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Lung Yeuk Tau (Chinese: 龍躍頭; lit. 'Mountain of Jumping Dragon'), commonly known as Lung Ku Tau (龍骨頭; 'Dragon bones') and also called Lung Ling (龍嶺; 'Dragon peak') is an area located northeast of Luen Wo Hui in Fanling, New Territories, Hong Kong.




Administration


For electoral purposes, Lung Yeuk Tau is part of the Queen's Hill constituency of the North District Council. It is currently represented by Law Ting-tak, who was elected in the local elections.
Lung Yeuk Tau (including San Uk Tsuen, San Wai, Wing Ning Tsuen, Wing Ning Wai, Ma Wat Tsuen, Tung Kok Wai and Lo Wai) forms collectively a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.




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:

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:

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)
Wing Ning Tsuen (永寧村), also called Tai Tang (大廳)




History


Lung Yeuk Tau was served by the Lung Yeuk Tau station of the former Sha Tau Kok Railway, which was in operation from 1911 to 1928. Lung Yeuk Tau station was opened on 21 December 1911.




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


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




References






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 Christian Hakka community in Shung Him Tong Tsuen)
Choi, C.C. (1990). "Studies on Hong Kong Jiao Festivals" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 30: 26–43. ISSN 1991-7295.




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)

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Lung Yeuk Tau
• Lo Wai, Lung Yeuk Tau
• San Uk Tsuen (Lung Yeuk Tau)
• Walled villages of Hong Kong
• Fanling
• Declared monuments of Hong Kong
• Tang Clan
• Wing Ning Wai
• Sha Tau Kok Branch
• Ma Wat Wai