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Tang Ancestral Hall (), also known as Yau Kung Tong () is an
ancestral hall An ancestral shrine, hall or temple ( or , ; Chữ Hán: ; ), also called lineage temple, is a temple dedicated to deified ancestors and progenitors of surname lineages or families in the Chinese tradition. Ancestral temples are closely lin ...
of the
Tang Clan The Tang Clan of Hong Kong () is one of the Five Great Clans of the New Territories. The others are Man (), Hau (), Pang () and Liu (). The Tangs are one of the region's oldest families and can trace their lineage back 30 generations in Hong ...
, located in
Ha Tsuen Shi Ha Tsuen Shi () is a village Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration Ha Tsuen Shi is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. For electoral purposes, Ha Tsuen Shi is part of the Ha Tsuen constituency. ...
, in
Ha Tsuen Ha Tsuen ( zh, t=厦村), or Ha Tsuen Heung ( zh, t=厦村鄉, labels=no) is an area at the west of Yuen Long Town in Hong Kong. Administratively, it belongs to Yuen Long District. History During the Hongwu Emperor, Hongwu era (1368-1398) of ...
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Yuen Long District Yuen Long District (Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation, formerly Un Long) is one of the districts of Hong Kong, districts of Hong Kong. Located in the northwest of the New Territories, it had a population of 662,000 in 2021. Geogra ...
,
Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
. it is a declared monument.
Antiquities and Monuments Office The Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) is a Hong Kong government organization established in 1976 under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance to protect and preserve historic monuments. Housed in the Former Kowloon British School, the AMO ...
. Declared Monuments in Hong Kong
Tang Ancestral Hall, Ha Tsuen
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History

Tang Ancestral Hall was constructed by the Tang Clan of Ha Tsuen to commemorate their two founding ancestors, Tang Hung-chi and Tang Hung-wai, for establishing the village settlements in Ha Tsuen. Construction of the Ancestral Hall began in 1749 and was completed in 1750.


See also

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Tang Ancestral Hall (Ping Shan) The Tang Ancestral Hall () in Ping Shan, in the Yuen Long District of Hong Kong, is one of the largest ancestral halls in Hong Kong. Located between Hang Mei Tsuen and Hang Tau Tsuen, and adjacent to the , it is the main ancestral hall of the Ta ...
, a declared monument *
Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall The Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall () is the main ancestral hall of the Tang Clan of Lung Yeuk Tau and one of the largest ancestral halls in Hong Kong.Antiquities and Monuments Office: Declared monumentsTang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall/ref> ...
, a declared monument


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Antiquities and Monuments Office The Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) is a Hong Kong government organization established in 1976 under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance to protect and preserve historic monuments. Housed in the Former Kowloon British School, the AMO ...

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