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The Ping Shan Heritage Trail takes you on a journey through three villages and past temples, ancestral halls and a walled village, in a historical part of Hong Kong that has been populated by the Tang people since the late Yuan dynasty…

This video introduces the Ping Shan Heritage Trail locates in the Yuen Long District and brings the audience to have a quick view of declared monuments and graded historical buildings along the trail. Hope you can enjoy it and have a wonderful…

Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda is the only surviving ancient pagoda in Hong Kong. It is hexagonal-shaped and has a three-storey green-brick structure. The pagoda was built to improve fung shui in order to foster the success of more clan members in the Imperial…

Sheung Cheung Wai is located at the west of Hang Tau Tsuen. It has over 200 years of history. Being the only walled village along the Ping Shan Heritage Trail, it is a private property and is not open to the public. It was built symmetrically with…

Kun Tin Study Hall is located in Hang Mei Tsuen. It was built in order to promote education and offer sacrifices to ancestors.

Located in Hang Mei Tsuen, the Kun Ting Hall was built in the year 1870. During the period of British colonization, the hall once served the purpose of a police station. After the colonization, the hall continued to serve an educational purpose to…

Ching Shiu Hin is near the Kun Tin Study Hall. It is a L-shaped, two-storey building. It was decorated with carved panels, murals, plaster mouldings, patterned grilles and carved brackets to demonstrate the grandeur and elegance expected of…

This structure was originally a traditional two-hall building, with grey brick walls and granite door frames. The lintel of the entrance is engraved with four Chinese characters depicting “Shut Hing Study Hall”. The interior has become residential…