Salam and hi everyone,

So, just like any other weekends my friends and I decided to visit another place here in Hong Kong. We really want to visit the Wong Tai Sin temple but turns out that it is under renovation and we did mostly only walk around the Good Wish Garden which is beautiful and stunning to see.

How To Get There

There is some options to get here, either be it taxi or bus or train. Its easier to get there by train so where ever you travel from take the Green Line (Kwun Tong Line) and get off to MTR Wong Tai Sin Station, Exit B2 and its right out the station.
Or basically you can use Google Maps to direct you from your current position to where ever you want to go.

Yee Mut Hall (Memorial Hall)
- rebuilt in 1982 and it housed the memorial tablets of deceased Pu Yi Tan Taoist




And, this temple was surrounded by other small temples and pagoda as well as a pond Like the photos below.

Confucian Hall (Unicorn Hall)
- is where Confucious, Master Kung, the Grand Master of Education and thinker of China and his 72 disciples are worshipped. Its believed thatwhen MAster Kung was born, a unicorn carrying a Jade passed known as a metaphor for Confucious.


Yuk Yik Fountain
- a circular stone water fountain comprising 7 lotus flowers spouting water. It was built back in 1936 and recently renovated. Its represent 'Water' in the Five Elements.


The Good Wish Garden

This garden was said to bring a lot of luck to their visitor. Its just something I read online, so dont quote me on that. This garden is decorated lavishly with chinoiseries. Chinoiseries is a decorative style in Western art, furniture and architecture, especially in the 18th century, characterised by the use of Chinese motifs and techniques. Got it from Mr Google. Also, its a miniature replica of Summer Palace in Beijing.

Once you enter the garden you will see this semi size temple, I guess. And as you can see you can enter the actual garden from both side of this temple, either the round gate or the small gate on the left side of it. I love the decorative on the ceiling, its reminds me of the palace in South Korea. At least from the color palette of the decoration.

Once you walk in through the gate, you will see this bridge cross over the big pond. There are a lots of kois and turtles in there. I love how beautiful and serene it feels compare to what Hong Kong known for which is busy city and party all the time. 


The photos below was actually taken from the other side of the pond and facing the entrance.






This garden was actually quite big. You can see places where people can rest and hang out while playing Mah Jung or Chinese chess.





Other Features:
Another interesting (at least to me) is they provide the fortune telling services here. There is building called Fortune-Telling & Oblation Arcade, a 2-storey arcade building that have around 161 booths that run by Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, where you can your fortune read. The price started from HK100 and some of them do speak English so you can try your luck.
We will definitely come back here again to actually go to the Wong Tai Sin Temple after the renovation is finish. And maybe take better photos of this place. This place is definitely a must visit if you like temples and arts and decorations. Its different from what Hong Kong is known for like busy city life and hiking trips. At least thats what I know it for. Hope you enjoy it and find it educational at some point!

Have you been here? What you think of this place?


Some sources of this info taken from here and here.