There are several Kwan Tai temples () in Hong Kong. Kwan Tai, the Cantonese spelling of Guan Yu, is worshiped in these temples.
Note 1: A territory-wide grade reassessment of historic buildings is ongoing. The grades listed in the table are based on updates and of 8 June 2023. The temples with a "Not listed" status in the table below are not graded and do not appear in the list of historic buildings considered for grading. Note 2: While most probably incomplete, this list of Kwan Tai temples is tentatively exhaustive.
LocationNotesStatusReferencesPhotographsShau Kei Wan temple cluster. On the hillside of Shau Kei Wan Road. Near No. 8 Chai Wan Road, Shau Kei WanKwan Tai Temple () Built in 1976. Part of a cluster of six temples built on a flattened hilltop by the Shau Kei Wan Kaifong Advancement Association (). A statue of Red Hare, Kwan Tai's horse, stands in front of the temple. The temple is adjacent to a Kwun Yam temple.Nil grade Near the southern junction of Old Main Street Aberdeen and Aberdeen Main Street, AberdeenKwan Tai and Kwun Yum shrine Part of the "Guardians of Aberdeen" group of small temples and shrinesNot listed Nathan Road, Mong KokEmperor Guan Temple on Nathan Road, Mong Kok (旺角關帝廟) Temporary shrine erected during the 2014 Hong Kong protestsNot listedNo.158, Hai Tan Street, Sham Shui PoMo Tai Temple, Sham Shui Po (深水埗關帝廟) aka. Kwan Tai Temple Managed by the Chinese Temples CommitteeGrade II On the hill, off Tai Wo Hau Road, Kwai ChungKwan Tai Temple, Tai Wo Hau ()Not listed Tsing Chuen Wai, Lam Tei, Tuen Mun DistrictVillage shrine of a walled village. Tin Hau, Kwan Tai, and a Qing official are worshipped in the village shrine.Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Watchtower, Tsing Chuen Wai, Tuen MunNot listedCastle Peak Road – So Kwun Wat, So Kwun Wat, Tuen Mun DistrictKwan Shing Tai Kung ()Not listedAt Western White Tiger Pass () aka. Yi Au Tsai () Along MacLehose Trail Section 10, Tai LamKwan Tai Temple ()The temple is part of a set of three built by villagers at the north of today's Tai Lam Chung Reservoir, on the main routes to Tin Fu Tsai, Tai Hang Village (), and Kan Uk Tei, with a will that their trips to the markets would be safe. The other two temples are Ma Neung Temple (, a Tin Hau Temple), and Pak Kung Temple () aka. White Tiger Pass Temple ().Not listed Ha Tsuen Shi (), Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long DistrictKwan Tai Temple, Ha Tsuen Shi (廈村市關帝廟)Grade II Mong Tseng Wai, Ping Shan, Yuen Long DistrictYuen Kwan Tai Temple, Mong Tseng Wai (玄關帝廟) Dedicated to Yuen Tai/Pak Tai and Kwan TaiGrade I No. 121 Shui Tsiu San Tsuen (), Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long DistrictFuk Hing Tong () A shrine of the walled village, which also acts as the general ancestral hall of the villagers.Grade III Shui Tsiu Lo Wai (), Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long DistrictKwan Tai Temple, Shui Tsiu Lo Wai ()Not listedCheung Shing Street, Yuen Long Kau HuiYuen Kwan Yi Tai Temple (玄關二帝廟) Probably built in 1714. Commonly known as Pak Tai Temple, it is dedicated to Yuen Tai/Pak Tai and Kwan Tai (Lord Guan). The temple functions as an ancestral hall and a temple of Sai Pin Wai. Village meetings are also held there.Grade I Cheung Po, Pat Heung, Yuen Long DistrictKwan Tai Temple, Cheung Po ()Not listed Tseung Kong Wai, Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long District (approximate location)Mo Tai Temple, Tseung Kong Wai ()Shrine of the walled village.Not listedJockey Club Road, north of Fanling WaiSam Shing Temple () For the worship of three deities: Pak Tai (main deity of the temple), Kwan Tai, and Man Cheong (). The temple was moved to So Kwun Po () in the late Ming dynasty (1368–1644) and moved back to the present site in 1948.Antiquities Advisory Board. Brief information on proposed Grade III items. Item #1070 Grade III No. 146 Lin Ma Hang Tsuen, Sha Tau KokKwan Tai Temple () Only temple in the village.Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Kwan Tai Temple, Lin Ma HangNil grade Ting Kok, Tai Po DistrictMo Tai Temple, Ting Kok () Built in 1785Grade III Sheung Wun Yiu, Tai PoMo Tai Temple, Sheung Wun Yiu ()Not listed Ha Wai (), Tap Mun ChauKwan Tai Kung ()The temple complex comprises three temples in two buildings: the first building is a Tin Hau temple, built in 1737, to which an annex was later added, housing a Kwan Tai templeAntiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Tin Hau Temple, Ha Wai, Tap Mun (left side on the picture). On its left, Shui Yuet Kung, built in 1788, is dedicated to Kwun Yam and the Earth God.Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Shui Yuet Kung, Ha Wai, Tap MunGrade II Cheung ChauKwan Kung Pavilion () Built in 1973Not listed Kat Hing Back Street, Tai OKwan Tai Temple (大澳關帝古廟) Adjacent to Tin Hau Temple (left side)Grade II Tong Fuk, Lantau IslandKwan Tai Temple, Tong Fuk ()Not listed
See also Martial temple Man Mo temples in Hong Kong Hip Tin temples in Hong Kong Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong Places of worship in Hong Kong
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