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Nestled in the heart of the only landlocked district in Hong Kong is the astonishing Wong Tai Sin temple.
坐落在香港唯一內陸區中心的黃大仙祠，真是讓人嘆為觀止
Which is home to three religions, Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism.
這里是三種宗教的圣地，道教，儒教，佛教
This is one of the most popular temples in Hong Kong,
這是香港最旺的廟宇之一
and it draws huge numbers of people here every single day.
每天都有大量的人們來到這里
But on New Year's Eve, this place is absolutely heaving.
但在除夕夜，這地方真的是人潮洶涌
There could be as many as 100,000 people here in the evening.
除夕夜會有多達10萬人來到這里
People come here every day to make offering incense sticks and pray.
每天都有人來這里，來燒香祈愿
But on New Year's Eve, it is a particularly important day to come
但在除夕夜，在這尤為重要的一天中
and to ask for health and good fortune for the coming year.
必須到此祈求來年的安康鴻運
What really brings the crowds to Wong Tai Sin
真正吸引人們來黃大仙祠的是
is the chance to have their fortune told according to an ancient practice, known as "kau cim."
他們能夠在這里用一種古老的方法算命，它叫“求簽”
To tell your fortune, you have to take a bamboo vessel
要算命的話，你得先拿一個竹筒
filled with 100 pre-sticks and shake it until one falls out.
然后搖晃里面的100根簽條，直至有一根晃出來
That numbered stick is then interpreted by a fortune teller.
然后拿著這根簽條讓算命先生算一下
