Lin Fa Temple

Lin Fa Temple
Front view
Basic information
Location	Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Affiliation	Buddhism
Heritage designation	Declared
Completed	1863

Lin Fa Temple or Lin Fa Kung (Chinese: 蓮花宮; literally: "Lotus Temple") is a temple located at the end of Lin Fa Kung Street, which is named after the temple, in the Tai Hang area in the southeastern part of Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island. It was originally built 1863, during the Qing dynasty, and was reconstructed in 1986 and 1999. The original use of the temple was a worship place for Guanyin (also known as "Kwun Yam" in Cantonese), the goddess of mercy.

Nowadays, it is a tourist attraction as well as a place for local people to celebrate traditional festivals including the Mid-autumn Festival, when the traditional Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance is held. Previously listed as a Grade I historic building, the Lin Fa Temple has been declared a monument.

Lin Fa Temple was originally built in the Qing Dynasty (1863). It is said that Kwun Yam, the goddess of mercy, once showed up on the Lotus Rock to help people get rid of disasters and bring them good luck. Since then, the local people built up a temple which looks like a lotus on the Lotus Rock to house Kwun Yam, hoping that she could bring them peace and serenity.

Every year on the 19th day of February, June, September and November in lunar calendar, worshippers will go to Lin Fa Temple to pay tribute to Kwun Yam and celebrate the important days such as her birthday, the day when she became a nun and the Goddess of Mercy. On Mid-Autumn festival, the traditional Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance show is held. Other events are celebrated on different special festivals.

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