Statues of Yuelao and Couples
Mar 3, 2021, 17:02 PM
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Statues of Yuelao and Couples
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The "Statues of Yuelao and Couples" were established in 2011 to wish all lovers in the world to be married and to bless the good fortune of the worshippers. The Statues of Yuelao and Couples were originally housed at the platform beside the Yuk Yik Fountain. Then in 2018, due to the construction plan of building the "Cultural Centre for Wong Tai Sin Belief and Customs" beneath the platform, the Statues of Yuelao and Couples had been moved to the Fung Ming Hall Plaza to worship.
In order to worship Yuelao, and to enable both men and women to find their "Mr. Right or Miss Right", Sik Sik Yuen has designed a unique procedure for worshipping Yuelao, so that the worshippers can tie the red thread with their own hands in the presence of Yuelao.
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”.