This is a list of City God Temples in China.
Temple | Location | Level | Main gods | Secondary gods | Notes | References |
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City God Temple of Beijing | Beijing | Capital | Wen Tianxiang, Yang Jiaoshan | Rear court room remained | [1] | |
City God Temple of Guangzhou | Guangzhou, Guangdong | Capital | Liu Yan | Hai Rui, Yang Jiaoshan | [2] | |
City God Temple of Hangzhou | Hangzhou, Zhejiang | Provincial | Zhou Xin | [3] | ||
City God Temple of Hefei | Hefei, Anhui | Prefectural | Sun Jue | [4] | ||
City God Temple of Jinan | Jinan, Shandong | Prefectural | Chen Kuan | [5] | ||
City God Temple of Jinan | Jinan, Shandong | Provincial | Yang Xuewen, Zhao Jingwen | [5] | ||
City God Temple of Juyong Pass | Beijing | Capital | Xu Da | [6] | ||
City God Temple of Nanjing | Nanjing, Jiangsu | Capital | Jiang Ziwen | Destroyed in the Taiping Rebellion | [7] | |
City God Temple of Nanchang | Nanchang, Jiangxi | Prefectural | Guan Ying, Huang Gongqing | Dismantled in 1958 | [8] | |
City God Temple of Ningbo | Ningbo, Zhejiang | Prefectural | Ji Xin | [9] | ||
City God Temple of Pingyao | Pingyao County, Shanxi | County | ||||
City God Temple of Shanghai | Shanghai | County | Qin Yubo | Huo Guang, Chen Huacheng | [10] | |
City God Temple of Suzhou | Suzhou, Jiangsu | Prefectural | Lord Chunshen | [11] | ||
City God Temple of Xi'an | Xi'an, Shaanxi | Capital | Ji Xin | [12] |
Shing Wong Temples (Chinese: 城隍廟) in Hong Kong are dedicated to Shing Wong, a god who protects a city. They include:
Location | Notes | Status | References | Photographs |
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Kam Wa Street, Shau Kei Wan, Eastern District |
Shing Wong Temple (筲箕灣城隍廟) Built in 1877. Formerly named Fook Tak Tsz (福德祠), it was renamed "Shing Wong Temple" after an expansion project in 1974. Managed by the Chinese Temples Committee.[13] |
Grade III | [1] [2] [3] [4] | |
Temple Street, Yau Ma Tei |
Shing Wong Temple (城隍廟) Within the Tin Hau Temple Complex. Built in 1878, it is the second largest of the five buildings of the complex, after the Tin Hau Temple.[14] |
Declared (complex) |
[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] | |
Po Lam Road, near the junction with Sau Mau Ping Road, Sau Mau Ping. Near Po Tat Estate, Kwun Tong District |
Shing Wong Temple (城隍廟) Part of the Sau Mau Ping Temple Complex. |
Not listed | [11] [12] | |
Sau Mau Ping Road, Sau Mau Ping. |
Part of a temple complex built in 1964 without government approval. Demolished in 2008 to make way for the new On Tat Estate. | Not listed | picture picture [13] [14] [15] [16] | |
Fu Tei Ha Tsuen (虎地下村), Fu Tei, Tuen Mun District |
Shing Wong Temple (城隍廟) Within the Nam On Buddhist Monastery (南安佛堂). The Shing Wong Temple was built in 1964.[15] |
Nil grade | [17] [18] |