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Sheung Wo Hang is a Hakka village in Wo Hang, Sha Tau Kok, in the North District of Hong Kong. It is occupied by members of Hakka Li (李) Clan. Until the 18th century, the village was known as Wo Hang (禾坑).




Administration


Sheung Wo Hang is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages represented within the Sha Tau Kok District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Sheung Wo Hang is part of the Sha Ta constituency, which is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei.




History


Before the arrival of the Lis, Wo Hang was occupied by the Hos (何), the Tsangs (曾) and the Tangs (鄧). Lee Tak-wah (李德華), a member of the Lis, moved to Wo Hang in 1698, shortly after the end of the Great Clearance. Kuen-lam (權林), son of Tak-wah, built an Ancestral Hall in the village. The feng shui of the hall was considered harmful to the Hos, the Tsangs and the Tangs and they left the village. Members of the Li Clan later branched out to found the two nearby villages of Ha Wo Hang ("lower Wo Hang") and Wo Hang Tai Long (禾坑大朗), in around 1730 and 1750 respectively. Wo Hang was subsequently renamed Sheung Wo Hang.
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Sheung Wo Hang was 443. The number of males was 175.
Since the 1950s many inhabitants of the village have moved to urban areas in Hong Kong and abroad.




Built heritage


The Kang Yung Study Hall (鏡蓉書屋) was built in the early Qing Dynasty by the Li Clan. The study hall was later converted into a public school, which closed in 1986. It is now a declared monument.
Other historical buildings include:

Lee Sze Sai Kui (李氏世居) Entrance Gate. Built in the 18th century. Not graded.
Lee ancestral hall (李氏祠堂). Not graded.
Wing Kat Tong (永吉堂), a communal hall, at No. 18A. Probably built before 1905. Not graded.




See also


Walled villages of Hong Kong




References






Further reading


Hase, Patrick (1988). "A Traditional New Territories Latrine" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 28: 222–226. eISSN 1991-7287. ISSN 0085-5774.
Hase, Patrick H.; Lee, Man-Yip (1992). "Chapter 5: Sheung Wo Hang Village, Hong Kong: A Village Shaped by Fengshui". In Knapp, Ronald G. (ed.). Chinese Landscapes: The Village As Place. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 79–94. ISBN 9780824814137.




External links



Delineation of area of existing village Sheung Wo Hang (Sha Tau Kok) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
Antiquities and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System. Sheung Wo Hang Tsuen
Pictures of Sheung Wo Hang

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