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  Tam Kung - Definition, explanation
Tam Kung (譚公) is a sea deity worshiped in Hong Kong and Macau.
Tam Kung became an immortal in heaven at the age of twenty in the Nine-dragon Mountain in Huizhou.
On Tam Kung's birthday on the 8th day of the 4th month in Chinese calendar, a special ceremony including parade and dragon dance is held in honor of him.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/t/ta/tam_kung.php   (316 words)

  
  Tam Kung - InformationBlast
Tam Kung (譚公) is a sea deity worshiped in Hong Kong and Macau.
Tam Kung because an immortal in heaven at the age of twenty in the Nine-dragon Mountain in Huizhou.
On Tam Kung's birthday on the 8th day of the 4th month in Chinese calendar, a special ceremony including parade and dragon dance is held in honor of him.
www.informationblast.com /Tam_Kung.html   (285 words)

  
 Tam Kung birthday
Tam Kung is a local Taoist god of the sea and is said to control the weather.
This is the oldest Tam Kung Temple in Hong Kong.
Tam Kung festival in Shau Kei Wan on Hong Kong Island is celebrated in a similar manner to the Tin Hau Festival.
www.thaiworldview.com /hongkong/feast/tamkung.htm   (902 words)

  
 Tam Kung   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Tam Kung (譚公, literally "Lord Tam") is a sea deity worshiped in Hong Kong and Macau.
There is also a Tam Kung Temple at Rua de Cinco de Outubro in Coloane, Macao.
Tam Kung became an immortal in heaven at the age of twenty in the Nine-dragon Mountain in Huizhou.
en.askmore.net /Tam_Kung.htm   (363 words)

  
 Tam Yam Kung networks in Malaysia finance insurgents : PM
Tam Yam Kung networks in Malaysia finance insurgents : PM Home
Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont revealed on Tuesday that restaurants and stalls selling Thai Tam Yam Kung in Malaysia have financed the insurgent movement that is involved in daily violence in the three southernmost provinces of Thailand.
There are hundreds of Thai Tom Yam Kung stalls and restaurants along the ThaiMalaysia border, mostly in the city of Kota Baru in Kelantan, as well as in the capital of Kuala Lumpur.
www.nationmultimedia.com /2006/11/21/headlines/headlines_30019561.php   (264 words)

  
 Tam Kung Temple in HK   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Tam Kung's birthday festival is celebrated at the Tam Kung Temple in ShauKeiWan,a fishing port of long standing on Hong Kong Island.
Tam Kung was born in Guangdong Province during the Ching dynasty.
Tam Kung is a Taoist child-god whose extraordinarily powers developed when he was 12 years old.
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 Wikinfo | Tam Kung   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Tam Kung (譚公) is a sea deity worshiped in Hong Kong and Macau.
There is a big rock in front of the temple and is believed to be Tam Kung's magic stamp.
Local residents and fishermen are the sincere worshippers.On the birthday of Tam Kung (8th of April in Lunar calender),they will have a celebration and play a so called "kung fu" show which is a major part of the celebration.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Tam_Kung   (222 words)

  
 ARCHIVE   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Tam Kung Temple at Wong Nai Chung, Happy Valley is one of the temples under the direct management of the Chinese Temples Committee.
There are a few Tam Kung temples in Hong Kong, where the most important one is located at Shau Kei Wan.
After the demolishment of the first Tam Kung temple in Happy Valley, a new temple was built at no. 9, Blue Pool Road in 1901.
www.arch.cuhk.edu.hk /servera/resch/cahu/research/consultancy/TamKung/index.html   (234 words)

  
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 Expression of Tam Tui? - Kung Fu Magazine Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: )
I have seen two translation of Tam Tui both seeming to have different expression: SPRING legs or SNAPPING legs.
The second as a verb meaning to snap, This version is advocated by Islamic practitioners and is connected to Kun Lun.
Kung luk, my interest in this has more to do with form's history.
ezine.kungfumagazine.com /forum/showthread.php?p=412322   (1829 words)

  
 Tam Tui ? - Kung Fu Magazine Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: )
I would like to know the name of the movement that is in Little Praying Mantis and 3rd form.
killer kung fu commando streetfighter who has used his devastating fighting system to defeat hordes of attackers in countless combat situations
Ok I see now.Hey KNH are you going to come to the lion dance performances?Haven't seen you in a while.
forum.kungfumagazine.com /forum/showthread.php?t=9832   (912 words)

  
 Hong Kong Events: The Birthday of Tam Kung
Hong Kong Events: The Birthday of Tam Kung
Tam Kung Temple in Shau Kei Wan on Hong Kong Island is the place to be on May 5, 2006, to celebrate the birthday of Tam Kung, another important patron of seafarers believed to bestow safe voyages and happiness.
This boy-god is said to be able to calm storms by tossing a handful of peas into the air.
www.hong-kong-hotels.ws /events/tamkung-birthday.htm   (96 words)

  
 Police Report   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Sai Kung Man Yee Road is expected to be very congested during the run.
Taxis may not be allowed to pass through the Pak Tam Chung Barrier when the situation warrants.
The participants are advised not to drive their private vehicles but to take the public transport to the venue.
www.info.gov.hk /police/hkp-home/english/pr/200212/021219-1.htm   (206 words)

  
 Hong Kong China Tourism: Sai Kung - SideStep
Located on the eastern coast of the New Territories, Sai Kung is the second largest and least populated of Hong Kong's 18 districts and encompasses three country parks.
To reach Sai Kung Town, take the MTR to Choi Hung Station, and then board minibus no. 1A for a 20-minute ride to Sai Kung Town.
After selecting your lobster, prawns, or fish from its live tanks, after which it will be weighed by the catty (one catty is about 1 1/2 lb.), you'll be given a number and your selections will be sent directly to the kitchen, along with your directions for cooking.
www.sidestep.com /travel-info-t0078034529-sai_kung_hong_kong_china   (529 words)

  
 Shop Premises At 45-63A Tam Kung Road For Sale By Public Tender - Hong Kong   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The property is to be sold on an “as-is” basis and subject to the existing tenancy.
Strategically located near the junction of Tam Kung Road and Ma Tau Kok Road in Ma Tau Wai, the property enjoys high pedestrian flow with the established residential developments in the vicinity, including Jubilant Place, Grandview Garden and Majestic Park.
The property for sale stretches a total gross floor area of approximately 10,500 sq ft (gross); Unit E on the Ground Floor covers approximately 900 sq ft (gross) while Units A to J on the Mezzanine Floor cover approximately 9,600 sq ft (gross).
www.joneslanglasalle.com.hk /en-GB/news/2004/240804TamKungRoad.htm   (298 words)

  
 Ilha de Coloane Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
Tam Kung temple, with a fine tole roof decorated with porcelain figures is dedicated to Tam Kung, a Taoist god of seafarers.
The heart of Coloane Village is the central square where the bus stop is located as well as several restaurants and the popular Lord Stow's Bakery is. The village itself stretches north to the old ferry pier, and south along the waterfront promenade to the Tam Kung temple.
This temple, with a fine toll roof decorated with porcelain figures, is dedicated to Tam Kung, a Taoist god of seafarers.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/Macao/Concelho_das_Ilhas/Ilha_de_Coloane-1495525/Things_To_Do-Ilha_de_Coloane-R-2.html   (1274 words)

  
 Chinese Festivals in Hong Kong: 2007; BigWhiteGuy.com
February 19 — Che Kung was a general in the Sung Dynasty.
He was advanced to the level of a Taoist deity for saving the people of Sha Tin Valley in the New Territories from a plague.
Those seeking Che Kung's good fortune stop by to see the fortune tellers, who will spin a wheel of fortune three times to ensure good luck for the year ahead.
www.bigwhiteguy.com /baskets/festival.php   (1946 words)

  
 thai khao tam kung prawn and rice soup
thai khao tam kung prawn and rice soup.
Khao tam is a fairly bland and innocuous soup, that is always considered a meal in itself never served with other foods.
thai khao tam kung prawn and rice soup - thai khao tam kung prawn and rice soup.
www.thaipro.com /z1005a/177_thailand.html   (414 words)

  
 Virgin Atlantic - Events: Tam Kung Birthday Festival (Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong Island, China)
Tam Kung is a local Taoist boy-god said to control the weather.
His birthday festival, which coincides with Buddha's, is celebrated with considerable devotion and fanfare at the Tam Kung Temple, built in…
Kwan Tai is the God of War and the patron god of the Hong Kong police - and, interestingly, gangsters.
virginatlantic.whatsonwhen.com /sisp/index.htm?fx=event&event_id=20363   (339 words)

  
 Tam Yam Kung networks in Malaysia finance insurgents : PM
Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont revealed on Tuesday that restaurants and stalls selling Thai Tam Yam Kung in Malaysia have financed the insurgent movement that is involved in daily violence in the three southernmost provinces of Thailand.
Surayud said the government is attempting to break down the network in order to halt the series of violent attacks in Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala provinces.
There are hundreds of Thai Tom Yam Kung stalls and restaurants along the ThaiMalaysia border, mostly in the city of Kota Baru in Kelantan, as well as in the capital of Kuala Lumpur.
nationmultimedia.com /2006/11/21/headlines/headlines_30019561.php   (264 words)

  
 Event Search: Hong Kong Religion   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Legend has it that a soothsayer once advised a man to avoid disaster by taking his family to a high place for the entire ninth day of the ninth moon.
Hundreds of devotees pay tribute to him at the Che Kung Temple on the second day of lunar New Year, his birthday…
The ancient Ching Ming (or Qingming) festival takes place 105 days after the Winter Solstice in the cemeteries of Hong Kong, where families pay respect to their ancestors with various offerings.
www.istc.org /sisp/index.htm?fx=event.search&loc_id=147486&cat_id=168   (490 words)

  
 Amazon.com: "Lei Kung": Key Phrase page   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Thunder-beings Lei Kung and Yuan-shih T'ien- tsun, Celestial Venerable of the Primordial Beginning, originated all spiritual sciences that originated in an- cient China...
Clearly, this is no way to treat one's students, and sifu Lei Kung (Liu Chia-liang) recognizes the futility of the situation.
the Ancestor of Thunder, Lei Kung, the Duke of Thunder, Tien Mu, the Mother of Lightning, Fng Po, the Count of Wind, and Yd Shih, the...
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 The Origin of Wah Lum Tam Tui Praying Mantis Kung Fu
The Origin of Wah Lum Tam Tui Praying Mantis Kung Fu In the early 1900's an already accomplished martial artist by the name of Lee Kwan Shan entered into the Wah Lum Monastery of Ping To district in Shantung province.
Master Pui Chan (currently the Grandmaster of Wah Lum Kung Fu Association) studied with Lee Kwan Shan and then continued to learn and train with his older Kung Fu brother, Chan Wan Ching making him the sixth generation master of Wah Lum.
Master Chan has done this in order to preserve the traditional ways of Kung Fu training, and to provide an atmosphere of serenity and sincerity in the modern world.
www.wahlumpai.us /the_origin_of_wahlum.htm   (543 words)

  
 Macau - Events & Festivals
Looked upon by fisherfolk, worshippers at the shrines of Taoist child god, Tam Kung, pray for health, wealth, knowledge and wisdom-and calm seas.
It was said that during the Qing Dynasty, the orphan Tam Kung who was raised by his grandmother attained extraordinary power at the age of 12, thus making him the subject of worship.
During this festival, Chinese opera will be staged at Coloane village where there is a temple dedicated to Tam Kung.
www.marimari.com /content/macau/events_festivals/may.html   (354 words)

  
 Hong Kong Digital Vision: Tam Kung Festival - Chinese Martial Arts :: Photoblog in Hong Kong
Chinese martial arts (中國武術), being demonstrated at Tam Kung Temple during Tam Kung Festival.
kung fu, also gongfu (功夫), wushu (武術) and guoshu (國術) are popular Chinese terms that have become synonymous with Chinese martial arts abroad.
Labels: chinese martial arts, festivals, hongkong, places, shau kei wan, tam kung festival, tam kung temple, 中國武術, 筲箕灣, 譚公廟, 譚公誕
hkdigit.blogspot.com /2007/06/tam-kung-festival-chinese-martial-arts.html   (236 words)

  
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Tam Kung is an important patron deity of seafarers.
His temple in Shau Kei Wan on Hong Kong Island was built in 1905
Tam Kung brings happiness and security to fishermen.
www.flylinktravel.com /03_airfare/TamKungBdayFest.asp   (187 words)

  
 Hong Kong Digital Vision: Tam Kung Temple :: Photoblog in Hong Kong
Place: Tam Kung Temple (譚公廟), Shau Kei Wan (筲箕灣), Hong Kong
Directions : Shau Kei Wan MTR Exit B1 and walk along Shau Kei Wan Main Street East to Tam Kung Temple Road
Labels: hongkong, places, shau kei wan, tam kung temple, 筲箕灣, 譚公廟
hkdigit.blogspot.com /2007/06/tam-kung-temple.html   (316 words)

  
 Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence - About Us - Location Map
Turn left to Tung Hei Road when you drive down the Island Eastern Corridor.
You will see the Tam Kung Temple, shipyards and Shau Kei Wan Wholesale Fish Market.
Our Museum is located next to the beginning of highway.
www.lcsd.gov.hk /CE/Museum/Coastal/en/section1-4.php   (89 words)

  
 Birthday of Tam Kung, Hong Kong
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The Tam Kung Festival celebrates the birthday of this patron saint of the sea who is said to bring security and happiness to all fishermen.
The celebration can be best observed at the Tam Kung Temple in Shau Kei Wan on Hong Kong Island.
www.planetware.com /hong-kong/birthday-of-tam-kung-hk-hk-tk.htm   (97 words)

  
 Hong Kong Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
Tam Kung Temple Tam = Surename of a chinese Kung = man (sometime if we use Kung Kung can mean grandpa), but in older days, Kung can just mean respectable man. According to legend, Tam Kung had supernatural power when he was a kid.
It was built during the reign of Emperor Guang Xu (1905 A.D.) by local residents and fishermen (they rely on good weather etc.).
There is a big stone placed in front of the temple for some 90 years is the magic seal of Tam Kung.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/Hong_Kong/Things_To_Do-Hong_Kong-BR-187.html   (950 words)

  
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In order to stop the plot, the Ming General enlists a kung fu master and his three disciples.
Detective Cheng is first to bring criminals and smugglers to justice, but when he's targeted for death by a group of tough crime-brokers, he must defend himself.
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 SkyTeam - Events Guide: Tam Kung Birthday Festival (Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong Island, China)
SkyTeam - Events Guide: Tam Kung Birthday Festival (Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong Island, China)
His birthday festival, which coincides with Buddha's, is celebrated with considerable devotion and fanfare at the Tam Kung Temple, built in 1905 in the Shau Kei Wan district on Hong Kong Island.
He can calm storms by throwing peas into the air, or cause them by throwing water.
events.skyteam.com /sisp/index.htm?fx=event&event_id=20363   (236 words)

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