There is a deity for just about everything in the spiritual melting pot of Hong Kong. Located in Kennedy Town on the western end of Hong Kong Island, the Lo Pan Temple is the only temple in Hong Kong dedicated to Lo Pan, the patron saint of Chinese builders and carpenters. Lo Pan (also known as Lu Ban) was a Chinese carpenter, engineer, philosopher, inventor, military thinker and statesman who lived during the Spring and Autumn Period (771–476 BC).

Carvings inside the temple reveal it was constructed in 1884 by the Contractors’ Guild through donations from people of related trades. Nowadays, most worshippers are building workers who wish to pay homage to their industry sage and pray for his blessing. These devotees celebrate the birthday of Lo Pan on the 13^th day of the sixth Chinese lunar month each year.

The temple is a two-hall structure richly decorated with mural paintings, as well as Shiwan ceramic figurines and mouldings. On the two sides of the main door are engravings of Chinese poems that praise Lo Pan’s contribution to architecture. Restoration on this Grade 1 historical building involved work on the roof’s tiles, purlins (roof beams) and walls.