Lin Fa Temple
Lin Fa Temple was built in 1863 in honour of Kwun Yam (Goddess of Mercy). Its front hall has a rare octagonal lotus shape. On the fourteenth day of the eighth lunar month every year, the "fire dragon" visits Kwun Yam and is consecrated at Lin Fa Temple before starting the parade of the fire dragon dance in Tai Hang. The Fire Dragon Dance of Tai Hang is inscribed on the national list of intangible cultural heritage.

Date | 2005 to 2014 |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Tai Hang/(Street)/Lin Fa Kung |
object | Temple |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Reminiscences: Life in Hong Kong's Built Heritage |
Source | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Repository | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Accession No. | lcs-hkbh-0074 |
Lin Fa Temple
Lin Fa Temple was built in 1863 in honour of Kwun Yam (Goddess of Mercy). Its front hall has a rare octagonal lotus shape. On the fourteenth day of the eighth lunar month every year, the "fire dragon" visits Kwun Yam and is consecrated at Lin Fa Temple before starting the parade of the fire dragon dance in Tai Hang. The Fire Dragon Dance of Tai Hang is inscribed on the national list of intangible cultural heritage.
Date | 2005 to 2014 |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Tai Hang/(Street)/Lin Fa Kung |
Object | Temple |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Reminiscences: Life in Hong Kong's Built Heritage |
Source | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Repository | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Accession No. | lcs-hkbh-0074 |
Lin Fa Temple
Lin Fa Temple was built in 1863 in honour of Kwun Yam (Goddess of Mercy). Its front hall has a rare octagonal lotus shape. On the fourteenth day of the eighth lunar month every year, the "fire dragon" visits Kwun Yam and is consecrated at Lin Fa Temple before starting the parade of the fire dragon dance in Tai Hang. The Fire Dragon Dance of Tai Hang is inscribed on the national list of intangible cultural heritage.
Date | 2005 to 2014 |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Tai Hang/(Street)/Lin Fa Kung |
Object | Temple |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Reminiscences: Life in Hong Kong's Built Heritage |
Source | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Repository | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Accession No. | lcs-hkbh-0074 |
Lin Fa Temple
Lin Fa Temple was built in 1863 in honour of Kwun Yam (Goddess of Mercy). Its front hall has a rare octagonal lotus shape. On the fourteenth day of the eighth lunar month every year, the "fire dragon" visits Kwun Yam and is consecrated at Lin Fa Temple before starting the parade of the fire dragon dance in Tai Hang. The Fire Dragon Dance of Tai Hang is inscribed on the national list of intangible cultural heritage.
Date | 2005 to 2014 |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Tai Hang/(Street)/Lin Fa Kung |
Object | Temple |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Reminiscences: Life in Hong Kong's Built Heritage |
Source | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Repository | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Accession No. | lcs-hkbh-0074 |
Lin Fa Temple
Lin Fa Temple was built in 1863 in honour of Kwun Yam (Goddess of Mercy). Its front hall has a rare octagonal lotus shape. On the fourteenth day of the eighth lunar month every year, the "fire dragon" visits Kwun Yam and is consecrated at Lin Fa Temple before starting the parade of the fire dragon dance in Tai Hang. The Fire Dragon Dance of Tai Hang is inscribed on the national list of intangible cultural heritage.
Date | 2005 to 2014 |
Object | Temple |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Reminiscences: Life in Hong Kong's Built Heritage |
Source | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Repository | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Accession No. | lcs-hkbh-0074 |
Lin Fa Temple
Lin Fa Temple was built in 1863 in honour of Kwun Yam (Goddess of Mercy). Its front hall has a rare octagonal lotus shape. On the fourteenth day of the eighth lunar month every year, the "fire dragon" visits Kwun Yam and is consecrated at Lin Fa Temple before starting the parade of the fire dragon dance in Tai Hang. The Fire Dragon Dance of Tai Hang is inscribed on the national list of intangible cultural heritage.
Date | 2005 to 2014 |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Tai Hang/(Street)/Lin Fa Kung |
Object | Temple |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Reminiscences: Life in Hong Kong's Built Heritage |
Source | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Repository | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Accession No. | lcs-hkbh-0074 |
Lin Fa Temple
Lin Fa Temple was built in 1863 in honour of Kwun Yam (Goddess of Mercy). Its front hall has a rare octagonal lotus shape. On the fourteenth day of the eighth lunar month every year, the "fire dragon" visits Kwun Yam and is consecrated at Lin Fa Temple before starting the parade of the fire dragon dance in Tai Hang. The Fire Dragon Dance of Tai Hang is inscribed on the national list of intangible cultural heritage.
Date | 2005 to 2014 |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Tai Hang/(Street)/Lin Fa Kung |
Object | Temple |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Reminiscences: Life in Hong Kong's Built Heritage |
Source | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Repository | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Accession No. | lcs-hkbh-0074 |
Lin Fa Temple
Lin Fa Temple was built in 1863 in honour of Kwun Yam (Goddess of Mercy). Its front hall has a rare octagonal lotus shape. On the fourteenth day of the eighth lunar month every year, the "fire dragon" visits Kwun Yam and is consecrated at Lin Fa Temple before starting the parade of the fire dragon dance in Tai Hang. The Fire Dragon Dance of Tai Hang is inscribed on the national list of intangible cultural heritage.
Date of Death | 2005 to 2014 |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Tai Hang/(Street)/Lin Fa Kung |
Object | Temple |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Reminiscences: Life in Hong Kong's Built Heritage |
Source | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Repository | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Accession No. | lcs-hkbh-0074 |
Lin Fa Temple
Lin Fa Temple was built in 1863 in honour of Kwun Yam (Goddess of Mercy). Its front hall has a rare octagonal lotus shape. On the fourteenth day of the eighth lunar month every year, the "fire dragon" visits Kwun Yam and is consecrated at Lin Fa Temple before starting the parade of the fire dragon dance in Tai Hang. The Fire Dragon Dance of Tai Hang is inscribed on the national list of intangible cultural heritage.
Date | 2005 to 2014 |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Reminiscences: Life in Hong Kong's Built Heritage |
Source | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Accession No. | lcs-hkbh-0074 |
Lin Fa Temple
Lin Fa Temple was built in 1863 in honour of Kwun Yam (Goddess of Mercy). Its front hall has a rare octagonal lotus shape. On the fourteenth day of the eighth lunar month every year, the "fire dragon" visits Kwun Yam and is consecrated at Lin Fa Temple before starting the parade of the fire dragon dance in Tai Hang. The Fire Dragon Dance of Tai Hang is inscribed on the national list of intangible cultural heritage.
Date | 2005 to 2014 |
Media Type | Photo |
Material Type | Image |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Tai Hang/(Street)/Lin Fa Kung |
Object | Temple |
Collection | Reminiscences: Life in Hong Kong's Built Heritage |
Source | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Repository | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Accession No. | lcs-hkbh-0074 |
Lin Fa Temple
Lin Fa Temple was built in 1863 in honour of Kwun Yam (Goddess of Mercy). Its front hall has a rare octagonal lotus shape. On the fourteenth day of the eighth lunar month every year, the "fire dragon" visits Kwun Yam and is consecrated at Lin Fa Temple before starting the parade of the fire dragon dance in Tai Hang. The Fire Dragon Dance of Tai Hang is inscribed on the national list of intangible cultural heritage.
Date | 2005 to 2014 |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Tai Hang/(Street)/Lin Fa Kung |
Object | Temple |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Reminiscences: Life in Hong Kong's Built Heritage |
Source | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Repository | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Accession No. | lcs-hkbh-0074 |
Lin Fa Temple
Lin Fa Temple was built in 1863 in honour of Kwun Yam (Goddess of Mercy). Its front hall has a rare octagonal lotus shape. On the fourteenth day of the eighth lunar month every year, the "fire dragon" visits Kwun Yam and is consecrated at Lin Fa Temple before starting the parade of the fire dragon dance in Tai Hang. The Fire Dragon Dance of Tai Hang is inscribed on the national list of intangible cultural heritage.
Date | 2005 to 2014 |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Tai Hang/(Street)/Lin Fa Kung |
Object | Temple |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Reminiscences: Life in Hong Kong's Built Heritage |
Source | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Repository | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Accession No. | lcs-hkbh-0074 |
Lin Fa Temple
Lin Fa Temple was built in 1863 in honour of Kwun Yam (Goddess of Mercy). Its front hall has a rare octagonal lotus shape. On the fourteenth day of the eighth lunar month every year, the "fire dragon" visits Kwun Yam and is consecrated at Lin Fa Temple before starting the parade of the fire dragon dance in Tai Hang. The Fire Dragon Dance of Tai Hang is inscribed on the national list of intangible cultural heritage.
Date | 2005 to 2014 |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Tai Hang/(Street)/Lin Fa Kung |
Object | Temple |
Media Type | Photo |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Reminiscences: Life in Hong Kong's Built Heritage |
Source | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Repository | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Accession No. | lcs-hkbh-0074 |
Lin Fa Temple
Lin Fa Temple was built in 1863 in honour of Kwun Yam (Goddess of Mercy). Its front hall has a rare octagonal lotus shape. On the fourteenth day of the eighth lunar month every year, the "fire dragon" visits Kwun Yam and is consecrated at Lin Fa Temple before starting the parade of the fire dragon dance in Tai Hang. The Fire Dragon Dance of Tai Hang is inscribed on the national list of intangible cultural heritage.
Date | 2005 to 2014 |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Tai Hang/(Street)/Lin Fa Kung |
Object | Temple |
Media Type | Photo |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Reminiscences: Life in Hong Kong's Built Heritage |
Source | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Repository | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Accession No. | lcs-hkbh-0074 |
Lin Fa Temple
Lin Fa Temple was built in 1863 in honour of Kwun Yam (Goddess of Mercy). Its front hall has a rare octagonal lotus shape. On the fourteenth day of the eighth lunar month every year, the "fire dragon" visits Kwun Yam and is consecrated at Lin Fa Temple before starting the parade of the fire dragon dance in Tai Hang. The Fire Dragon Dance of Tai Hang is inscribed on the national list of intangible cultural heritage.
Date | 2005 to 2014 |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Tai Hang/(Street)/Lin Fa Kung |
Object | Temple |
Media Type | Photo |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Reminiscences: Life in Hong Kong's Built Heritage |
Source | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Repository | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Accession No. | lcs-hkbh-0074 |
Lin Fa Temple
Lin Fa Temple was built in 1863 in honour of Kwun Yam (Goddess of Mercy). Its front hall has a rare octagonal lotus shape. On the fourteenth day of the eighth lunar month every year, the "fire dragon" visits Kwun Yam and is consecrated at Lin Fa Temple before starting the parade of the fire dragon dance in Tai Hang. The Fire Dragon Dance of Tai Hang is inscribed on the national list of intangible cultural heritage.
Date | 2005 to 2014 |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Tai Hang/(Street)/Lin Fa Kung |
Object | Temple |
Media Type | Photo |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Reminiscences: Life in Hong Kong's Built Heritage |
Source | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Repository | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Accession No. | lcs-hkbh-0074 |
Lin Fa Temple
Lin Fa Temple was built in 1863 in honour of Kwun Yam (Goddess of Mercy). Its front hall has a rare octagonal lotus shape. On the fourteenth day of the eighth lunar month every year, the "fire dragon" visits Kwun Yam and is consecrated at Lin Fa Temple before starting the parade of the fire dragon dance in Tai Hang. The Fire Dragon Dance of Tai Hang is inscribed on the national list of intangible cultural heritage.
Date | 2005 to 2014 |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Tai Hang/(Street)/Lin Fa Kung |
Object | Temple |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Reminiscences: Life in Hong Kong's Built Heritage |
Source | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Repository | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Accession No. | lcs-hkbh-0074 |
Lin Fa Temple
Lin Fa Temple was built in 1863 in honour of Kwun Yam (Goddess of Mercy). Its front hall has a rare octagonal lotus shape. On the fourteenth day of the eighth lunar month every year, the "fire dragon" visits Kwun Yam and is consecrated at Lin Fa Temple before starting the parade of the fire dragon dance in Tai Hang. The Fire Dragon Dance of Tai Hang is inscribed on the national list of intangible cultural heritage.
Date | 2005 to 2014 |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Tai Hang/(Street)/Lin Fa Kung |
Object | Temple |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Reminiscences: Life in Hong Kong's Built Heritage |
Source | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Repository | Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Antiquities and Monuments Office |
Accession No. | lcs-hkbh-0074 |
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