Religion:Lords of the Three Mountains

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The temple of the Lords of the Three Mountains in the village of Ngau Chi Wan near Ping Shek Estate in Hong Kong.

The Lords of the Three Mountains (Chinese: 三山國王; pinyin: Sānshān Guówáng, also Kings of the Three Mountains) are a triad of Taoist deities worshiped in Southern China among the Teochew people and some Hakka people in Taiwan.[1]

The Three Mountains refer to three mountains in Jiexi County, Jieyang City of Guangdong:[2]

  1. Jin Mountain (巾山) - protected by the Great Lord
  2. Ming Mountain (明山) - protected by the Second Lord
  3. Du Mountain (獨山) - protected by the Third Lord

Temples

  • Three Mountains King Temple in Jiuru Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan
  • Sam Shan Kwok Wong Temple in Ngau Chi Wan, New Kowloon, Hong Kong

References

  1. ↑ . Taiwan Government Information Office. 2010. pp. 295. http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/5-gp/yearbook/2010/20Religion.pdf. [|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  2. ↑ Chiu, Yenkuei (2011). "Temple of the Lords of the Three Mountains". Encyclopedia of Taiwan. Council for Cultural Affairs. http://taiwanpedia.culture.tw/en/content?ID=4317. Retrieved 24 February 2012. 



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