Ma Wan Tin Hau Temple

Tin Hau is the goddess who looks out for seafarers and fishermen. Depending on who you ask, there are something like 150 Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong. Three of them are on Ma Wan.

There’s a small Tin Hau temple in Ma Wan 1868, originally built to serve the fishing village that used to be on the site. Another can be found right at the northern tip of Ma Wan. This temple is said to have been built by the Pirate Cheung Po Tsai, who is usually associated with Cheung Chau island.

The Tin Hau temple that appears on the tourist maps sits on a hilltop with an impressive view over the floating fishing village that sits in a bay on the Island’s west coast.