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Che Kung Miu (), also called Che Kung Temple, are temples dedicated to Che Kung, who was a general during the Southern Song Dynasty (1127–1279) in ancient China. He is believed by some worshipers to have been involved in the attempt to keep the Song state alive by bringing Prince Ping and his brother to the South.〔(The Historical Heritage of Ho Chung, Pak Kong, and Sha Kok Mei, Sai Kung. p5 )〕 There are two temples dedicated to Che Kung in Hong Kong: one in Sha Tin and one in Ho Chung.〔(Antiquities and Monuments Offices – Introduction to 1444 Historic Buildings. p34 )〕〔(Brief Information on Proposed Grade I Items. pp67-68 )〕 Other temples in Hong Kong are partly dedicated to Che Kung. ==Sha Tin== The Che Kung Miu near Tai Wai, in Sha Tin District, New Territories, is the best known example in Hong Kong. During the second and the third days of Lunar New Year, thousands of people go to this temple to worship, including many local Hong Kong government officials. This temple, on Che Kung Miu Road, is located midway between Tai Wai and Che Kung Temple stations of the MTR.〔〔(Hong Kong Tourism Board – Sha Tin Che Kung Temple )〕 The original temple was first built at the end of the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) and was renovated 1890,〔(Che Kung Temple, Sha Tin, on the Chinese Temples Committee website )〕 1993 and 2004. The external walls are now plastered with false brick lines and the roofs with green glazed ceramic tiles. The recent renovation is considered to have "very much diminished the authenticity of temple".〔(Brief Information on Proposed Grade II Items. pp656-657 )〕 Due to the high number of worshipers during the Che Kung Festival following the Lunar New Year, a new temple was built in 1994 in front of the original one.〔 The original temple has been preserved in-situ; it is only occasionally open to the public.〔 It is classified as a Grade II historic building〔(List of Graded Historic Buildings in Hong Kong (as at 18 September 2009) )〕 since 1987.〔 The current Che Kung temple, in Japanese-style,〔(Welcome to 18 Districts – Sha Tin District )〕 was built in 1993–1994 at a cost of HK$48 million.〔 It is eight times the size of the old one.〔 The main hall contains a giant statue of Che Kung. Next to it is a fan-bladed wheel of fortune, which, worshippers believe, will bring good luck when turned three times. Fortune-tellers can be found within the temple.〔 The temple is administered by the Chinese Temples Committee since 1936.〔 Admission to the temple is free, but it is customary for visitors to donate money to support the maintenance of the temple. Its opening hours are 7:00am to 6:00pm daily.〔 Since 2013, the courtyard of the temple can be visited with Google Street View. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Che Kung Miu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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