Man Mo Temple

Der Tempel war auf meinem Stadtplan eingezeichnet, wir waren in der Nähe also schauten wir hier einmal vorbei. Joaaa, kann man mal machen, ich bin jetzt nicht wirklich religiös, aber es ist definitiv interessant, sich die betenden Menschen, die sich mit ihrer immensen Anzahl von Räucherstäbchen fortbewegten, zu beobachten. Es werden Essensgaben hinterlegt– von Obst bis Keksen ist alles dabei. Der Tempel an sich ist relativ klein, also ist man innerhalb von ein paar Minuten auch schon wieder raus. Ich würde jetzt keinem empfehlen eine weite Reise zu machen, um sich diesen Tempel anzuschauen, aber wenn man sowieso in der Gegend ist: los gehts, taucht in die chinesische Kultur ein!

I’m probably gonna create some sort of bad karma for myself with this review, but I need to be honest about this temple. Due to a nearby cyclone things we could do in Hong Kong were very limited, so I searched out this temple on Unilocal.It had good reviews so I thought I would check it out.
The temple is very small and there was a lot of worshippers there. If it’s your religion then I am sure the place would mean a lot more to you, but for a plain old non religious tourist it was a bit less interesting than I had imagined from other reviews.
There is a few statues, some candles and a whole lot of incense being burnt and that’s it really. In my mind I am afraid this should not be considered a tourist site. 3 stars at most and not one to rush to.

A great temple nestled amongst the vast growth of Hong Kong. You are hoofing up hills and steps and it kind of appears out of nowhere. Built in 1840 according to text surrounding the spot, really a great treasure that has been preserved to the area. Not huge and worthy of a stop by if you are in the area. No charge, but be respectful and follow signage on rules (no drinks, smoking, etc.)
You feel the 150 years of history and the 21^st century collide a bit at this spot. Across the street is a shaded public park to sit and take it all in.

How can one give such an old awesome temple anything but 5 stars. We go here every time we come to HK. Love to watch the people pray so intensely. Wish I had that much faith in something. Love the smell.

This is on my to-​do list that I give all my visitors to Hong Kong.
It’s so close to the city centre yet it brings you a bit of nostalgic Hong Kong into play.
it is located up the street from Central/​Sheung Wan area so when tourists do the whole Soho thing, they can easily drop by to check it out. it is situated amongst antique shops, and the antique street, so it makes it extremely easy to just go check it out.
It’s free to enter, you can choose to buy incense for fun or to pay your respects.
If you have any friends who are photography fanatics, that is even better, because the interior of the temple makes an excellent photo spot.
Whenever I go, i find that it is really busy with grandmas and moms praying.
It’s got a very zen feeling to the temple, it’s very peaceful to just go there and stroll around.
I highly recommend bringing tourists here, as I have said previously, just because whenever people come to Hong Kong, they will want to see the «true, authentic» Hong Kong… but seriously, friends, common Hong Kongers, we all know what the «true, authentic» hong kong is, it’s high rises, it’s parties in LKF, it’s the restaurant selection. People of HK don’t go regularly to temples, at least my circle of friends/​family.
They love it, I promise you. And then you can go on about to soho/​lkf to show them what REALLY is hong kong.

On my first visit to Hong Kong, the Man Mo Temple featured prominently on my ‘to do’ list. I have now been there many, many times (I always take visiting friends and relations), and the place still takes my breath away. Quite literally, the incense can be totally overwhelming!
But, jokes aside, this is still a worth while stop on any tourist’s agenda.
Sidebar, it’s also a very handy land mark to give taxi drivers when you want to go to Hollywood Road and you end up with a driver who doesn’t understand your accent!
The main room of the temple is filled with incense cones carrying prayers to heaven on their smoke. The temple is dedicated to deities representing ‘martial’ and ‘civil’ and tourists aren’t the only ones who use it on a daily basis.
The temple is in use, so be respectful and don’t disturb worshipers in your quest for the perfect photo. This is easier said than done, as there are loads of beautiful things here that you will want to capture, just remember that it is actually an alter and not just a still life arrangement there for your benefit.