"Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple"
Very popular with worshippers and tourists alike, so I waited a while for reasonably clear of people on the steps.
www.nextstophongkong.com/sik-sik-yuen-wong-tai-sin-temple
"Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple is located in Wong Tai Sin of Kowloon area in Hong Kong. The name of Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple is a combination of the Taoist organization (Sik Sik Yuen) who currently administer and runs the temple and the person who this temple is dedicated to (Wong Tai Sin). "
"Wong Tai Sin Temple is dedicated to the “Great Immortal Wong” who was born around 328 AD. Wong Tai Sin original name was Wong Cho-ping, a young shepherd-boy from Jinhau Mountains in Zhejiang Province. At the age of 15 he decided to follow and dedicate his life to Taoism. Around 40 years later, he achieved enlightenment and became immortal. From this day on, people started to call him Wong Tai Sin that literally in Chinese means Great Immortal Wong."
"In 1921, the Taoists obtained the divine guidance from Master Wong Tai Sin to relocate and move the shrine to another location. A new temple was built near Kowloon City and the Taoist organization Sik Sik Yuen was established to run and administer the newly built shrine. The newly built Wong Tai Sin Temple remained a private shrine and could only be accessed by the “Pu Yi Tan” Taoists and their family members in the first few years. It wasn’t until the Chinese New Year in 1934 that the government opened the temple to the public. Permission to open the temple completely to the public was obtained in 1956. "
"One of the main reasons that Wong Tai Sin Temple is the most visited and worshipped temple among all the Hong Kong Temples is because it is said that if you make a wish here, the chance that it will come true is very high. Fortune-telling is another main reason the temple is well-known. It is said that the accuracy of the fortune telling in this temple is very high and accurate. When you visit this temple, you will notice people light up worship sticks, kneeing in front of the altar, praying and making a wish and/or shaking a bamboo cylinder containing fortune sticks until one falls out (this procedure or ritual is known as “kau cim (求签）”, literately means “Request a stick”). The worshipper will exchange the fortune stick for a piece of paper with a number on it. With this piece of paper the recipient will find one of the many soothsayers next to Wong Tai Sin Temple who will interpret the fortune for the worshipper. "
"Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple"
Very popular with worshippers and tourists alike, so I waited a while for reasonably clear of people on the steps.
www.nextstophongkong.com/sik-sik-yuen-wong-tai-sin-temple
"Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple is located in Wong Tai Sin of Kowloon area in Hong Kong. The name of Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple is a combination of the Taoist organization (Sik Sik Yuen) who currently administer and runs the temple and the person who this temple is dedicated to (Wong Tai Sin). "
"Wong Tai Sin Temple is dedicated to the “Great Immortal Wong” who was born around 328 AD. Wong Tai Sin original name was Wong Cho-ping, a young shepherd-boy from Jinhau Mountains in Zhejiang Province. At the age of 15 he decided to follow and dedicate his life to Taoism. Around 40 years later, he achieved enlightenment and became immortal. From this day on, people started to call him Wong Tai Sin that literally in Chinese means Great Immortal Wong."
"In 1921, the Taoists obtained the divine guidance from Master Wong Tai Sin to relocate and move the shrine to another location. A new temple was built near Kowloon City and the Taoist organization Sik Sik Yuen was established to run and administer the newly built shrine. The newly built Wong Tai Sin Temple remained a private shrine and could only be accessed by the “Pu Yi Tan” Taoists and their family members in the first few years. It wasn’t until the Chinese New Year in 1934 that the government opened the temple to the public. Permission to open the temple completely to the public was obtained in 1956. "
"One of the main reasons that Wong Tai Sin Temple is the most visited and worshipped temple among all the Hong Kong Temples is because it is said that if you make a wish here, the chance that it will come true is very high. Fortune-telling is another main reason the temple is well-known. It is said that the accuracy of the fortune telling in this temple is very high and accurate. When you visit this temple, you will notice people light up worship sticks, kneeing in front of the altar, praying and making a wish and/or shaking a bamboo cylinder containing fortune sticks until one falls out (this procedure or ritual is known as “kau cim (求签）”, literately means “Request a stick”). The worshipper will exchange the fortune stick for a piece of paper with a number on it. With this piece of paper the recipient will find one of the many soothsayers next to Wong Tai Sin Temple who will interpret the fortune for the worshipper. "