Che Kung Temple

He is believed by some worshipers to have been involved in the attempt to keep the Song state alive by bringing Prince Ping and his brother to the South.

[1] There are two temples dedicated to Che Kung in Hong Kong: one in Sha Tin and one in Ho Chung.

The Che Kung Miu in Tai Wai, in Sha Tin District, New Territories, is the best known example in Hong Kong.

During the second and the third days of Lunar New Year, thousands of people go to this temple to worship, including many local Hong Kong government officials.

The external walls are now plastered with false brick lines and the roofs with green glazed ceramic tiles.

[6] Due to the high number of worshipers during the Che Kung Festival following the Lunar New Year, a new temple was built in 1994 in front of the original one.

The Kau Yeuk could prove its case by referring to the rhymed couplets that were inscribed on both sides of the main entrance and that bore its name.

Initially built in the mid-16th century, the temple predates its popular counterpart near Tai Wai in Sha Tin District, which is said to worship the grandson of General Che.

[1] It is great place to be for Chinese New Year, as the spirit of Che Kung is celebrated alongside memories of family members that have passed to the next life.

[19] Followers believe practising divination in Che Kung temple has resulted in accurate predictions in the past.

The first time was in 2003, Minister of Home Affairs Dr Patrick Ho Chi-Ping on behalf of the city pulled out the worst possible bamboo stick in the temple on the Birthday of Che Kung.

[20] Therefore, the person on behalf of Hong Kong practising divination on the Birthday of Che Kung has changed to Lau Wong Fat, the minister of Heung Yee Kuk since 2004.

[21] Che Kung is famous for his power to suppress chaos and his supreme ability to cure diseases.

Consequently, his followers and worshipers constructed a temple specifically for Che Kung in order to praise his power and good deeds.

That is the reason why so many people choose this day to go to worship Che Kung and pray for their fortune in the following year.