近代沙頭角列為禁區,閒人難至,殊不知於200多年前,沙頭角卻是興盛的墟市,由村落聯盟「十約」經營的東和墟更是遠近知名,而香港法定古蹟山咀協天宮,正是現存少數與東和墟相關的主要廟宇。
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然而在網上地圖,以至指示牌均沒有協天宮的位置,向村民問路也只知天后廟而不知協天宮。其後在網上一張舊地界,尋找前身為山咀公立學校,於2003年回復舊名的福德學社小學旁的協天宮。循路尋至卻不果,還走進崗下村的鄧氏宗祠。其後再沿蓮麻坑路前行,步至福德學社小學(舊校),才找到供奉關帝,但採用鐵網圍欄封閉,看似荒廢的協天宮。
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眼前的協天宮已非二十世紀初支配沙頭角地區經濟的面貌,看起來還十分殘舊,但瓦牆俱在,正門「精忠昭日月,義氣貫乾坤」的對聯,以及協天宮橫匾仍在,字形猶顯蒼勁。此外,屋頂上的瓦當、滴水,正脊上棕紅色的夔龍紋飾,以及檐板的吉祥文飾仍保留完好,只是隔着圍欄,距離太遠,看不清楚細節。至於前進及後進的三葉形拱門,以及鰲魚灰塑枕樑等古建築便難以目及。
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