My colleagues and I had a few minutes of downtime whilst in the midlevels of Hong Kong island and our meeting was just across the street from the Man Mo Temple, on Hollywood Road. So we popped in. Not great shakes but I wouldn't call it 5 minutes wasted.It was built in the 27th year of Emporer Daoguang, Qing Dynasty, otherwise known as 1847. My favorite part is the incense coils that slowly burn from top to bottom (third picture). Easy to get serene staring at their slow burn and there were scores of them throughout the temple hung from the ceiling.
The funny thing about this place is that Tracy and I actually stumbled across it during our honeymoon (that's why I recognized it in the first place), of which one leg was in Hong Kong. Brought back some nice memories of a time that feels much longer than 8 years ago.
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