Wing Lung Wai

Entrance gate of Wing Lung Wai.

Wing Lung Wai (Chinese: 永隆圍; literally: "Perpetual Prosperity") is a walled village located in the Kam Tin area of Yuen Long District, in Hong Kong. Three other walled villages, Kat Hing Wai, Tai Hong Wai (泰康圍), and Kam Hing Wai (錦慶圍) are located nearby and were built around the same time.[1]

History

The village was founded by Tang Siu-kui (鄧紹舉) and his clansmen in the Chenghua reign (1465-1487) of the Ming dynasty. The enclosing wall was built in the Kangxi reign (1661-1722) of the Qing dynasty to safeguard the village from bandits, privates and other enemies. The moat was reclaimed in the 1960s.[2] The village was earlier called Sha Lan Mei (沙欄尾) or Wing Lung Wai (永龍圍; "Everlasting Dragon"). The name was changed into the present name in 1905.[2]

Features

In the Chung Shing Temple (眾聖宮; "Temple of All Saints"), the village shrine, eleven deities are worshiped, including Kwun Yam, Hung Shing and Che Kung.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Introduction to 1444 Historic Buildings. Item #505
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Brief Information on Proposed Grade III Items. Item #906
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Coordinates: 22°26′24″N 114°04′02″E / 22.440042°N 114.067235°E