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58: 46: 303: 34: 343:, Canada, there is also a temple to the Deity, Tam Kung. The temple was erected in 1876. At 1713 Government Street is a tall, slim building established by the Yen Wo Society. Fifty-two steps up to the top floor is the oldest Chinese Temple in Canada. The statue you will find there was originally kept in a wooden box at Market Square, and it was moved to the temple by its keeper after Tam Kung appeared to him in a dream. Visitors are welcome most days from 10 to 4, and visitors can make donations for good health and the upkeep of the shrine. 295: 70: 86: 237:
in Happy Valley, in the former Wong Nai Chung Village, was demolished during urban development. According to a story, Tam Kung appeared to a young boy in a dream and guided him to the present site, which was regarded as selected by the deity for the new location of the temple. A
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Sandakan is also home to several Chinese clans like Jiujiang, Punyu, Nan Hai, Sanjiang, and Hakka. Besides this, it also has several historical Buddhist and Taoist temples such as the Puu Jih Shi and the Tam Kung
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Prefecture. It was said that he could cure patients in his childhood. Tam Kung became an immortal in heaven at the age of twenty in the Nine-dragon Mountain in Huizhou. He was officially deified during the
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and they kept the tradition of worshipping Tam Kung after they settled on the island. The Temple celebrates the Tam Kung Festival on the 8th day of the fourth Lunar month.
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There are several Tam Kung temples in Malaysia and these temples were mainly established by the Hakka community in Malaysia. One of the prominent temples is
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The statue of Tam Kung, which was first worshipped among the other gods in the temple, was formerly positioned in the Tam Kung Temple in Tam Kung Road (
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Sandakan: History, Culture, Wildlife, and Resorts of the Sandakan Peninsula
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was built around 1877. Many early residents of Tung Ping Chau were from
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Chinese Temples Committee - Tam Kung Tin Hau Temple, Wong Nai Chung
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List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings in Building Assessment
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The Temple Trail entry on Tam Kung Temple, Shau Kei Wan
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Pictures of Tam Kung Birthday festival in Shau Kei Wan
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A Tam Kung Temple is located on a small hill at No.9
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Chinese name
family name
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Shau Kei Wan

Happy Valley

Tin Wan
Southern District

Ping Chau
Chinese
sea deity
Hong Kong
Macau
Chinese folk legends
Huizhou
Qing dynasty
Chaoshan
Guangdong
A Kung Ngam
Shau Kei Wan
Kowloon City
Chinese calendar
dragon dance
Chinese Temples Committee
Grade I historic building
Grade III historic building

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