Monument of Collaboration in Charity
Mar 3, 2021, 17:01 PM
Title :
Monument of Collaboration in Charity
Building key :
monument-of-collaboration-in-charity
To bear witness to the friendly relationship between Sik Sik Yuen and the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, the Yuen especially set up this monument to contribute to charity and good causes. The monument is inscribed with a mark made jointly by the Yuen and the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals in 1965, and it represents the Yuen’s wish to maintain a close cooperative relationship with the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals to jointly contribute to the society and improve the well-being of the Hong Kong people.
History of
Wong Tai Sin Temple
In April 1942, guidance from Master Wong Tai Sin was received through divine writing. These Taoist priests were directed to erect a new temple in the area of Chuk Yuen in Kowloon City. The writings from the Master indicated “This place, a symbol of the wings of phoenix, is blessed and it is the most appropriate place to set up a temple to propagate religious doctrines.” They then inserted a bamboo stick on the ground as a sign and thus set up the main altar. At the beginning, the Main Altar, Confucian Hall, General Office, dormitory, main gate and the wells were built in the temple. The other buildings were constructed continually in the coming years. Its Taoist architecture reflects nothing less than the significance and teachings of Taoism. The buildings contain the five elements in Chinese Fengshui culture, where Bronze Pavilion represents “Metal”, Scripture Hall represents “Wood”, Yuk Yik Fountain represents “Water”, Yue Heung Pavilion represents “Fire” and Earth Wall represents “Earth”.