Yeung Hau Temple, Tai O 大澳杨侯古庙Dà'ào Yánghóu Gǔmiào

About Yeung Hau Temple, Tai O

Yeung Hau Temple in Tai O was probably built in 1699 or earlier, a date taken from an iron bell cast that year for the deity Hau Wong. Fishing families, fish merchants and Qing coastal soldiers patronised it, and it is closely tied to the Tai O Dragon Boat Water Parade, a festival on China's national intangible cultural heritage list since 2011. The grey-brick and granite temple has two halls with a covered courtyard between them, and Shiwan ceramic figurines decorate the roof ridge of the entrance hall.

How to get to Yeung Hau Temple, Tai O

In Tai O on the western side of Lantau, about 0.7 km north of Tai O Bus Terminus, which New Lantao Bus route 11 reaches from Tung Chung, with other routes from Mui Wo and Ngong Ping.

Nearby

• Tian Tan Buddha & Ngong Ping 天坛大佛与昂坪 under 10 km
  A giant bronze Buddha on Lantau, reached by a 25-minute cable car ride
• Victoria Peak 太平山顶 30 km
  Ride the 1888 funicular to the skyline view, then walk the Lugard Road loop
• Victoria Harbour 维多利亚港 30 km
  Glass towers and green hills around a harbour you can cross in ten minutes
• Historic Centre of Macau 澳门历史城区 30 km
  Portuguese tiled squares, baroque churches and Chinese temples, a short walk apart

Also within 20 km: Tai O Fishing Village 大澳渔村 (under 10 km), Po Lin Monastery 宝莲禅寺 (under 10 km), Rock Carving at Shek Pik 石壁石刻 (under 10 km), Fan Lau Fort 分流炮台 (under 10 km), Stone Circle at Fan Lau 分流石圆环 (under 10 km), Tung Chung Fort 东涌炮台 (under 10 km).

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