Man Mo Temple

Man Mo Temple is built between 1847 and 1862. It has a history of more than 100 years. It comprises 3 blocks, namely Man Mo Temple, Lit Shing Kung, and Kung Sor. It is a temple for the worship of the Civil or Literature God Man Tai. In the early 1840s, it was created as a sign of devotion of man to literature and civilisation. It was also the god of war, who used to guide the warriors during wars. Nowadays, the temple and its properties were entrusted to the care of Tung Wah Hospital and it becomes one of the most popular tourist attractions in Hong Kong. Man Mo temple is graded as Grade One Historical Building by the Hong Kong Antiquities Advisory Board in 1994. It is now located on the Sheung Wan Route of the Central and Western Heritage Trail.