Shui Tsiu San Tsuen

Shui Tsiu San Tsuen (Chinese: 水蕉新村) is a village Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Part of the village is a historic walled village.

Entrance gate of the walled village
Fuk Hing Tong (福慶堂) is the shrine of the walled village. It serves as the common ancestral hall and for the worship of Kwan Tai.

History

Shui Tsiu San Tsuen was a Hakka village inhabited by the Yeung (楊) and the Wong (黃) who worked for the Tang Clan as early as the mid-17th century. They were later joined by the Ching (程), the Lam (林) and the Cheung (張).[1]

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See also

References
  1. Historic Building Appraisal: Fuk Hing Tong (Shrine), No. 121 Shui Tsiu San Tsuen


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