Longmu
Chinese goddess
About Longmu
Statue of Longmu in Tam Kung Temple, Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong.
In Chinese mythology, Longmu , transliterated as Lung Mo in Cantonese, was a Chinese woman who was deified as a goddess after raising five infant dragons. Longmu and her dragons developed a strong bond and have thus become examples of filial devotion and parental love, important virtues in Chinese culture.
Legend Longmu's historic name was Wen Shi . She was born in 290 BC (during the Qin dynasty) in Guangdong province, near the Xi River . Her family's ancestral home was in the Teng County in Guangxi province. She was the second of three daughters of Wen Tianrui and Liang Shi . Managed by the Chinese Temples Committee. The interior of the temple can be explored with Google Street View.
Eastern edge of Lam Tin Park, Kwun Tong District Lung Mo Temple Part of the Dei Mu Yun Gwan Temple complex
Lo Wai , Tsuen Wan District Lung Mo Temple, Tsuen Wan (, 荃灣龍母廟)
Peng Chau Lung Mo Temple (坪洲龍母廟) aka. Yuet Lung Sing Yuen
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