Sam Kai Vui Kun
Chinese temple in Macau
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Sam Kai Vui Kun, known also as Kuan Tai Temple, (Chinese: 三街會館) is located in front of St. Dominic's Market Complex, near Senado Square in Sé, Macau, China.[1] The temple was built in 1750.[2]
Kuan Tai (Chinese: 關帝) is the Anglicized spelling of Lord Guan, an important general during the Three Kingdoms period in China, being now honored and worshiped in Taoism, Confucianism and Chinese Buddhism.
History
In 2005, the temple became one of the designated sites of the Historic Centre of Macau enlisted on UNESCO World Heritage List.
See also
- A-Ma Temple, built in 1488
- Kun Iam Temple, built in 1627
- Tam Kung Temple (Macau), built in 1862
- Na Tcha Temple, built in 1888
- Martial temple
- Man Mo Temple (Hong Kong)
- Kwan Tai temples in Hong Kong
- Hip Tin temples in Hong Kong
