Sze Tau Leng

Sze Tau Leng or Sz Tau Leng (Chinese: 獅頭嶺) is a village in Fanling, North District, Hong Kong.

Wong Ancestral Hall and Village Office in Sze Tau Leng.
Sze Tau Leng.
Pavilion in Sze Tau Leng.

History

Sze Tau Leng was historically a Hakka village, settled by the Wong () family more than 200 years ago. The flatlands around the village were used for growing rice, and most of them were now used for growing vegetables or have been abandoned.[1]

Features

A feng shui woodland with an area of 3 ha is located at the back of the Wong Ancestral Hall. It faces northeast and contains two Pak Kung (Earth God) shrines.[1]

References

  1. Chan, Wing-ho, Michael (2000). Characteristics and genesis of soils in Hong Kong's Fung Shui woodlands (MPhil thesis). The University of Hong Kong. doi:10.5353/th_b2975816. hdl:10722/30290.{{cite thesis}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

Further reading

22.507355°N 114.179935°E / 22.507355; 114.179935


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