1266 · 西貢田下灣
The Tin Hau Temple (Tai Miu) at Joss House Bay, Sai Kung is founded around 1266, declared a monument in 2023.
Memory Nicknamed 'Tai Miu', it is among the oldest extant Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong and along the Guangdong coast.
Background The Tin Hau Temple at Joss House Bay, known as Tai Miu or the "Great Temple", was founded around 1266 in Tin Ha Wan, Sai Kung, and was declared a monument in 2023. Its founding is dated to the Southern Song period but the exact year cannot be confirmed, and a carving beside the temple dated 1274 is among Hong Kong's earliest surviving inscriptions. It is among the oldest Tin Hau temples still standing in Hong Kong and along the Guangdong coast, and it draws many worshippers each Tin Hau Festival.
Source AMO: Tin Hau Temple (Joss House Bay) heritage assessment（Antiquities and Monuments Office） · official publication