Fan Sin Temple

Fan Sin Temple, alias "Fan Sin Kung" or "Fan Sin Miu" (Chinese: 樊仙宮; Jyutping: faan4 sin1 gung1), is a temple in Hong Kong, located in Sheung Wun Yiu, Tai Po. It was declared a monument on 30 December 1999.^[1]

Overview

Fan Sin Temple is the main temple of the villages of the Sheung Wun Yiu and Ha Wun Yiu; it is the only one of its kind in Hong Kong.

It is uncertain when the temple was constructed. However, according to a wooden plaque, hanging in the main hall of the temple, the temple has a history of over 200 years as the plaque was carved in the geng-xu year of the Qianlong in the reign of the Qing Dynasty (1790).^{[citation needed]} It is commonly believed that Fan Sin Temple was built by the Ma clan to worship Fan Tai Sin Sze, the patron saint of potters.^[2]

Windows with iron frameworks were installed on four sides of the temple after World War II.^{[citation needed]}

Many historic relics of the temple were destroyed after a serious fire in mid 1970s. The calligraphy and paintings above the entrance were repainted during the renovation in 1976 after the fire. There is a wooden plaque from 1970 and four commemorative stone plaques which record the restorations in 1897, 1925, 1964 and 1976 respectively.^[2]

A further restoration of the temple has recently^[when?] been carried out and it is now open to the public.^{[citation needed]}

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