Lung Yeuk Tau
21/05/2018
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By Ms Susanna Cheng - Senior Waitress
Leung Yeuk Tau in the northern New Territories is the ancestral home of the senior branch of the Tang Clan. The Tangs originally settled in the 11th Century in Kam Tin, and became famous for producing many scholars, including one family member who became a Government official in the 12th Century. His son was lucky enough to marry a Princess of the Sung dynasty royal house, and it was the eldest son of the her Imperial Princess and husband who settled in Lung Yeuk Tau during the 13th Century, where his descendants live to this day.
Today, they occupy five walled and six unwalled villages in the Lung Yeuk Tau village area. Lung Yeuk Tau boasts a large number of fine historical buildings, including the walls and gatehouses of the villages, the iron gates of Ma Wat Wai, the village temple dedicated to the Lady Tin Hau, with a side altar dedicated to the Goddess of Childbirth, who is said to bring sons to childless women, and the famous Ancestral Hall which houses the only remaining Imperial tablet in Hong Kong.
Many of these historical buildings have been carefully restored by the Government and are now preserved monuments under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance. They have been grouped together to form a historical trail, which is easy to reach and the best way to gain a deeper understanding of the history of this fascinating clan.
Leung Yeuk Tau in the northern New Territories is the ancestral home of the senior branch of the Tang Clan. The Tangs originally settled in the 11th Century in Kam Tin, and became famous for producing many scholars, including one family member who became a Government official in the 12th Century. His son was lucky enough to marry a Princess of the Sung dynasty royal house, and it was the eldest son of the her Imperial Princess and husband who settled in Lung Yeuk Tau during the 13th Century, where his descendants live to this day.
Today, they occupy five walled and six unwalled villages in the Lung Yeuk Tau village area. Lung Yeuk Tau boasts a large number of fine historical buildings, including the walls and gatehouses of the villages, the iron gates of Ma Wat Wai, the village temple dedicated to the Lady Tin Hau, with a side altar dedicated to the Goddess of Childbirth, who is said to bring sons to childless women, and the famous Ancestral Hall which houses the only remaining Imperial tablet in Hong Kong.
Many of these historical buildings have been carefully restored by the Government and are now preserved monuments under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance. They have been grouped together to form a historical trail, which is easy to reach and the best way to gain a deeper understanding of the history of this fascinating clan.