香港仔大石角休憩花園

Aberdeen Boulder’s Corner Rest Garden

休憩花園位於香港仔舊大街南端，建於通往舊香港仔警署的斜坡腳的岩石上，在1980年代香港仔避風塘填海前，此處為臨海的制高點，並在1992年建成休憩花園。休憩花園依仗岩石的形態盤踞於上，形成四個不同高度的小平台，可眺望香港仔避風塘和對岸的鴨脷洲。在休憩花園入口的坡道的兩側，修建有供奉各路觀音、大王爺、北帝、關帝、土地公公和天后娘娘等神靈的迷你廟堂。大大小小的神像擺放在擋土坡上。由於香港仔曾是漁業和造船業重地，當年有大量蜑家人聚居，捕魚船和舢板停泊於此處，有近百年歷史的「廟仔群」讓漁民可以在出海前按心意和信仰祈求神明保佑。此習俗因為廟仔群在休憩花園的得當保育而得以延續至今。

The rest garden is located at the southern end of Aberdeen Old Main Street, on a rocky outcrop at the foot of the slope leading to the Old Aberdeen Police Station. Before the reclamation of the Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter in the 1980s, the site was the high point of the waterfront and was built as a rest garden in 1992. The garden is perched on a rocky terrain, forming four small platforms of varying heights with views of the Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter and Ap Lei Chau across the water. On both sides of the ramp at the garden entrance, are mini temples dedicated to various deities such as Kwun Yum, Tai Wong Yeh, Supreme Emperor of the Dark Heaven, Kwan Tai (Gwan Yu), Lord of the Ground and Goddess of the Sea. There are also large and small statues placed on the retaining slope. As Aberdeen was once an important fishing and shipbuilding area, there used to be many Tanka dwellers in the area, where fishing boats and sampans moored. The century-old “mini temple cluster” allow fishermen of all beliefs to pray for blessings before they set sail. This custom perpetuates and “mini temple cluster” is preserved in the rest garden.