Tang Ancestral Hall (Ping Shan)

The Tang Ancestral Hall (Chinese: 屏山鄧氏宗祠) 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 Yu Kiu Ancestral Hall, it is the main ancestral hall of the Tang clan of Ping Shan.[1]

Tang Ancestral Hall in Ping Shan
Central hall

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.[2]

History

It was constructed by Tang Fung-shun (鄧馮遜), the fifth generation ancestor of Tang Clan about 700 years ago.[3]

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.[4]

Conservation

The Tang Ancestral Hall of Ping Shan is a declared monument since 2001.[5] It is situated along the Ping Shan Heritage Trail.[6]

See also

References
  1. Education and Manpower Bureau. Ping Shan Heritage Trail. Tang Ancestral Hall
  2. Ma, Amy (23 October 2009). "Doorway to the Past. Ancestral Homes Sustain an Old Way of Life". The Wall Street Journal.
  3. "Ping Shan Heritage Trail. Tang Ancestral Hall". Antiquities and Monuments Office. Archived from the original on 24 January 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  4. "Declared Monuments in Hong Kong. Tang Ancestral Hall". Antiquities and Monuments Office. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008.
  5. Antiquities and Monuments Office. Declared Monuments in Hong Kong. Tang Ancestral Hall, Ping Shan
  6. Antiquities and Monuments Office. Ping Shan Heritage Trail. Tang Ancestral Hall
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