Sha Tin DistrictGeneral Information about Sha Tin DistrictThe Sha Tin district is the most populated of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. The Sha Tin district is one of the 9 districts in the New Territories of Hong Kong and covers the areas of Sha Tin, Tai Wai, Ma On Shan, Fo Tan, Siu Lek Yuen and Ma Liu Shui. The district is currently home to more than 628,000 people.
The Sha Tin District is home to many of Hong Kong's famous attractions and places of interest such as the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Che Kung Miu, the Sha Tin Racecourse, Snoopy's World, Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery, New Town Plaza, Sha Tin Park, Sha Tin Town Hall and Tsang Tai Uk.
Of the many Che Kung Miu temples in Hong Kong, the one situated in the Sha Tin district is the most famous. The temple is named after, and dedicated to, Che Kung who was a general during the Song Dynasty of Ancient China. The original temple which now lies at the rear of the current temple was built in the 17th century and is listed as a Grade II Historical Building in Hong Kong. The current temple was opened to the public in 1993. During the second and third days of the Lunar New Year, thousands of people come to this Che Kung Miu to worship.
The Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery was built in 1951 and took six years to complete. The temple is perched atop Po Fook Hill in the Sha Tin district of Hong Kong and is reached by an escalator, or flight of more than 400 stairs. The temple contains over 12,000 Buddha statues of various heights and positions and consists of two levels. The body of monk and temple founder Yuet Kia is housed in one of the temple buildings. He was buried in meditation position and requested to be exhumed eight months after his burial. Every year on May 26th (Buddha's birthday) Yuet Kia's body is on display for visitors and worshippers. BACK TO TOP |
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