Tin Hau Temple at Sok Kwu Wan
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Tin Hau Temple at Sok Kwu Wan is a historic seaside temple on Hong Kong’s Lamma Island dedicated to the sea goddess Tin Hau and popular with both worshippers and visitors for its cultural and architectural heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tin Hau Temple at Sok Kwu Wan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13255380 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tin Hau Temple at Sok Kwu Wan Context triple: [Lamma Island, touristAttraction, Tin Hau Temple at Sok Kwu Wan]
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Tin Hau Temple at Tai Miu Wan
Tin Hau Temple at Tai Miu Wan is a historic seaside temple in Hong Kong dedicated to the sea goddess Tin Hau, serving as an important cultural and religious site for local fishing communities.
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B.
Hau Wong Temple (Tung Chung)
Hau Wong Temple (Tung Chung) is a historic Chinese temple in Tung Chung, Hong Kong, dedicated to the deity Hau Wong and noted for its traditional architecture and local cultural significance.
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C.
Wong Tai Sin Temple
Wong Tai Sin Temple is a major Taoist temple and popular pilgrimage site in Hong Kong, renowned for its fortune-telling and dedication to the deity Wong Tai Sin.
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D.
Tin How Temple
Tin How Temple is a historic Taoist temple in San Francisco’s Chinatown, dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu and known as one of the oldest Chinese temples in the United States.
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E.
Tua Pek Kong Temple
Tua Pek Kong Temple is a historic Chinese temple and prominent cultural landmark located in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tin Hau Temple at Sok Kwu Wan Target entity description: Tin Hau Temple at Sok Kwu Wan is a historic seaside temple on Hong Kong’s Lamma Island dedicated to the sea goddess Tin Hau and popular with both worshippers and visitors for its cultural and architectural heritage.
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A.
Tin Hau Temple at Tai Miu Wan
Tin Hau Temple at Tai Miu Wan is a historic seaside temple in Hong Kong dedicated to the sea goddess Tin Hau, serving as an important cultural and religious site for local fishing communities.
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B.
Hau Wong Temple (Tung Chung)
Hau Wong Temple (Tung Chung) is a historic Chinese temple in Tung Chung, Hong Kong, dedicated to the deity Hau Wong and noted for its traditional architecture and local cultural significance.
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C.
Wong Tai Sin Temple
Wong Tai Sin Temple is a major Taoist temple and popular pilgrimage site in Hong Kong, renowned for its fortune-telling and dedication to the deity Wong Tai Sin.
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D.
Tin How Temple
Tin How Temple is a historic Taoist temple in San Francisco’s Chinatown, dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu and known as one of the oldest Chinese temples in the United States.
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E.
Tua Pek Kong Temple
Tua Pek Kong Temple is a historic Chinese temple and prominent cultural landmark located in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Taoist temple
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Tin Hau temple ⓘ religious building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | traditional southern Chinese temple style ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
fishing community
ⓘ
maritime safety ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
popular with visitors
ⓘ
popular with worshippers ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Tin Hau ⓘ |
| festivalDate | 23rd day of the third lunar month ⓘ |
| function |
community gathering place
ⓘ
place of prayer for safe voyages ⓘ |
| governingBody | Chinese Temples Committee ⓘ |
| hasAccess | ferry from Central to Sok Kwu Wan ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
altar to Tin Hau
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incense burners ⓘ ornate roof decorations ⓘ traditional Chinese temple architecture ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Tin Hau Festival ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue |
architectural heritage
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cultural heritage ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
brick
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stone ⓘ timber ⓘ |
| heritageAuthority | Antiquities and Monuments Office of Hong Kong ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Grade III historic building ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
Chinese
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hong Kong
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linked to:
Hong Kong, China
Islands District ⓘ Sok Kwu Wan ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Lamma Island ⓘ |
| nearby |
Sok Kwu Wan Pier
ⓘ
linked to:
Sok Kwu Wan Ferry Pier
Sok Kwu Wan village ⓘ |
| partOf | network of Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong ⓘ |
| region |
Lamma Island south coast
ⓘ
linked to:
Lamma Island
|
| religion | Taoism ⓘ |
| setting | seaside ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
folk rituals
ⓘ
religious worship ⓘ tourist visits ⓘ |
| worshippedDeity |
Mazu
ⓘ
Tin Hau ⓘ
linked to:
Tianhou
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tin Hau Temple at Sok Kwu Wan Description of subject: Tin Hau Temple at Sok Kwu Wan is a historic seaside temple on Hong Kong’s Lamma Island dedicated to the sea goddess Tin Hau and popular with both worshippers and visitors for its cultural and architectural heritage.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.