Ting Kok
Ting Kok (汀角) is the name of an area and a village in the northeastern part of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of Tai Po District. It is located on the northern shore of Plover Cove[1] and west of Tai Mei Tuk.
History
Ting Kok Village, originally called Ting Kai (汀溪), was historically a multi-surname Punti village founded before 1688.[2]
Built heritage
Built heritage in Ting Kok include:
- Mo Tai Temple (武帝宮). Built before 1785. A Grade III historic building since 2010.[3]
- Lee Ancestral Hall (李氏家祠). Built in the late 19th century. Not graded.[3] The are more than 10 ancestral halls in the village. Most of them have been modernized.[1]
Flora and fauna
A mangrove covers a coastal area of about seven hectares near Ting Kok Village. It is one of the few sites in Hong Kong where a large population of Lumnitzera racemosa can be found.[4]
Conservation
A part of Ting Kok is within the Pat Sin Leng Country Park, and the Ting Kok wetlands have been declared a Site of Special Scientific Interest since 1985.[5][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brief Information on proposed Grade Nil Items. Item #1257
- ↑ Brief Information on proposed Grade III Items. Item #1077
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings in Building Assessment (as of 10 September 2013)
- ↑ Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department: Hong Kong Live Eco-map: Ting Kok
- ↑ List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Hong Kong (archive)
- ↑ Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department: Pat Sin Leng Country Park
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- Press release: "Comprehensive coastal conservation plan introduced for Ting Kok ", October 25, 2012
- Zhou, H. (2003). "Temporal changes in a Hong Kong mangrove and adjacent foreshore sandflat meiofaunal communities". In Morton, Brian. Perspectives on Marine Environmental Change in Hong Kong and Southern China, 1977-2001: Proceedings of an International Workshop Reunion Conference, Hong Kong, 21-26 October 2001. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 459–474. ISBN 9789622096417.
Coordinates: 22°28′20″N 114°13′12″E / 22.472232°N 114.220068°E