Sheung Shui Wai
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Sheung Shui Wai (上水圍), also known as Sheung Shui Heung (上水鄉) is a walled village, located in Sheung Shui, Hong Kong.
It is one of the very few rural settlements having retained its original moat which was built in 1646. Characterized by its magnificent moat and landscape setting, the walled village is the core of the Liu (廖) clan, of which ancestors came originally from Fujian during the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368). It is widely believed that the Liu clan began to settle in this part of the New Territories at the end of the 16th century.[1]
The Liu Man Chek Tong Ancestral Hall (廖萬石堂), built in 1751, is a declared monument[2] since January 18, 1985.[3] The Liu Ying Lung Study Hall, located at Po Sheung Tsuen, is a Grade II Historic Building.[4] Its restoration project won an Honourable Mention in the 2006 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation.[5][6][7]
[edit] References
- ^ Planning Department: Fanling & Sheung Shui - Historical Background
- ^ Liu Man Chek Tong Ancestral Hall on AMO website
- ^ Environment Protection Department - List of Declared Monuments as on 1 January 1999
- ^ List of Graded Historic Buildings in Hong Kong (as at 7 Nov 2008)
- ^ Press release - Liu "Ying Lung Study Hall restoration project wins UNESCO Heritage Award"
- ^ The Standard: "UN honors Liu clan for saving hall", December 05, 2006
- ^ 2006 Awards Entries for Culture Heritage Conservation
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