Man Mo Yee Tai Temple

So, my adventure of visiting all declared monuments in Hong Kong continues…
In Hong Kong, temples next to the coast usually worship Tin Hau, the goddess that protects fishermen on the sea. For temples inland, there often have more variety (of gods). Man Mo Yee Tai Temple are one of the two major temples in town that worship Man-​God (no pun intended) and Mo-​God (again, no pun intended), the other one being Man Mo Temple on Hollywood, also far away from the coastline. Yee Tai literally means «two gods».
Mo-​God is the martial god, depicted as a transfiguration of Guan Yu in the late in the late Eastern Han dynasty/​Three Kingdoms. Man-​God is the literature god and, but he’s more like a combination of a couple of figures (but not Zhuge Liang as some of the other Unilocalers suggested).
Despite the fact that the Man Mo Temple on Hollywood Road is better known, bigger and built earlier, I found that Man Mo Yee Tai Temple got its own charms. It resides at the middle of the Tai Po Market. It looks more «down-​to-​earth» (if it is ever a description of a temple), and actually protects the neighborhood. A lot of time I found that a lot of temples in Hong Kong are not as submerged into the local, daily scenery as temples in other Asian countries, but Man Mo Yee Tai Temple is a good counter example.
I was also very impressed with 3D paintings/​sculptures. Looked so 21^st century, 3D and all. I’d recommend you to pay a visit if you happen to be in Tai Po, and if you like declared monument like this in Hong Kong.