This one and only Floating Tin Hau Temple in Hong Kong, and probably in Asia, is going to retire soon.
We wanted to visit this temple 水上三角天后廟, which is dedicated to Tin Hau (the Goddess of the Sea) before it retires... We went there twice during the summer holiday in 2020 but failed to get on board, check out why 👇🏻
We went there at 12:30pm. We get on to a sampan (a small boat) at the pier next to the Causewaybay Noonday gun, that’s HKD$20 for a return trip and found that it was closed already. (Second photo)
For the second time, we called the temple in advance and went there much earlier, at 10:00pm. When the sampan was approaching the floating temple, the staff on the temple said that it was closed to public due to the pandemic. That is what we call 緣份 in Chinese... that’s fate. But at least we took some nice photos of the floating temple when we are on the Sampan. (First photo)
This Tin Hau temple was anchored in the Causeway bay Typhoon shelter since 1955 and will move to the land soon. Reason is that the cost to maintain a temple on the water is too high. The construction work of the new temple has delayed for more than a year due to the pandemic. We went to the Causewaybay typhoon shelter last week again, and found a banner on the floating temple writing “Tin Hau is moving to the land soon. Thank you for all your support.” (Fourth photo)
So where is the new temple now? It is right next to Tung Lo Wan Fire station 銅鑼灣消防局 at Causeway Bay. This temple resembles a ship, swipe to see the last photo and let us know whether you agree or not?
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