Hung Shing

Statue and altar of Hung Shing in the Hung Shing Temple of Hang Mei Tsuen, Ping Shan, Hong Kong.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Hung (洪).

Hung Shing wong (Chinese: 洪聖), also known as Hung Shing Ye (洪聖爺) and Tai Wong (大王) is a Chinese folk religion deity. The most popular tale states that in his lifetime he was a government official in the Tang dynasty (AD 618–907)[1][2] named Hung Hei (洪熙) serving Pun Yue in present-day Guangdong, China.[3]

His festival (洪聖誕) is held on the 13th day of the 2nd month in the Chinese calendar.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b "Chinese Temples Committee website". Archived from the original on 2008-09-23. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
  2. ^ Brief Information on Proposed Grade I Items, pp.207-208 Archived October 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b Hung Shing Festival at discoverhongkong.com