Hung Shing Festival – Second Moon, Day 13
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The Hung Shing Festival commemorates the birthday of Hung Shing Tai Wong, God of the Southern Sea, on the 13th day of the second lunar month.

Hung Shing was a government official named Hung Hei during the Tang dynasty. A governor of Panyu, he was knowledgeable in astronomy and geography and helped merchants and fishermen with his ability to forecast the weather. Legend has it that Hung Shing continued to guard the people against natural disasters even after his death.

To commemorate this deity, fishermen along the South China coast built temples to worship him.


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