港島大坑蓮花宮大概建於1863年,用以供奉觀音。
蓮花宮的建築非常獨特,設有重檐攢尖頂的前殿呈八角形,與長方形正殿之間沒有天井。由於廟宇坐落於山坡,前殿需建於一個拱式石砌平台上。通往廟宇的入口階梯設於前殿左右兩側,與傳統正門設在正面中央有所不同。
蓮花宮於2014年列為古蹟。背境是山上圓柱形的勵德邨公屋。
Lin Fa (Lotus) Temple in Tai Hang on Hong Kong Island was probably built in 1863 to worship Kwun Yam, Goddess of Mercy.
The architecture of the Lotus Temple is very unique. The front hall with the heavy eaves and spires is octagonal, and there is no patio between it and the rectangular main hall. Since the temple is located on a hillside, the front hall needs to be built on an arched stone platform. The entrance stairs to the temple are located on the left and right sides of the front hall, which is different from the traditional main entrance in the front centre.
Lotus Temple was listed as a monument in 2014. Lai Tak Tsuen, a cylindrical-shaped public housing estate, is uphill in the background.
楊必興 P H Yang
專業攝影師。人生上半場在IBM、惠普和匯豐銀行等跨國公司擔任高級技術及管理層的IT人。數十年後,楊必興改變了軌跡,選擇追求他對攝影的終身熱愛。他屢獲殊榮,在三藩市、華盛頓、北京和香港曾舉辦十多場個人攝影展,包括香港PMQ開幕攝影展。作品經常在國際媒體的首頁刋登,包括CNN、CrowdSpark(前Newzulu、Citizenside)、Demotix、《三藩市紀事報》、Hong Kong Free Press、香港01、《信報月刊》、《明報》、《蘋果日報》、TVB等。他的作品授權《Lonely Planet旅遊指南》和港龍航空機上雜誌《絲路》刊登。2015年榮獲香港人權藝術獎。
Professional photographer. After decades working as an IT professional in senior technical and management positions with multinationals such as IBM, HP and HSBC, P H Yang changed tack and chose to pursue his life-long passion in photography. Award-winning photographer Yang is an exhibited and published artist in North America and Asia. His work is frequently featured on the front page of international media – CNN; CrowdSpark (formerly Newzulu, Citizenside) and Demotix; San Francisco Chronicle; Hong Kong Free Press; Hong Kong 01; Hong Kong Economic Journal Monthly; Ming Pao; Apple Daily; TVB...His work is licensed by Lonely Planet travel guides and Dragonair's in-flight magazine Silkroad. Yang has held over 10 solo exhibitions in San Francisco, Washington DC, Beijing and Hong Kong including PMQ's opening photo exhibition. Yang won the Hong Kong Human Rights Arts Prize in 2015.
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