Lung Yeuk Tau
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Lung Yeuk Tau (Chinese: 龍躍頭), commonly known as Lung Ku Tau and also called Lung Ling ("Mountain of Dragon") is an area located northeast of Luen Wo Hui in Fanling, New Territories, Hong Kong.[1]
Villages
Lung Yeuk Tau is home to the Five Wais (walled villages) and Six Tsuens (villages) (五圍六村) of the Tang Clan.
The "Five Wais" (五圍) are:[2]
- Lo Wai (老圍)
- Ma Wat Wai (麻笏圍)
- San Wai (新圍), also called Kun Lung Wai (覲龍圍)
- Tung Kok Wai (東閣圍), also known as Ling Kok Wai (嶺角圍)
- Wing Ning Wai (永寧圍)
The "Six Tsuen" (六村) are:[2]
- Kun Lung Tsuen (覲龍村)
- Ma Wat Tsuen (麻笏村)
- San Uk Tsuen (新屋村)
- Siu Hang Tsuen (小坑村)
- Tsz Tong Tsuen (祠堂村)[3]
- Wing Ning Tsuen (永寧村), also called Tai Tang (大廳)
Heritage Trail
The area is home to several declared monuments and walled villages. The Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail has been established to promote and facilitate the visit of some of the historical places of the area. Places along the Heritage Trail include:
See also
References
- ^ Mak, Michael Y.; So, Albert T. (2015). Scientific Feng Shui for the Built Environment: Theories and Applications. City University of Hong Kong Press. pp. 132–142. ISBN 9789629372361.
- ^ a b Antiquities and Monuments Office. Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office: Tsz Tong Tsuen
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office: Siu Hang Tsuen
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office: Kun Lung Gate Tower: Declared monument
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office: Kun Lung Walls: Declared monument
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office: San Wai
- ^ Virtual tour of Kun Lung Wai
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office: Study Hall
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office: Wing Ning Tsuen
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office: Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office: Tung Kok Wai
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office: Ancestral Hall: Declared monument
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office: Ancestral Hall
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office: Tin Hau Temple: Declared monument
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office: Tin Hau Temple
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office: Lo Wai: Declared monument
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office: Lo Wai
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office: Ma Wat Wai: Declared monument
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office: Ma Wat Wai
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office: Shek Lo
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office: Tsung Kyam Church
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office: Stone tablets
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office: Stone tablets
Further reading
- Zhao, Zhiming (1998). The Tangs of Lung Yeuk Tau: A Chinese lineage in contemporary social context (Thesis). Ohio State University.
- Jaya Gopan, Temily; Li, Zhao; Zhuang, Shuting (2012). "Modern Traditional Village Life in Hong Kong: The Case of Lung Yeuk Tau Village" (PDF). The Hong Kong Anthropologist. 6. Hong Kong Anthropological Society. OCLC 29371328.
- Constable, Nicole (August 1994). Christian Souls and Chinese Spirits: A Hakka Community in Hong Kong. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520083844. (about a Chistian Hakka community in Shung Him Tong Tsuen)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lung Yeuk Tau.
- Delineation of area of existing village Lung Yeuk Tau (Fanling) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Antiquities and Monuments Office: Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail webpage
- Antiquities and Monuments Office: Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail booklet (2015)
- Antiquities and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System. San Uk Tsuen
- Antiquities and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System. Wing Ning Tsuen
