Kwong Fook I Tsz, Sheung Wan

Back of the Kwong Fook I Tsz. It is popularly known as the Pak Shing Temple. It was built in the 1850's and had accommodated the ancestral tablets of the Mainland Chinese who died in Hong Kong after travelling a long way here to make a living. The Temple was dedicated to Kshitigarbha Buddha who bestows blessings on the deceased for their spirits to rest in peace. Later, the government ordered to dissolve the organization of the temple with its medical charity work passed to the management of the newly-established Tung Wah Hospital. Today the main hall of the temple is still dedicated to Kshitigarbha Buddha, and the rear hall still accommodates the ancestral tablets.

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