Wong Tai Sin Temple (Hong Kong)
| Wong Tai Sin Temple | |
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The main altar, 2007 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Taoism |
| Deity | Wong Tai Sin |
| Location | |
| Location | 2 Chuk Yuen Road, Wong Tai Sin, Wong Tai Sin District, New Kowloon, Hong Kong |
| Country | Hong Kong |
Location in Hong Kong | |
| Geographic coordinates | 22°20′33″N 114°11′37″E / 22.342572°N 114.193649°E |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1921 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 黃大仙祠 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 黄大仙祠 | ||||||||||||||
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Wong Tai Sin Temple (Chinese: 黃大仙祠) is a well known shrine and tourist attraction in Hong Kong. It is dedicated to Wong Tai Sin, or the Great Immortal Wong. The 18,000 m2 (190,000 sq ft) Taoist temple is famed for the many prayers answered: "What you request is what you get" (有求必應) via a practice called kau chim. The temple is located on the southern side of Lion Rock in the north of Kowloon.