Lung Yeuk Tau

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]

Lung Yeuk Tau
Traditional Chinese	龍躍頭
Cantonese Yale	lùhng yeuhk tàuh
Transcriptions Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization lùhng yeuhk tàuh Jyutping lung4 joek3 tau4

View of Lung Yeuk Tau and the Ng Tung River

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:

Name	Photographs	Notes	Coordinates/References
Siu Hang Tsuen (小坑村)			22.50951°N 114.14721°E [4]
San Wai (新圍) aka. Kun Lung Wai (覲龍圍)		A walled village. Kun Lung Gate Tower and the Enclosing Walls and Corner Watch Towers of Kun Lung Wai are declared monuments[5][6][7][8]	22.507121°N 114.14842°E
Sin Shut Study Hall (善述書室), in San Uk Tsuen (新屋村)		Grade II historic building[9]	22.50448°N 114.14862°E
Wing Ning Wai (永寧圍)		A walled village.	22.501585°N 114.150191°E
Wing Ning Tsuen (永寧村)			22.50103°N 114.1508°E [10]
Tung Kok Wai (東閣圍) aka. Ling Kok Wai (嶺角圍)[11]		A walled village.[12] It is listed as a Grade I historic building of Hong Kong.[13]	22.500589°N 114.153543°E
Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall (松嶺鄧公祠)		Declared monument[14][15]	22.497837°N 114.152737°E
Tin Hau Kung (天后宮)		Tin Hau Temple. A declared monument.[16][17] It is located next to the Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall.	22.497503°N 114.152691°E
Lo Wai (老圍)		A walled village. The Entrance Tower and Enclosing Walls of Lo Wai are declared monuments[18][19]	22.497808°N 114.151892°E
Ma Wat Wai (麻笏圍)		A walled village. The Entrance Tower of Ma Wat Wai is a declared monument[20][21]	22.499027°N 114.149998°E
Shek Lo (石廬)		Grade II historic building[22]	22.497397°N 114.149608°E
Tsung Kyam Church (崇謙堂)		[23] Grade III historic building. Located at No. 20 Shung Him Tong Tsuen.	22.49699°N 114.14889°E
Stone tablets to ward off evil spirits (擋煞碑石)			[24]
Shrines of the Earth God			[25]

See also

• Heritage trails in Hong Kong
• Ping Shan Heritage Trail, in Yuen Long District
• Fan Leng Lau

References

1. 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.
2. Antiquities and Monuments Office. Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail
3. Antiquities and Monuments Office: Tsz Tong Tsuen
4. Antiquities and Monuments Office: Siu Hang Tsuen
5. Antiquities and Monuments Office: Kun Lung Gate Tower: Declared monument
6. Antiquities and Monuments Office: Kun Lung Walls: Declared monument
7. Antiquities and Monuments Office: San Wai
8. Virtual tour of Kun Lung Wai
9. Antiquities and Monuments Office: Study Hall
10. Antiquities and Monuments Office: Wing Ning Tsuen
11. Antiquities and Monuments Office: Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail
12. Antiquities and Monuments Office: Tung Kok Wai
13. Antiquities Advisory Board. List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results
14. Antiquities and Monuments Office: Ancestral Hall: Declared monument
15. Antiquities and Monuments Office: Ancestral Hall
16. Antiquities and Monuments Office: Tin Hau Temple: Declared monument
17. Antiquities and Monuments Office: Tin Hau Temple
18. Antiquities and Monuments Office: Lo Wai: Declared monument
19. Antiquities and Monuments Office: Lo Wai
20. Antiquities and Monuments Office: Ma Wat Wai: Declared monument
21. Antiquities and Monuments Office: Ma Wat Wai
22. Antiquities and Monuments Office: Shek Lo
23. Antiquities and Monuments Office: Tsung Kyam Church
24. Antiquities and Monuments Office: Stone tablets
25. 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. Hong Kong Anthropological Society. 6. 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

• 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