Ping Shan Heritage Trail

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        Although Tin Shui Wai has become known as the “City of Sadness”, hidden away among high-rise apartment towers and busy highways the past lives on in the New Territories which located the northwest Hong Kong. Discover a living museum shaped by the rise and developed of the co-called five great clans of Hong Kong. Taking in historic sites around the New Territories in Yeun Long district. The Heritage Tour brings to life the customs and culture of these clans and provides a fascinating glimpse of Hong Kong rich heritage.

        Home of “Tang” clan, they have been establishing themselves in New Territories for many hundreds of year ago and you may experience those greatest Historical buildings which provide a foundation of Hong Kong life hundreds and hundreds for years ago when hardworking peasants worked their small farm holdings.

Ø   Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda

Situated to the north of Sheung Cheung Wai, the Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda (Pagoda of Gathering Stars) is only ancient pagoda in Hong Kong. According to the genealogy of the Tang clan in Ping Shan, the pagoda was built by Tang Yin Tung of the 7^th generation more than 600 years ago.

Ø   Yeung Hau Temple and old Well

Yeung Hau Temple located in Hang Tau Tsuen is one of the six temples in Yuen Long dedicated to the deity Hau Wong (Emperor Hau). It is believed to have a history that dates back several hundred years.

Ø   Yu Kiu Ancestral Hall and Tang Ancestral Hall

Yu Kiu Ancestral Hall is situated between Hang Tau Tsuen and Hang Mei Tsuen to the south of the Tang Ancestral Hall. According to clan records, the hall was constructed by Tang Fung Shun of the clan’s 5^th generation about 700 years ago.

Ø   Kun Ting Study Hall

Kun Ting Study Hall located in Hang Mei Tsuen in Ping Shan, it was built in 1870 by Tang Heung Chuen of the 22^nd generation of the Tang clan in commemoration of his father Tang Kun Ting. The study hall provided facilities for both ancestral worship and education.

Ø   Ping Shan Tang Clan Gallery

Constructed in 1899, the old Ping Shan Police Station is one of the few remaining pre-war police stations in the New Territories. The station compound was used by various units of the police force; after being superseded by the Yuen Long Station in the 1960, it continued as a training center and headquarters for the Police Dog the premises was formally handed over to the Leisure and Cultural Service Department in late 2002 and was converted into the Ping Shan Tang Clan Gallery cum Heritage Trail Visitors Center, which introduces the history of the Tang clan and the monuments along the trail. The center was opened in 2007.

Ø   Yuen Long Town

Yuen Long is situated in the northwest of the New Territories in a large alluvial plain surrounded by hills on three sides. The district is renowned for its rich cultural heritage and abundance of antiquities and monuments. People would like to purchase the souvenirs, such as “wife’s cake & egg rolls”, produced by Hang Heung Cake Shop, and is well known to both local and overseas visitors. The pastry is hand-made and the cakes are freshly baked every day.


How To Get There ?

You can reach the trail via West Rail. The pagoda is right beside Tin Shui Wai station.
From the visitor centre, it's around five minutes walk to Ping Shan light rail station, from where you can ride the light rail to Yuen Long West Rail station !!!

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