Ping Che
Ping Che (Chinese: 坪輋) is a village in Ta Kwu Ling, North District, Hong Kong.
Che (輋; Jyutping: ce4; literally "clear land for agriculture by burning") refers to the method of farming used by the Che people .
Features
The Cheung Shan Monastery in Ping Che is a declared monument. Probably first constructed in 1789, the existing two-hall structure is believed to have been fully rebuilt in 1868.[1]
The Tin Hau Temple in Ping Che is a Grade II Historic Building.[2]
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- Delineation of area of existing village Ping Che (Ta Kwu Ling) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- P.H. Hase, "Cheung Shan Kwu Tsz (長山古寺), An Old Buddhist Nunnery in the New Territories and its Place in Local Society" Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. Vol. 29 (1989). ISSN 1991-7295.
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