Sheung Cheung Wai

Sheung Cheung Wai (Chinese: 上璋圍) is a walled village in the Ping Shan area of Yuen Long District, in Hong Kong. It is part of the Ping Shan Heritage Trail.

Entrance gate of Sheung Cheung Wai.

Village shrine of Sheung Cheung Wai.

Defensive wall of Sheung Cheung Wai.

History

Sheung Cheung Wai is one of the three wais (walled villages) and six tsuens (villages) established by the Tang Clan of Ping Shan, namely: Sheung Cheung Wai, Kiu Tau Wai, Fui Sha Wai, Hang Tau Tsuen, Hang Mei Tsuen, Tong Fong Tsuen, San Tsuen, Hung Uk Tsuen and San Hei Tsuen.[1]

It was built about 200 years ago by a line of the Tang Clan that branched out from nearby Hang Tau Tsuen.[2]

Features

The moat that once surrounded the village has been filled.[2] Three of the original watchtowers have collapsed and only the lower storey of the southwest one remains, which has been converted for residential use.[3]

Conservation

Sheung Cheung Wai is the only walled village along the Ping Shan Heritage Trail.[2]

References

Antiquities and Monuments Office. Ping Shan Heritage Trail
Antiquities and Monuments Office: Sheung Cheung Wai
Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal: Entrance Gate, Sheung Cheung Wai, Hang Tau Tsuen

External links

Delineation of area of existing village Sheung Cheung Wai (Ping Shan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
Antiquities and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System. Sheung Cheung Wai

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[AMO_PSHT-1] Antiquities and Monuments Office. Ping Shan Heritage Trail

[AMO_SCW-2] Antiquities and Monuments Office: Sheung Cheung Wai

[3] Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal: Entrance Gate, Sheung Cheung Wai, Hang Tau Tsuen