Lo Pan Temple
15 Ching Lin Terrace
Lo Pan, also known as Kungshu Pan, lived in the State of Lu (now Shandong province) during the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC). He was a talented carpenter and builder, and is revered as the patron saint of Chinese carpenters, masons, bricklayers and building contractors. The temple was first built in 1884 and rebuilt at the same site in 1928. Its construction was made possible by donations from many individuals and companies related to the construction industry. Featuring a two-hall, one-courtyard layout of a single bay, the temple is embellished with intricate murals, plaster mouldings and pottery decorations. Its distinctive stepped gable walls (poetically called the “Five Peaks Paying Tribute to Heaven”) are very rare in Hong Kong. Lo Pan Temple was declared a monument in 2024.