Interesanteng lugar
Kat Hing Wai Walled Village
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Lokasyon
9 Kam Sheung Rd
New Territories
Kam Tin
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If you want to have a look at what HK once was, take the MTR to Kam Sheung Road, just outside the town of Yuen Long lies an old walled village, still inhabited by the descendents of those who once built these walls
Heritage site for study halls and local history of the Tang Ancestry. Kam Tin is the origin of the biggest indigenous Tang Clan (鄧) in Hong Kong. The ancestor of indigenous Tang, Tang Hon Fat (鄧漢黻) settled his family from Jiangxi to Sham Tin in 973. During the reign of Wanli Emperor (1572–1620) of Ming Dynasty, Sham Tin was renamed Kam Tin. Kat Hing Wai, is the most famous walled settlement located in Kam Tin. It is a compact village consisting mainly of narrow row-houses and temples separated by small winding alleys. The wall was erected to fend off pirates and bandits who were common in the area in the last millennium. It was the site of a rebellion against British rule in 1899.
Heritage site for study halls and local history of the Tang Ancestry. Kam Tin is the origin of the biggest indigenous Tang Clan (鄧) in Hong Kong. The ancestor of indigenous Tang, Tang Hon Fat (鄧漢黻) settled his family from Jiangxi to Sham Tin in 973. During the reign of Wanli Emperor (1572–1620) of…
See the settlement wall built over 100 years ago around a compact village, with narrow row houses.