Hip Tin Temple in Shan Tsui, Sha Tau Kok, was rebuilt on its original site between 1894 and 1895. It is dedicated to the worship of Kwan Tai. Since Kwan Tai was bestowed the title "Hip Tin" in Ming dynasty, some Kwan Tai temples are called Hip Tin Temple. Five stone plaques in Hip Tin Temple are inscribed with details of its reconstruction, reflecting the social network of the Sha Tau Kok area with overseas Chinese. The Temple is embellished with a delicately carved wooden altar, eaves boards, trefoil doorways and dragon fish.

Hip Tin Temple in Shan Tsui represents an important historical landmark in the early development of Sha Tau Kok. It was a religious, communal and educational venue in the district, as well as one of few existing temples associated with the Tung Wo Market in Sha Tau Kok. It bears witness to the economic and social development of Sha Tau Kok in the nineteenth century. The Hakka villages in Sha Tau Kok formed the “Shap Yeuk” (Alliance of Ten) village alliance in about 1830 and established the Tung Wo Market, exerting a significance influence on the economic development of Sha Tau Kok.

In the 1920s and 1930s, Hip Tin Temple was used as the premises of Fuk Tak Study Hall to provide early education to children in Shan Tsui village and nearby mainland Chinese pupils. After the fall of Guangzhou in 1938, Fuk Tak Study Hall was made available to Guangdong College of Traditional Chinese Medicine so that the college could resume classes and continue to nurture talents in traditional Chinese medicine. The study hall witnessed the efforts of Hong Kong and mainland compatriots in overcoming the hardships, reflecting the close linkage in the history of the Greater Bay Area.

In 1959, the government allocated funding to Shan Tsui village for the construction of a school with three classrooms beside Hip Tin Temple. Named Shan Tsui Public School, the new school used parts of the temple as its office and classrooms. To accommodate the growing number of students, the government provided grants for the construction of a new campus, which was inaugurated in September 2015. In the same year, the school was renamed Fuk Tak Education Society Primary School, after its sponsoring body. Today, it is one of the schools on the Hong Kong border that was expanded to accommodate cross-boundary students, providing support to children in the GBA. The school is just a few steps from Hip Tin Temple.

Address:
Shan Tsui, Sha Tau Kok (Within Frontier Closed Area).

Hip Tin Temple is temporarily closed for maintenance.