「文武廟」(マンモーミュウ)は、香港島の上環地区のハリウッド・ロード(荷李活道)と楼梯街(ラダー・ストリート)が交差するところにあり、1847年に建てられたと言われる香港で一番古い道教院です。学問の神「文昌帝」と武の神「関帝」を祀られています。 天井から吊るされた大きな渦巻き線香が印象的です。天井には釣り鐘状の線香が釣られていて、サイズで燃える期間が違います。 線香の煙は願いを天に伝えると言われており百数十年線香は絶えた事がないそうです。 One of the oldest and most famous and beautiful temples in Hong Kong is Man Mo Temple. It is located at the intersection of Hollywood Road and Ladder Street. The temple was built in the 1800s, at the beginning of the British colonial rule. A copper bell in the temple, made during the reign of Emperor Daoguang (1820-1850), proudly proclaims the temple's long history. Although it has been remodeled several times, the temple still maintains its original appearance. Inside the temple are delicate wooden bases used for transporting deities during parades and festivals and incense burners made of copper and other metals. Huge tower-shaped incense coils are always hanging from the ceiling of the hall and over the courtyard. And the smoke of the burning incense, together with the sunbeams, adds an element of mystery to the temple and indicates happiness, health and fortune. Eines der ältesten und berühmtesten und schönsten Tempel in Hong Kong ist Man Mo Tempel. Es ist an der Kreuzung von Hollywood Road und Ladder Street. Der Tempel wurde in den 1800er <b>...