SPD4459 走過長洲大地 ─ 北帝廟│Pilgrimage of Cheung Chau ─ Pak Tai Temple

係香港，大大小小唔同類型既廟宇都隨處可見，主要係比人們供奉天神。而係長洲ｅ個小島入面都底又存在左幾多間廟宇呢？SPD4459 島俠將會係ｅ兩次既文章入面會為大家介紹長洲與別不同既廟宇。

Nowadays, there are many different types of temple in Hong Kong. It mainly provide to the citizen for worship. Do you know how many temples are in Cheung Chau? In this article SPD4459 Islands Lover will introduce two main temples in Cheung Chau.

係長洲，最多原居民供奉既就係北帝廟同天后廟。今次SPD4459 島俠先會為大家介紹下長洲北帝廟。

Pak Tai Temple and Tin Hau Temple are the most inhabitants worship in Cheung Chau.  SPD4459 Islands Lover will introduce Pak Tai Temple first.

長洲北帝廟又叫做玉虛宮，位於香港離島區長洲北社街北端，沿住碼頭海旁道向北行大約10分鐘就可以到達。關於北帝廟既歷史，其實北帝廟建於清朝乾隆四十八年（1783年），有２００幾年歷史，當中廟內仍保存著不少文物。北帝廟已獲古物諮詢委員會評定為一級歷史建築物，是全香港最具規模的北帝廟，除北帝外，廟內亦供奉太歲、觀音及列聖。

The Taoist God of the Sea also goes by the snappy title of the Supreme Emperor of the Northern Heaven or the Mysterious Heaven. Thankfully, when the people of Cheung Chau erected a temple honoring him 200 years ago, they went with his more common name – Pak Tai.

已有超過２００年歷史既北帝廟，係每年長洲太平清醮（農曆四月八日）的舉行地，之前都已經為大家介紹過長洲太平清醮ｅ個節日，所以都唔會詳細介紹。不過係太平清醮期間，長洲居民都會到北帝廟供奉北帝、太歲、觀音及列聖，希望得到大神庇佑。

Pak Tai temple already have over 200 years. This temple is also the centre of festivities during the quirky and wildly popular Bun Festival, which falls on the eighth day of the fourth month in the lunar calendar. The resident will worship to Pak Tai and the others god during this festival.

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圖片出處：(Picture originated from:) 香港記憶HONG KONG MEMORY 長洲大平清礁http://www.hkmemory.hk/collections/local_festivals/festivals/lunar/4_3/index_cht.html#&panel1-1

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