Tam Kung Temple Coloane Island Macau SAR China

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Macau, China. 17th Sept, 2013. Tam Kung temple 譚公廟 Avenida de Cinco de Outubro, Largo Tam Kong Miu, Coloane. (譚公, literally "Lord Tam") or Tam Tai Sin (譚大仙) is a sea deity worshiped in Hong Kong and Macau. Built 1862. In Chinese folk legends, Tam Kung was one of gods who could forecast the weather. Born in Huizhou Prefecture. It was said that he could cure patients in his childhood. Tam Kung became an immortal in heaven at the age of twenty in the Nine-dragon Mountain in Huizhou. Coloane is one of the two main islands of the Macau Special Administrative Region, located directly south of Macau's other main island, Taipa. 17th September 2013 © Jayne Russell/Alamy

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Size: 4672px × 7000px
Location: Avenida de Cinco de Outubro, Largo Tam Kong Miu, Coloane
Photo credit: © Jayne Russell / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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