From the station, it was just a short walk to the temple. Located at the northern part of Kowloon, Wong Tai Sin Temple is famous for the many prayers answered. I was told that many Hong Kong celebrities were actually spotted at this temple.
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This is the front entrance to the temple. However, we did not enter through this gate but was directed to enter on the left.
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One of the brass dragons guarding the entrance.
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The brass dragon from the side.
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Lion statues at the top of the entrance structure.
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Wong Tai Sin Temple is managed by Sik Sik Yuen, a Taoist organization in Hong Kong. They had set some rules to be observed here.
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Large incenses not allowed.
Ingots and candles are not allowed.
Just light up a small bunch of incenses.
Hold up your lighted incenses.
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Donation boxes
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The steps leading up to the main temple area.
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I love this beautiful scene of the temple with the totem pole and the high rise buildings in the background. Looks so grand!
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I am not sure what you call this structure, but I shall call it a totem pole. Beautifully carved with dragon curling round and round!
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I love the architecture and the carvings at Wong Tai Sin Temple. Simply awesome!
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However, the day was rather cloudy and it was not good for photography.
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Love the vibrant colors!
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Looks majestic from here.
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Having climbed the steps and reached the top, I took a shot of the dragon carvings.
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A long dragon at the side of the stairs.
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At the top, there were many devotees kneeling in prayer.
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I took pictures of the beautiful carvings and deities on the wall.
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I would say that the architecture and carvings were really amazing!
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I like this!
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More deities on the wall.
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A lot of people, including tourists come to this temple to have their fortunes read. Most locals come here to kau cim, a practice whereby they kneel before the main altar shaking a bamboo cylinder filled with sticks until a stick falls out.
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This stick is then exchanged with a piece of paper bearing the same number and the fortune written on the paper will then be interpreted by a soothsayer or fortune teller.
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No, I did not kau cim or do anything of that sort. I just watched the worshippers lighted the incense and did their prayers.
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Do you like this bronze lion guardian?
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I have more pictures to show but they will make this post way too long and possibly difficult to load. So, let's just end it here for now, shall we?
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To be continued ....