Ho Chung

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Che Kung Temple in Ho Chung.
Chan Ancestral Hall in Ho Chung.
Former ATV studio building, near the Che Kung Temple, in Ho Chung.

Ho Chung (蠔涌; Pinyin: Háochōng) is a village in Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong. There is a river called Ho Chung River (Pinyin: Háochōng Hé).

History

A Neolithic stone-working site discovered at Ho Chung in 1999.[1]

The village was likely founded in the mid-16th century.[2]

Sights

The Che Kung Temple in Ho Chung, one of the two temples in Hong Kong dedicated to Che Kung,[3] is a Grade II Historic Building.[4]

The Chan Ancestral Hall, at No. 25 Ho Chung First Lane was built around the 1850s.[5]

Industrial buildings

Lee Kum Kee had an oyster sauce factory in Ho Chung. Also a multi-story dyeing factory was built in Ho Chung, but this is now an ATV studio.

References

  1. ↑ Hong Kong 2006 Yearbook: Archaeological Background
  2. ↑ P.H.Hase "The Historical Heritage of Ho Chung, Pak Kong, and Sha Kok Mei, Sai Kung", June 2003
  3. ↑ Antiquities and Monuments Offices - Introduction to 1444 Historic Buildings, p.34
  4. ↑ List of Graded Historic Buildings in Hong Kong (as at 18 September 2009)
  5. ↑ Antiquities and Monuments Offices - Introduction to 1444 Historic Buildings, p.588

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