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Man Mo temple, main hall, Pau Kung shrine (left rear wall); A temple for the worship of the civil or literature god, Man Tai (Man Cheong) and the martial god, Mo Ta (Kwan Tai). The two gods (Man; Mo) were popularly patronized by scholars and students seeking progress in their study or ranking in the civil examinations in the Ming and Qing dynasties. The largest Man Mo Temple in Hong Kong is located at Nos. 124-126 Hollywood Road, in Sheung Wan. It was built in 1847. It is part of a complex that comprises three adjacent blocks namely Man Mo Temple, Lit Shing Temple (No. 128 Hollywood Road) and Kung Sor. Lit Shing Kung was created for the worship of all heavenly gods, while Kung Sor, built to the temple’s west, was an important assembly hall where community affairs and disputes were often discussed and settled (it is now a gift shop with an ancestral worship hall). The three blocks are separated by two alleys. The complex was listed as a historic monument in 2009. Source: Hong Kong Antiquities and Monuments Office [website]; http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Monument/en/index.php (accessed 5/9/2013)