Ho Chung

Ho Chung (Chinese: 蠔涌; Jyutping: hou4 cung1; Cantonese Yale: hòuh chūng) is a village on the Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong. The Ho Chung River (蠔涌河) runs through the village.

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

History

A Neolithic stone-working site was 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 I Historic Building.[4]

The Chan Ancestral Hall, at No. 25 Ho Chung First Lane was built around the 1850s.[5] It is a Grade III Historic Building.[4]

Industrial buildings

Lee Kum Kee has an oyster sauce factory in Ho Chung. There is also a former multistory dye works, that was once used as an Asia Television studio.

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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 Archived 2012-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
  4. List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results Archived 9 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Antiquities and Monuments Offices - Introduction to 1444 Historic Buildings, p.588 Archived 2012-10-13 at the Wayback Machine


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