Ping Shan, a trail to discover

There some heritage sites to discover all around. One of this are the well-preserved sites of Yuen Long, in the northwest New Territories of Hong Kong.


Walking the Tang and the Ping Shan Heritage Trail you can ride a journey in a historical part of Hong Kong that has been populated by them since the late Yuan dynasty (1271–1368).


To start the journey, go to MTR Tin Shui Wai Station, Exit E. When you arrive at the ground floor, cross Tsui Sing Road and you will see Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda, the Hong Kong’s oldest pagoda, Tsui Shing Lau, that is believed to have been built in 1486. The top floor of the pagoda is home to Fui Shing (‘Champion Star’), the deity responsible for success or failure in exams.

Then follow the Ping Shan Heritage Trail signs from Tsui Shing Lau Pagoda to Sheung Cheung Wai.

Just before entering Sheung Cheung Wai you will come across the Shrine of the Earth God, who is known as ‘She Kung’ in this village and believed to protect villages and homes.















Turn left at the Shrine of the Earth God. And walk through Sheung Cheung Wai, a 200-year-old walled village, that consists of rows of symmetrical houses enclosed by a green brick wall. The gatehouse, shrines and some of the old houses are still standing.

Walking to the old well from Sheung Cheung Wai, you find the Yeung Hau Temple dedicated to the deity Hau Wong.
Back to the last junction and turn left, walking along the road , you see the Tang Ancestral Hall.a magnificent three-hall structure with two internal courtyards, one of the finest examples of this type of building in Hong Kong.
Next, there is Yu Kiu Ancestral Hall that served as a school for the children of the Ping Shan villages.



Follow ing the signs to the Kun Ting Study Hall and Ching Shu Hin, you Enter the Kun Ting Study Hall from the side entrance.
The edifice is a beautiful piece of craftsmanship. It is a two-hall building with an enclosed courtyard, noteworthy for its finely carved granite columns and granite block base along the façade. Another historical building is Ching She Tin, decorated with carved panels, murals, patterned grilles, carved brackets and plastic mouldings.















Turning left onto Ping Ha Road, and continuing to walk , you reach the Hung Shing Temple, which is next to Hang Mei Tsuen Park.this temple commemorating him is a simple two-hall building with an open courtyard in between. This differs from most other temples in Hong Kong, where the open courtyards are usually roofed over to make incense towers.

After Hung Shing Temple you end the trail at the The Ping Shan Tang Clan Gallery cum Heritage Trail Visitor Centre, one of the few remaining pre-Second World War police stations in the New Territories. After being superseded by the Yuen Long Police Station in the 1960s, it continued on as a training centre and headquarters for the Hong Kong Police Dog Unit. It has been listed as a Grade II Historic Building.

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