Hau Wong Temple, Kowloon City 九龍城侯王廟

It is said that the temple was built in around 1730. The temple is now listed as Grade I historical building by the Antiquities Advisory Committee. According to Chan Pak-to, a scholar of Qing Dynasty, the temple was built in memory of Hau Wong (Marquis Prince) Yeung Leung-jit, who was a general known for his loyalty during Southern Song Dynasty. An account of the history of Hau Wong Temple written by Chan Pak-to was inscribed on a stone tablet in the temple. Another version about the origin of temple is that it was built in memory of a villager surnamed Yeung who had cured the last emperor of Southern Song Dynasty of his sickness. There is also a saying that the temple was built by a Yeung’s family to honour their ancestor who helped the Song Dynasty to fight against the Yuen troops.侯王廟據說於雍正八年(1730年)左右建成,獲古物諮詢委員會評定為一級歷史建築物。有關此廟的緣起,說法不一。清朝學者陳伯陶指該廟所供奉的侯王為南宋功臣楊亮節,並於1917年寫成一篇「侯王廟聖史碑記」,將侯王廟的淵源及侯王的史蹟刻石安放在廟內。另一說法指侯王是一位曾為宋帝昺治癒失眠症的楊姓村民;而另一學者則指侯王是曾協助宋兵抗元的楊姓人家的祖先。
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