ERI@CHEUNG SHAN MONASTERY IN FANLING

Cheung Shan Monastery is located at Miu Keng in Ping Che, it was formerly called Cheung Sang Nunnery, and was probably first constructed in 1789 as a joint effort of six villages in Ta Kwu Ling area, namely Loi Tung, Man Uk Pin, and the alliance of Ping Yuen Hap Heung which consisted of Ping Yeung, Nga Yui Ha, Wo Keng Shan and Ping Che. The Buddha, Kwun Yum and Tei Chong Wong (a Bodhisattva) were all worshipped in the temple.

The existing two - hall structure was believed to have been fully rebuilt in the 7th year of Tongzhi reign (1868), as recorded in a wooden plaque inside the temple. The temple was declared a monument in 1998.

There are some basic information about the monastery below:
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Building Type	Temple
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Name	Cheung Shan Nunnery
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Address	Wo Ken Shan Road Ping Che   North District , East New Territories
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Family/Clan
Entrance Type	Recessed Entrance
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Building Type of Entrance	Main Hall
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Building Size	Width: 13795(mm) Depth: 14400(mm) No of bays: 3
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Main Axis	No. of Halls : 2 No. of Courtyards : 1 Courtyard : 1. With Side Buildings, Left Chambers,  Right Chambers
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Government Map Reference Info	Scale:   1:1000 3 - NW - 24 - B Scale:   1:5000 3 - NW - D
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Year of Construction	1789 (Exact) Qing dynasty 54th year of Qianlong reign (Exact)
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Present Use	temple

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Since Miu Keng was a halfway point of the route to Shenzhen via Sha Tau Kok in the past, the temple was once a resting place to provide services, including free tea to wayfarers.

This monastery is "old" that there are many antiques with over a hundred year history, even the banyan outside the monastery is also a hundred ancient tree.

You can also visit http://vhe.lcsd.gov.hk/vhe/FEPDA?pageAction=VT&langNo=2&bsid=6 to have a virtual tour of Cheung Shan Monastery.


REOURCES:
http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Monument/en/monuments_66.php
http://www.bighongkong.com/bhkphoto/cheungshanmonaster/

http://vhe.lcsd.gov.hk/vhe/FEPDA?pageAction=VT&langNo=2&bsid=6
http://hktais.lcsd.gov.hk/hktais/VBldGeneralInfo1Action.do?pageName=build_pda&method=view&complexCode=pch1m2&localename=US&bldName=pch1m2