Man Mo Temple Compound, Hollywood Road (Hong Kong, China) : Man Mo temple, main hall, Pau Kung shrine (left rear wall)

Creator:
Unknown
Published/Created:
Sheung Wan area, Nos. 124-126 Hollywood Road, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China
1847-1862
Date Depicted:
5/30/2009
Materials:
granite; glazed ceramic tile and figures; wood; lacquer
Notes:
A temple for the worship of the civil or literature god, Man Tai (Man Cheong) and the martial god, Mo Ta (Kwan Tai). The two gods (Man; Mo) were popularly patronized by scholars and students seeking progress in their study or ranking in the civil examinations in the Ming and Qing dynasties. The largest Man Mo Temple in Hong Kong is located at Nos. 124-126 Hollywood Road, in Sheung Wan. It was built in 1847. It is part of a complex that comprises three adjacent blocks namely Man Mo Temple, Lit Shing Temple (No. 128 Hollywood Road) and Kung Sor. Lit Shing Kung was created for the worship of all heavenly gods, while Kung Sor, built to the temple’s west, was an important assembly hall where community affairs and disputes were often discussed and settled (it is now a gift shop with an ancestral worship hall). The three blocks are separated by two alleys. The complex was listed as a historic monument in 2009.
Variant Titles:
Man Mo Miu
Topics:
Architecture -- China -- 19th century -- (YVRC)
Period/Style:
Qing dynasty, 1644-1912
Culture:
Chinese
Accession Number:
1A2-CH-HK-MMT-B16
Genre:
architecture (AAT)
religious buildings: temples (AAT)
Format:
Image
Content Type:
Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
Rights:
Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Access Restrictions:
Yale Community Only
Digital:
buildings; religious buildings; temples
Source Creator:
Gilchrist, Scott
Source Title:
Archivision Addition Module Eight
Source Created:
2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
5/30/2009 12:00:00 AM
Source Note:
Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2013; photographer Scott Gilchrist
Yale Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Digital Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Local Record Number:
4654
OID:
10900525
PID:
digcoll:1855131