Tin Hau Temple, Joss House Bay

Tin Hau Temple in Joss House Bay
佛堂門天后古廟
Tin Hau Temple, Joss House Bay
Religion
AffiliationChinese folk religion
RegionFat Tong Mun, Joss House Bay
DeityTin Hau
FestivalTin Hau's birthday
Governing bodyChinese Temples Committee
Location
CountryHong Kong
Architecture
FounderLam Tao-yi (林道義)
Completed1266
Tin Hau Temple, Joss House Bay
Traditional Chinese佛堂門天后古廟
Literal meaningFat Tong Mun Tin Hau Old Temple
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationFaht tòhng mùhn tīn hauh gú miuh
JyutpingFat6 tong4 mun4 tin1 hau6 gu2 miu6
Alternative name
Traditional Chinese大廟灣天后廟
Literal meaningJoss House Bay Tin Hau Temple
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationDaaih miuh wāan tīn hauh míu
JyutpingDaai6 miu6 waan1 tin1 hau6 miu2
Tai Miu
Traditional Chinese大廟
Literal meaningGreat Temple
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationDaaih miuh
JyutpingDaai6 miu6
Tin Hau Temple, Joss House Bay
Distant view of Tin Hau Temple, Joss House Bay
Joss House Bay Public Pier, next to the temple

The Tin Hau Temple in Joss House Bay, sometimes referred to as Tai Miu,[1] is Hong Kong's oldest and largest Tin Hau Temple.[2] It is also said to be the most popular Tin Hau temple both for fishermen and for others in Hong Kong.[1]