香港旅遊景點介紹---黃大仙祠(Wong Tai Sin Temple)

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If you have a long-standing wish that's yet to come true, perhaps the place to visit is the Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong where, provided you make an earnest plea to the gods, "every wish can come true" - or so it is said.

But even if you don't get your wish and win a million in the lottery, this temple complex in the heart of urban Kowloon is still well worth a visit.

Covering 18,000 square metres and located in a tranquil natural setting remote from the nearby housing estates and the bustle of their streets, the temple is, apart from being an important religious centre, a scenic attraction full of beautifully ornamented traditional buildings.

It commemorates the famous monk of yore Wong Tai Sin (also known as Huang Chu-ping), who was born around AD 328 and became a deity at Heng Shan (Red Pine Hill) in his later life.  

In 1915, a Taoist priest, Liang Ren-an, brought a sacred portrait of Wong Tai Sin from Guangdong in Southern China to Hong Kong. It was only fitting therefore that this magnificent temple be built and dedicated to this honoured divinity revered down the ages for his benevolence.

In perpetuation of such an unselfish philosophy, the temple preaches three traditional religions - Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism.

A two-year “Wong Tai Sin Temple Main Altar Refurbishment and Yuen Sun Hall Erection Project” commenced in April 2008. The original Main Altar and the platform in front of it will be temporary closed. The sacred portrait of Wong Tai Sin, the patron deity in the Main Altar, was moved to G/F of the Hall of Fung Ming House. During the two-year renovation, visitors are welcome to continue their worship rituals in this Hall.

Other important fixtures include the Three Saints Hall, the Bronze Pavilion (females excluded), the Archives Hall, the Earthly Fountain, the Yue Hing Shrine where the Buddha of the Lighted Lamp is worshipped, the Unicorn (Confucian) Hall where Confucius is worshipped, and the extravagantly colourful Good Wish Garden that is lavishly decorated with many exotic examples of Chinoiserie. There is a small entrance fee to these areas, which are open from 9am to 4pm daily, apart from Monday. Other areas of the temple are open daily from 7am to 5:30pm.

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How To Get There
Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple
MTR Wong Tai Sin Station Exit B2.

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嗇色園黃大仙祠是香港著名廟宇之一，建築設計極富傳統特色，別具寧靜平和的氣息，是都市中的淨土。相傳祠內所供奉的黃大仙，是「有求必應」的。


據祠內的《赤松子自述》記載，黃大仙原名黃初平，約於公元328年於浙江省金華縣蘭溪市出生，15歲開始學道，40年後，他的兄弟到山中尋找他時，見他能指石變羊，從此，兩兄弟一起修練，雙雙為仙。因為他隱居於赤松山，故又稱為赤松仙子。


在20世紀初，道長梁仁庵等人從廣東西樵山普慶祖壇奉接赤松仙子寶像來港。最初，他們在灣仔開壇闡教，奉拜赤松仙子。1921年，他們經過仙人指點，選擇了九龍獅子山下的龍翔道建祠。後來，信眾漸多，香火日漸鼎盛，成為港九著名廟宇之一。據說黃大仙「有求必應」，簽文尤其靈驗。每年，不少善信爭相在農曆年大年初一搶頭香，成為城中賀歲習俗之一。

黃大仙祠的建築雄偉，金碧輝煌，極具中國古典廟宇的特色。廟宇佔地18,000多平方米，除主殿大雄寶殿外，還有三聖堂、從心苑等，其中以牌坊建築最具特色，充分體現中國傳統文化。  

祠外的一個大牌坊，上著「赤松黃大仙祠」的大字。經過解簽和算命看相的攤檔，便會看見另一個內牌「第一洞天」，再拾級而上，又有「金華分述」牌坊，每個牌坊都有其宏偉的建築特色和意義。


黃大仙祠內的九龍壁仿照北京九龍壁而建，壁上刻有中國佛教協會主席的題詩，增添黃大仙祠的中國傳統特色。


歷時兩年的黃大仙祠大殿擴建及元辰殿建設工程已於2008年4月開展。施工期間，大殿內的黃大仙像會移至祠內鳳鳴樓禮堂供奉，原有大殿及殿前台階會暫時封閉，祠內其他參神殿堂則如常對外開放。


祠內還有很多充滿傳統特色的建築，如三聖堂奉祀呂洞賓、觀音和關帝，牆上掛有萬世師表孔子的畫像。祠內又珍藏不少道教、佛教和儒家的典籍，兼容儒、釋、道三教。黃大仙祠贈醫施藥，也參與不少社會活動，近年更獲批准在祠內舉行婚禮。


祠內從心苑需收取入場費，開放時間為上午9:00至下午4:00，逢星期一休息。其他供善信參拜的地方於每日上午7:00至下午5:30免費開放。

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如何前往嗇色園黃大仙祠
港鐵黃大仙站B2出口。