Hip Tin temples in Hong Kong

There are several Hip Tin Temples (Chinese: 協天宮; Jyutping: hip3 tin1 gung1) in Hong Kong. Kwan Tai (Lord Guan) is worshiped in these temples.

Kwan Tai Temples are also dedicated to Lord Guan. Man Mo Temples are jointly dedicated to Man Tai (文帝) and Kwan Tai (aka. Mo Tai, 武帝).

Note 1: A territory-wide grade reassessment of historic buildings is ongoing. The grades listed in the table are based on this update (10 September 2013). The temples with a “Not listed” status in the table below are not graded and do not appear in the list of historic buildings considered for grading.
Note 2: While most probably incomplete, this list of Hip Tin Temples is tentatively exhaustive.

Location Notes Status References Photographs
Ma Wan Tsuen(馬環村), Lei Yue Mun(Kowloon)
22.286222°N 114.239838°E
The Hip Tin Temple is adjacent to the Tin Hau Temple (鯉魚門天后廟) and was added after 1953. Grade III Picture: Tin Hau Temple (left) and Hip Tin Temple (right) in Lei Yue Mun.
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Shing Mun San Tsuen (錦田城門新村), Kam Tin, Yuen Long
22.443783°N 114.066887°E
Hip Tin Temple was relocated from Shing Mun Valley in the 1920s due to the construction of the Shing Mun Reservoirand the resulting resettlement of Shing Mun San Tsuen.The temple is owned by the Cheng clan. It was probably built around 1920. Nil grade
Po Sam Pai (布心排), Plover Cove, Tai Po
22.471122°N 114.210520°E
Hip Tin Temple. Built in 1823. The temple was renovated in 1889 and 1905. Grade III
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No. 39 Ting Kok Road, Tai Po Kau Hui
22.454384°N 114.165728°E
Tin Hau Temple, Tai Po Kau Hui (大埔舊墟天后宮) was built before 1691. On the left of the Tin Hau Temple is Hip Tin Temple. On its right is Tam SinTemple where Tam Sin is revered. Grade III
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No. 53 Cheung Shue Tan (樟樹灘), Tai Po District
22.426073°N 114.200362°E
Hip Tin Temple, Cheung Shue Tan (樟樹灘村協天宮). Its year of construction is unknown. The temple was renovated in 1898, 1910 and 1997. Grade III
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Shuen Wanarea of Plover Cove, next to Kei Shan Kok between Wai Ha and Ha Tei Ha, Tai Po District.
22.466928°N 114.204200°E
One of the three temples of the Sam Kung Temples complex (三宮廟). The other ones are a Tin Hau Temple and a Temple of Confucius.The Sam Kung Temples complex had been destroyed by a typhoon in 1936 and was reconstructed in 2009. Not listed
Po Tung Road (普通道), Sai Kung
22.381110°N 114.270792°E
Tin Hau Temple and Hip Tin Temple (西貢墟天后古廟及協天宮). The two temples are believed to have been rebuilt in the 1910s to 1920s. Grade II Picture: Tin Hau Temple (left) and Hip Tin Temple (right) in Sai Kung.
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No. 2 Lai Chi Wo, Sha Tau Kok
22.526960°N 114.260350°E
The Hip Tin Temple and Hok Shan Monasteryare located on the square of Lai Chi Wo Village.Built in the Qing Dynasty, they have a history of more than two hundred years. The two structures are connected. They were jointly built by the seven villages in Sha Tau Kok, Hing Chun Yuek for drawing good fortune and expelling the evils. Hip Tin Temple is for Guan Di in which there is a statue of Guan Diwhile Hok Shan Monastery is for Guan Yin. Grade III
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Just opposite the Sha Tau Kok Control Point, Shan Tsui Tsuen (山咀), Sha Tau Kok
22.549807°N 114.223473°E
Hip Tin Temple, Shan Tsui Tsuen. Completed in 1895. It also has been used as a school. Grade I
Kuk Po, Luk Keng, Sha Tau Kok
22.531481°N 114.233290°E
Kai Choi School and Hip Tin Temple, Kuk Po. Grade III
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Nam ChungCheng Uk, Sha Tau Kok
22.520841°N 114.207034°E
Not listed
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Yim Tso Ha, Sha Tau Kok
22.531629°N 114.207451°E
Not listed
Wu Shek Kok, Sha Tau Kok
22.536367°N 114.214527°E
Hip Tin Temple, adjacent to a Tin Hau Temple Not listed Picture: Tin Hau Temple (centre) and Hip Tin Temple (right) in Wu Shek Kok.
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