Ngau Kwu Long
| Ngau Kwu Long | |||||||||||
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| Chinese | 牛牯塱 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | cattle pasture valley | ||||||||||
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Ngau Kwu Long (Chinese: 牛牯塱; lit. 'cattle pasture valley')[1] is a village on Lantau Island, Hong Kong, located near Tai Ho Wan, a bay on the northern shore of Lantau Island,[2] and northeast of Tung Chung.
Administration
Ngau Kwu Long is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[3]
History
Ngau Kwu Long is a single-surname village, occupied by members of the Lam (林) family. The Lams originated from Putian in Fujian province. They moved to Chayuan (茶園) of Dongguan in Guangdong province, and a branch of the family moved to Ngau Kwu Long during the reign of Qianlong Emperor (1736-1796).[2]
Ngau Kwu Long was historically part of the San Heung (三鄉) community, consisting of the villages of Pak Mong, Ngau Kwu Long and Tai Ho. The village was badly damaged in the Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong (1941-45), being pillaged by bandits and 13 houses and the two ancestral halls were burnt down or seriously damaged by the Japanese as they were attacked by guerrillas.[4] Much of the local population died prematurely at this time and many of the villagers were also executed here and in Mui Wo.[5]
Access
The village is located along the Hong Kong Olympic Trail, a 5.6 km long "Olympic Route" connecting Pak Mong to Mui Wo that was opened in celebration of Hong Kong's hosting of the equestrian events in the July 2008 Olympics.[6] There is no road access to the village.
References
- ^ Williams, Martin (23 November 2012). "History of Pak Mong on Lantau". www.hkoutdoors.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021.
- ^ a b Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Lam Ancestral Hall (East), Ngau Kwu Long
- ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- ^ https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/en/1335_Appraisal_En.pdf
- ^ "History of Pak Mong on Lantau". Hong Kong Outdoors. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ "Olympic Trail opens". www.news.gov.hk. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
Further reading
- Hamilton, Eric; Schofield, Walter; Peplow, S. H.; Tsui, Paul; Coates, Austin; Hayes, James (2010). "Chapter 3. Lantao Island". In Strickland, John (ed.). Southern District Officer Reports: Islands and Villages in Rural Hong Kong, 1910-60. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 82–85. ISBN 9789888028382.
External links
- Delineation of area of existing village Ngau Kwu Long (Mui Wo) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Lam Ancestral Hall (East), Ngau Kwu Long Pictures
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Lam Ancestral Hall (West), Ngau Kwu Long Pictures
- Historical photograph of Ngau Kwu Long (1959)
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