Causeway Bay is located on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island and is covering parts of Wan Chai and Eastern districts.
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Tung Lo Wan Road is a road in Causeway Bay, right behind the Hong Kong Central Library.
This Chinese Old Building is located on Tung Lo Wan Rd.
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| Tung Lo Wan Road |
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Located behind Victoria Park and nestled amongst residential buildings and local schools, the small but uniquely structured Lin Fa Kung, Lotus Temple and Garden, which houses Kwun Yum, goddess of mercy, is the local attraction.
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Lin Fa Kung temple was built in 1863 to worship Kwun Yum,
who rescued creatures from their suffering. This small temple is unique structurally.
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| Inside Lin Fa Kung Temple |
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The ceiling has fresco of dragons, which is related to the annual fire dragon dance in Tai Hang.
There are also hundreds of lotus lamps lighted in the chamber. This is a grade I historic building.
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| Inside Lin Fa Kung Temple |
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During Mid Autumn festival, the Tai Hang fire dragon visit the Lin Fa Kung Temple.
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The front part stands on a terrace supported by pillars of 10 feet in height.
The rear part lies on a huge rock now covered by the external wall.
Part of the rock can still be seen.
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| Inside Lin Fa Kung Temple |
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Lin Fa Kung Temple is located in Tai Hang, which is an area southeast of Causeway Bay.
The temple was built in the Qing Dynasty for some fishermen to worship the Goddess
of Kwun Yum.
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| Inside Lin Fa Kung Temple |
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Worshippers write down their wishes on red papers and hang them on the coil
incenses in order to pray for blessings.
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| Inside Lin Fa Kung Temple |
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Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter was constructed back in 1883.
Back in the late sixties, the people enjoyed a dish known as the "Typhoon Shelter Fried Crab",
available on the sampans.
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| Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter |
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For safety reasons, the Hong Kong government banned the practice of cooking on sampans and this tradition was put to an end in the 1970s. The cooks therefore moved on land.
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The typhoon shelter of Causeway Bay and the Tin Hau Temple reveal that
the area was a fishing village.
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| Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter |
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Today sampans still shuttle among the state-of-the-art yachts anchored in the shelter.
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| Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter |
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The Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter is now surrounded by many old and modern
buildings.
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| Causeway Bay |
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The Church of Christ in China Shing Kwong Church is a graded III hictoric building.
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| Shing Kwong Church |
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The architectural design of St. Mary's Church is very impressive featuring
pagodas, pavilions, red bricks and green tiles. Many first visitors mislead
it as a Chinese temple.
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| St. Mary's Church |
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Hong Kong Rugby Sevens is held annually at the last weekend of March in Hong Kong
and is organised by the Hong Kong Rugby Football Union.
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| Hong Kong Stadium |
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