuge southwards in Kowloon

Kowloon

Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter's Island in the west, Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south. It had a population of...

Hong Kong

There are several temples dedicated to Hau Wong in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

, including six temples in Yuen Long

Yuen Long

Yuen Long , formerly Un Long, is an area and town located in the northwest of Hong Kong, on the Yuen Long Plain. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu and Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong, to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin, and to the north Nam Sang Wai.-Name:The Cantonese name Yuen Long 元朗...

. These temples can be named Hau Wong Temple or Yeung Hau Temple. The table provides a partial list of these temples:

Location	Notes	Picture
Tai O Tai O Tai O is a fishing town, partly located on an island of the same name, on the western side of Lantau Island in Hong Kong.-Geography:On the main part of Lantau Island, a river splits to the north and west and at this fork lies the island referred to as Tai O. Two pedestrian bridges cross the river... , Lantau Island Lantau Island Lantau Island , based on the old local name of Lantau Peak , is the largest island in Hong Kong, located at the mouth of the Pearl River. Administratively, most of Lantau Island is part of the Islands District of Hong Kong...	The "Yeung Hau Temple" in Tai O was built in 1699. It is a Grade I historic building. Pictures of Hau Wong Festival: http://www.hkhikers.com/Tai%20O%20Hau%20Wong%20Festival.htm http://www.hkhikers.com/Tai%20O%20Yeung%20Hau%20Festival%202009.htm
Tung Chung Tung Chung Tung Chung, meaning 'eastern stream', is an area situated on the north-western coast of Lantau Island in Hong Kong. Tung Chung, currently one of the latest generation of new towns, was formerly a rural village around Tung Chung Wan, and along the delta and lower courses of Tung Chung River and Ma... , Lantau Island Lantau Island Lantau Island , based on the old local name of Lantau Peak , is the largest island in Hong Kong, located at the mouth of the Pearl River. Administratively, most of Lantau Island is part of the Islands District of Hong Kong...	http://www.ctc.org.hk/en/indirectcontrol/temple20.asp This Hau Wong Temple was built in 1765. It is a Grade II historic building.
Kowloon City Kowloon City Kowloon City is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is named after the Kowloon Walled City, and is administratively part of Kowloon City District.... . At the junction of Tung Tau Tsuen Road and Junction Road Junction Road, Hong Kong Junction Road is a street in Kowloon Tong and Kowloon City, in Kowloon, Hong Kong.... , right opposite the Kowloon Walled City Park.	This Hau Wong Temple was built around 1730. If coming off Lai Chi Kok Station, the temple is at the end of Tung Tau Tsuen Road near Kowloon City Plaza. Historic characters in the temple is said to have been worked on by Chang Yu-tang, Commodore of Dapeng, general of Kowloon Walled City Kowloon Walled City Kowloon Walled City was a densely populated, largely ungoverned settlement in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Originally a Chinese military fort, the Walled City became an enclave after the New Territories were leased to Britain in 1898.... . It is believed that Emperor Bing of Song Emperor Bing of Song Emperor Bing of Song was the last emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty of China. He was also known as Lord Perpetual-Nation .... and his brother Emperor Duanzong of Song Emperor Duanzong of Song Emperor Duānzōng was the eighth and penultimate emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty of China who reigned from 1276 to 1278 and died at the early age of ten. He was also known as the "Nation Establishing Duke " .... made their last stance in the Song Dynasty Song Dynasty The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. It was the first government in world history to issue banknotes or paper money, and the first Chinese government to establish a... . The temple is a Grade I historic building.
Hang Tau Tsuen, next to Sheung Cheung Wai, Ping Shan Ping Shan Ping Shan is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located west of Yuen Long Town and Shui Pin Wai, and south of Tin Shui Wai. Administratively, it is part of Yuen Long District.-Geography:... , Yuen Long District Yuen Long District Yuen Long District , is one of the districts of Hong Kong located in the northwest of the New Territories. It had a population of 449,070 in 2001. The district has the youngest population of Hong Kong and the lowest income in the New Territories.-Geography:...	This Yeung Hau Temple is partly dedicated to Hau Wong. The temple is part of the Ping Shan Heritage Trail Ping Shan Heritage Trail Ping Shan Heritage Trail is a heritage trail located in the Ping Shan area of Yuen Long District, in Hong Kong. The trail was inaugurated on 12 December 1993 and was the first of its kind in Hong Kong... . It is a Grade III historic building.
Tong Yan San Tsuen, Ping Shan Ping Shan Ping Shan is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located west of Yuen Long Town and Shui Pin Wai, and south of Tin Shui Wai. Administratively, it is part of Yuen Long District.-Geography:... , Yuen Long District Yuen Long District Yuen Long District , is one of the districts of Hong Kong located in the northwest of the New Territories. It had a population of 449,070 in 2001. The district has the youngest population of Hong Kong and the lowest income in the New Territories.-Geography:...	Situated to the east of Tong Yan San Tsuen near Sha Tseng Road, this temple was built before 1711. It is a Grade III historic building.
Tung Tau Tsuen, Ha Tsuen Ha Tsuen Ha Tsuen , or Ha Tsuen Heung is an area at the west of Yuen Long Town in Hong Kong. Administratively, it belongs to Yuen Long District.-History:... , Yuen Long District Yuen Long District Yuen Long District , is one of the districts of Hong Kong located in the northwest of the New Territories. It had a population of 449,070 in 2001. The district has the youngest population of Hong Kong and the lowest income in the New Territories.-Geography:...	http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Monument/en/monuments_34.php http://www.go2yl.com/history.asp?id=k10&lang=eng This Yeung Hau Temple is a declared monument of Hong Kong Declared monuments of Hong Kong Declared monuments of Hong Kong are places, structures or buildings legally declared to be "protected". In Hong Kong, declaring a monument requires consulting the Antiquities Advisory Board, the approval of the Chief Executive as well as the publication of the notice in government gazette.As of 12... .
San Wai, Ha Tsuen Ha Tsuen Ha Tsuen , or Ha Tsuen Heung is an area at the west of Yuen Long Town in Hong Kong. Administratively, it belongs to Yuen Long District.-History:... , Yuen Long District Yuen Long District Yuen Long District , is one of the districts of Hong Kong located in the northwest of the New Territories. It had a population of 449,070 in 2001. The district has the youngest population of Hong Kong and the lowest income in the New Territories.-Geography:...	This Yeung Hau Temple was renovated in 1901. It serves as the social venue which plays the dual roles as a temple and an ancestral hall of San Wai. Basin meal feasts are organized in front of the Temple during Yeung Hau Festival and Lunar New Year.
Yeung Hau Temple, Sik Kong Wai, Ha Tsuen Ha Tsuen Ha Tsuen , or Ha Tsuen Heung is an area at the west of Yuen Long Town in Hong Kong. Administratively, it belongs to Yuen Long District.-History:... , Yuen Long District Yuen Long District Yuen Long District , is one of the districts of Hong Kong located in the northwest of the New Territories. It had a population of 449,070 in 2001. The district has the youngest population of Hong Kong and the lowest income in the New Territories.-Geography:...	This Yeung Hau Temple is situated at Sik Kong Wai, a Tangs' walled village Walled villages of Hong Kong Once common throughout China, walled villages can still be found in southern China and Hong Kong. Most of the walled villages in Hong Kong are located in the New Territories... in Ha Tsuen with its name recorded in the Xin'an Gazetteer of 1820.
No. 26C Cheung Shing Street, Yuen Long Kau Hui Yuen Long Kau Hui Yuen Long Kau Hui is an area in Yuen Long, Yuen Long District, in the western New Territories of Hong Kong.-Geography:Yuen Long Kau Hui is located in the north-east of the present Yuen Long Town. It is sited south of a small hill and directly north of Yuen Long MTR Station. It comprises several... , Yuen Long Yuen Long Yuen Long , formerly Un Long, is an area and town located in the northwest of Hong Kong, on the Yuen Long Plain. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu and Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong, to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin, and to the north Nam Sang Wai.-Name:The Cantonese name Yuen Long 元朗...	This Tai Wong Temple was probably built between 1662-1722. It is the main temple of Nam Pin Wai Nam Pin Wai Nam Pin Wai is the name of two villages in Hong Kong:* Nam Pin Wai , in the Ho Chung area of Sai Kung* Nam Pin Wai , in the Yuen Long Kau Hui area of Yuen Long... as well as Yuen Long Kau Hui. It was built for the worship of the two "Tai Wongs", Hung Shing Hung Shing Hung Shing , also known as Hung Shing Ye and Tai Wong , was a government official in the Tang Dynasty named Hung Hei serving Pun Yue in present-day Guangdong, China.... and Yeung Hau. Other than for worship, the temple was a venue for solving disputes and discussing market affairs among the villagers. It also once served as a yamen Yamen A yamen is any local bureaucrat's, or mandarin's, office and residence of the Chinese Empire. The term has been widely used in China for centuries, but appeared in English during the Qing Dynasty.... and the officials lived there. Grade I Historic Building.
Wong Uk Tsuen, Yuen Long District Yuen Long District Yuen Long District , is one of the districts of Hong Kong located in the northwest of the New Territories. It had a population of 449,070 in 2001. The district has the youngest population of Hong Kong and the lowest income in the New Territories.-Geography:...	No Grade. Yi Shing Temple (二聖宮) in Wong Uk Tsuen is conventionally called Tai Wong Temple. It is mainly for the worship of Hung Shing Hung Shing Hung Shing , also known as Hung Shing Ye and Tai Wong , was a government official in the Tang Dynasty named Hung Hei serving Pun Yue in present-day Guangdong, China.... and Yeung Hau deities. Renovation was carried out in 1924. It still acts as an alliance temple of the Tung Tau Alliance formed by the seven villages around Tai Wai Tsuen. In the old days, the temple operated a credit society serving the alliance villages.
Tai Wai Village, Tai Wai Tai Wai Tai Wai is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong, located between Sha Tin New Town and the Lion Rock. It is the largest part of the Sha Tin District.... , Sha Tin District Sha Tin District Sha Tin District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. One of the 9 districts located in the New Territories, it covers the areas of Sha Tin, Tai Wai, Ma On Shan, Fo Tan, Siu Lek Yuen and Ma Liu Shui . The district has the highest population...	Built in 1983. It replaced an earlier temple, probably built in 1884 and demolished in 1982. Pictures of Hau Wong Festival: http://www.hkhikers.com/Tai%20Wai%20Hau%20Wong%20Festival%202009.htm

A Hau Wong Temple in Shek Pik

Shek Pik

Shek Pik is an area located along the southwestern coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. When the Shek Pik Reservoir was built, villages at Shek Pik were demolished and the villagers were relocated to other parts of Lantau Island and to Tsuen Wan...

, Lantau Island

Lantau Island

Lantau Island , based on the old local name of Lantau Peak , is the largest island in Hong Kong, located at the mouth of the Pearl River. Administratively, most of Lantau Island is part of the Islands District of Hong Kong...

was inundated by the Shek Pik Reservoir

Shek Pik Reservoir

Shek Pik Reservoir is a reservoir in Shek Pik on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. Built between 1957 and 1963, it has a storage capacity of 24 million cubic metres and is the third largest reservoir in Hong Kong after High Island Reservoir and Plover Cove Reservoir.-Location:Shek Pik Reservoir is...

in 1960.

Outside Hong Kong

The Hou Wang Temple

Hou Wang Temple

The Hou Wang Temple is a historic Chinese temple on Herberton Road in Atherton, Queensland, Australia. The temple and the land it stands on was purchased by a group of Chinese families, who donated it to the National Trust. The temple's restoration was completed on 15 September 2002, and it now...

in Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

is dedicated to bodyguard commander Yang Liang Chieh in 1280 AD, who was responsible for the life of the 8 year old Emperor Bing of Song

Emperor Bing of Song

Emperor Bing of Song was the last emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty of China. He was also known as Lord Perpetual-Nation ....

losing to the mongols

Mongols

Mongols ) are a Central-East Asian ethnic group that lives mainly in the countries of Mongolia, China, and Russia. In China, ethnic Mongols can be found mainly in the central north region of China such as Inner Mongolia...

in the falling Song Dynasty

Song Dynasty

The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. It was the first government in world history to issue banknotes or paper money, and the first Chinese government to establish a...

Hong Kong

Outside Hong Kong

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