2010年11月14日 星期日

SPD3159 Heritage Hong Kong: Temples and religion

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While on the surface Hong Kong may appear to be obsessed with trade, industry and commerce, it still has its spiritual side. Everyone here in Hong Kong practise his religion freely, with little or no interference, intolerance or discrimination.

Around 10 % of the total population are Pretestant and Roman Catholics, with 242,500 Catholics and 300,000 Protestants spread over 50 denomination. There are also 50,000 Muslims, 12,000 Hindus and 1000 Jews.

About half of the population will tell you they are Buddhists, but the majority of them are using Buddhism as a collective term. In fact, many of them are Taoist, Confucians, and ancestor worshippers, or they may just worship some deities or Chinese gods.

There are more than 600 Chinese temples in Hong Kong, most of which are Buddhist, although Taoist, Confucian, Syncretic and ancestor Worship temples can be found. The design concept of many Chinese temples in Hong Kong is based on symmetry and the courtyard plan. In addition, almost all the major temples in Hong Kong were built according to "Fung Shui", which has always been a serious cincern here.

You can see that the pictures below are based on symmetry and the courtyard plan:







Wong Tai Sin Temple









Man Mo Temple









Po Lin Monastery 








Lung Ngam Monastery


by Wendy

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