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The Tang Ancestral Hall () in Ping Shan
Ping Shan () is an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It is located west of Yuen Long Town and Shui Pin Wai, and south of Tin Shui Wai. Administratively, it is part of the Yuen Long District.
Geography
Although sandwiched between Yuen ...
, in the Yuen Long District
Yuen Long District (formerly romanised as Un Long) is one of the districts of Hong Kong. Located in the northwest of the New Territories, it had a population of 662,000 in 2021
Geography
Yuen Long District contains the largest alluvial pl ...
of Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...
, is one of the largest ancestral hall
An ancestral shrine, hall or temple ( or , vi, Nhà thờ họ; Chữ Hán: 家祠户), also called lineage temple, is a temple dedicated to deified ancestors and progenitors of surname lineages or families in the Chinese tradition. Ancest ...
s in Hong Kong. Located between Hang Mei Tsuen
Hang Mei Tsuen () is a village in the Ping Shan area of Yuen Long District, in Hong Kong. It is part of the Ping Shan Heritage Trail.
Administration
Hang Mei Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.
History
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and Hang Tau Tsuen, and adjacent to the , it is the main ancestral hall 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 (Wen; 文), Hau ( Hou; 侯), Pang (Peng; 彭) and Liu ( Liao; 廖).
The Tangs are one of the region's oldest families and can trace their li ...
of Ping Shan.
The ancestral hall is still used regularly for worship and celebrations of traditional festivals and ceremonies, as well as a meeting place for the Tang clan of Ping Shan.
History
It was constructed by Tang Fung-shun (), the fifth generation ancestor ofTang Clan
The Tang Clan of Hong Kong () is one of the Five Great Clans of the New Territories (). The others are Man (Wen; 文), Hau ( Hou; 侯), Pang (Peng; 彭) and Liu ( Liao; 廖).
The Tangs are one of the region's oldest families and can trace their li ...
about 700 years ago.
Features
The Tang Ancestral Hall is a three-hall structure with two internal courtyards. The wooden brackets and beams of the three halls are carved with auspicious Chinese motifs. Shiwan dragon-fish and pottery unicorns decorate the main ridges and roofs. There are ancestral tablets at the altar at the rear hall.Conservation
The Tang Ancestral Hall of Ping Shan is adeclared monument
Declared monuments of Hong Kong are places, structures or buildings legally declared to receive the highest level of protection. In Hong Kong, declaring a monument requires consulting the Antiquities Advisory Board, the approval of the Chief Exec ...
since 2001. It is situated along the Ping Shan Heritage Trail.Antiquities and Monuments Office
The Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) was established in 1976 under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance to protect and preserve Hong Kong's historic monuments. Housed in the Former Kowloon British School, the AMO is responsible for ide ...
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See also
*Tang Ancestral Hall (Ha Tsuen)
Tang Ancestral Hall (), also known as Yau Kung Tong () is an ancestral hall of the Tang Clan, located in Ha Tsuen Shi, in Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. it is a declared monument. Antiquities and Monuments Office. Declared Monuments ...
, a declared monument
* Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall, a declared monument
References
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* Ancestral shrines in China Declared monuments of Hong Kong Ping Shan {{HongKong-struct-stub