Wing Lung Wai


Wing Lung Wai is a walled village located in the Kam Tin area of Yuen Long District, in Hong Kong. Three other walled villages, Kat Hing Wai, Tai Hong Wai, and Kam Hing Wai are located nearby and were built around the same time.

History

The village was founded by Tang Siu-kui and his clansmen in the Chenghua reign of the Ming dynasty. The enclosing wall was built in the Kangxi reign of the Qing dynasty to safeguard the village from bandits, privates and other enemies. The moat was reclaimed in the 1960s. The village was earlier called Sha Lan Mei or Wing Lung Wai. The name was changed into the present name in 1905.

Features

In the Chung Shing Temple, the village shrine, eleven deities are worshiped, including Kwun Yam, Hung Shing and Che Kung.

Transportation

Kowloon Motor Bus
Green Minibus
MTR