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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="color: #202122;background-color:#b0c4de">Lai Chi Wo</th></tr><tr style="display:none;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_characters" title="Traditional Chinese characters">Traditional Chinese</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh-Hant" style="font-size: 1rem;">荔枝窩</span></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="display:inline-table; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left;color: #202122; background-color: #f9ffbc;">Transcriptions</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #dcffc9;"><a href="/wiki/Hakka_Chinese" title="Hakka Chinese">Hakka</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Guangdong_Romanization#Hakka" title="Guangdong Romanization">Romanization</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Hakka-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="hak-Latn">Lit zi wo</span></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #dcffc9;"><a href="/wiki/Cantonese" title="Cantonese">Yue: Cantonese</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Yale Romanization</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Yue Chinese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="yue-Latn">Laih jī wō</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Jyutping" title="Jyutping">Jyutping</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Yue Chinese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="yue-Latn">Lai6 zi1 wo1</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Lai Chi Wo</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Hakka_people" title="Hakka people">Hakka</a> village near <a href="/wiki/Sha_Tau_Kok" title="Sha Tau Kok">Sha Tau Kok</a>, in the northeastern <a href="/wiki/New_Territories" title="New Territories">New Territories</a> of Hong Kong. It is described as a "<a href="/wiki/Walled_villages_of_Hong_Kong" title="Walled villages of Hong Kong">walled village</a>" by some sources.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lai Chi Wo is located within <a href="/wiki/Plover_Cove_Country_Park" title="Plover Cove Country Park">Plover Cove Country Park</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and near <a href="/wiki/Yan_Chau_Tong_Marine_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Yan Chau Tong Marine Park">Yan Chau Tong Marine Park</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-2"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administration">Administration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Wo&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lai Chi Wo is a recognized village under the <a href="/wiki/New_Territories" title="New Territories">New Territories</a> <a href="/wiki/Small_House_Policy" title="Small House Policy">Small House Policy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Wo&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The history of Lai Chi Wo dates back 400 years, before the Hakka people settled here.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was once a prosperous Hakka walled-village in the northeastern part of New Territories. There were around 500–600 residents in the most prosperous period. </p><p>Around a hundred years ago, Lai Chi Wo was a poor village.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At that time, a <a href="/wiki/Feng_shui" title="Feng shui">feng shui</a> master suggested building 3 feng shui walls for the village to get rid of the evil spirits and keep the property inside the village safe. After setting up the three walls, the village regained its prosperity as before. </p><p>In recent years, most of the younger residents have moved out for a better living in nearby towns such as <a href="/wiki/Fanling" title="Fanling">Fanling</a> or <a href="/wiki/Tai_Po" title="Tai Po">Tai Po</a>, or emigrated overseas, leaving the village with the older residents only. The original residents would, however, go back to the village whenever there are celebrations, like the <a href="/wiki/Dajiao" title="Dajiao">Tai Ping Ching Chiu</a> festival held once every 10 years. </p><p>Lai Chi Wo is now the 16th special region inside Hong Kong.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This special region was legalised in 2004 and enacted in 2005. Moreover, it has become one of the more popular hiking sites in Hong Kong. Hikers often start their route from either <a href="/wiki/Wu_Kau_Tang" title="Wu Kau Tang">Wu Kau Tang</a> near Tai Po or <a href="/wiki/Luk_Keng_(North_District)" title="Luk Keng (North District)">Luk Keng</a> near Fanling. Hikers generally take Lai Chi Wo as a mid-way station. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tai_Ping_Ching_Chiu_2019_at_Lai_Chi_Wo_Village.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Tai_Ping_Ching_Chiu_2019_at_Lai_Chi_Wo_Village.jpg/220px-Tai_Ping_Ching_Chiu_2019_at_Lai_Chi_Wo_Village.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Tai_Ping_Ching_Chiu_2019_at_Lai_Chi_Wo_Village.jpg/330px-Tai_Ping_Ching_Chiu_2019_at_Lai_Chi_Wo_Village.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Tai_Ping_Ching_Chiu_2019_at_Lai_Chi_Wo_Village.jpg/440px-Tai_Ping_Ching_Chiu_2019_at_Lai_Chi_Wo_Village.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="1846" /></a><figcaption>Tai Ping Ching Chiu 2019 at Lai Chi Wo Village</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Name">Name</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Wo&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Name"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As the name suggests, this area was once known for its <a href="/wiki/Lychee" title="Lychee">lychee</a> trees; it got its name before the Hakka settlement. In the 1960s and 1970s, the villagers found it more profitable to plant <a href="/wiki/Mandarin_orange" title="Mandarin orange">mandarins</a>, which could fetch good prices during the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_New_Year" title="Chinese New Year">Chinese New Year</a> (as they are seen as auspicious). However, even the local villagers still cannot confirm if the village got the name because of the lychee trees or another reason. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Location">Location</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Wo&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Location"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lai Chi Wo is situated inside the <a href="/wiki/Plover_Cove_Country_Park" title="Plover Cove Country Park">Plover Cove Country Park</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yan_Chau_Tong_Marine_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Yan Chau Tong Marine Park">Yan Chau Tong Marine Park</a>. The area is situated in the north-eastern part of <a href="/wiki/New_Territories" title="New Territories">New Territories</a>, near <a href="/wiki/Sha_Tau_Kok" title="Sha Tau Kok">Sha Tau Kok</a>. </p><p>The altitude of Lai Chi Wo is about 10 metres. It is around 1 hectare of special region inside the area of Lai Chi Wo. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure_of_the_village">Structure of the village</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Wo&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Structure of the village"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lai_Chi_Wo_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Lai_Chi_Wo_01.jpg/220px-Lai_Chi_Wo_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Lai_Chi_Wo_01.jpg/330px-Lai_Chi_Wo_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Lai_Chi_Wo_01.jpg/440px-Lai_Chi_Wo_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>Wall of Lai Chi Wo Village</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_buildings">The buildings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Wo&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: The buildings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lai Chi Wo walled-village and the houses inside adapt the structure of a typical <a href="/wiki/Hakka_people" title="Hakka people">Hakka</a> village. There are 211 houses in the village, including 3 ancestral halls (the <a href="/wiki/Zeng" title="Zeng">Tsang</a>'s ancestral Hall, the <a href="/wiki/Wong_(surname)" title="Wong (surname)">Wong</a>'s ancestral Hall and the Wong's Weixing ancestral Hall). 131 of the houses are single-storey buildings. Another 76 are double-storey, and the remaining four three-storey buildings. The village is structured in 3 rows and 9 columns. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_residents">The residents</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Wo&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: The residents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The inhabitants of Lai Chi Wo consist primarily of the Tsang and Wong <a href="/wiki/Hakka_people" title="Hakka people">Hakka</a> families. Many families have either moved overseas or to other parts of Hong Kong. The ancestors of the Hakka residents of this village are claimed to have originated from <a href="/wiki/Kaifeng" title="Kaifeng">Kaifeng</a>, Henan around 2,500 years ago. The Wongs in Lai Chi Wo originate from <a href="/wiki/Fujian" title="Fujian">Fujian</a>, via <a href="/wiki/Huizhou" title="Huizhou">Huizhou</a> to Hong Kong during the early Qing dynasty. No one lives there except the occasional members of the Tsang family nowadays. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conservation">Conservation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Wo&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Conservation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HK_LaiChiWoSpecialArea.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/HK_LaiChiWoSpecialArea.JPG/220px-HK_LaiChiWoSpecialArea.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/HK_LaiChiWoSpecialArea.JPG/330px-HK_LaiChiWoSpecialArea.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/HK_LaiChiWoSpecialArea.JPG/440px-HK_LaiChiWoSpecialArea.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2848" data-file-height="2136" /></a><figcaption>Lai Chi Wo Special Area</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hip_Tin_Temple" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip Tin Temple">Hip Tin Temple</a> and Hok Shan Monastery (<span lang="zh-Hant">鶴山寺</span>) in Lai Chi Wo are <a href="/wiki/Heritage_conservation_in_Hong_Kong" title="Heritage conservation in Hong Kong">Grade III historic buildings</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GradeII_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GradeII-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Lai Chi Wo is part of the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_UNESCO_Global_Geopark" title="Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark">Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Lai Chi Wo Special Area was designated as a <a href="/wiki/Country_parks_and_conservation_in_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Country parks and conservation in Hong Kong">Special Area</a> in 2005 and covers 1 hectare.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Sand_flat" class="mw-redirect" title="Sand flat">sand flat</a> at Lai Chi Wo in <a href="/wiki/Starling_Inlet" title="Starling Inlet">Starling Inlet</a>, covering an area of 11 hectares, was designated was designated as a <a href="/wiki/Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_(Hong_Kong)" title="Site of Special Scientific Interest (Hong Kong)">Site of Special Scientific Interest</a> in 1979 under the title "Lai Chi Wo Beach". It was the site of the first record of <a href="/wiki/Zostera_nana" class="mw-redirect" title="Zostera nana">Zostera nana</a> (Marine Eel Grass) in Hong Kong, in 1978.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cultural_Sites">Cultural Sites</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Wo&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Cultural Sites"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fung_shui_woodland">Fung shui woodland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Wo&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Fung shui woodland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Layout</dt></dl> <p>What elements should a village of good <a href="/wiki/Fung_shui" class="mw-redirect" title="Fung shui">fung shui</a> composed of? Good fung shui of the village ought to be embraced by mountains and hills at the back and on both sides. This can be served as a "green barrier" for the village. Native trees and shrubs are crucial concern for the selection of the fung shui sites, and villagers would also plant vegetations of different values to be added in the forest. Following the development of the forest, a C-shaped like forest would encompass the village, forming a typical layout of fung shui setting of the village and <a href="/wiki/Fung_shui_woods" class="mw-redirect" title="Fung shui woods">fung shui woods</a>. </p> <dl><dt>Functions</dt></dl> <p>Fung shui woods can protect and alleviate the impact of strong breeze and sun burn. During the time of heavy rainstorm, mudflow or landslide may happen. The natural barrier can help reduce the level of destructiveness by its retention capacity to stop the water and mudflow. Also, the dense broad-leaved trees are good resisters devoted to prevent hillfire from spreading. In economical terms, villagers grow the economic crops at the edge of the forest. It includes edible stuff and vegetation for medical purpose. They can be used as fuel wood or construction materials. </p> <dl><dt>Natural conservation</dt></dl> <p>Fung shui woods have the ability to stabilise the slopes as well as to avoid leakage of surface nutrients and organic substances after heavy downpour. Moreover, the physical landscape and natural habitat of Hong Kong can be preserved. Indeed, they act as a breeding ground for other fauna such as birds, bats, butterflies and mammals to thrive. </p> <dl><dt>The Lai Chi Wo Fung Shui Wood</dt></dl> <p>The fung shui wood still exists thanks to the effort of the villagers in the past to use every means to preserve it, such as limiting the number of days for fuel wood collection and imposing penalties for the damage of trees.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 5–7 hectare fung shui wood comprises thick trees and shrubs. Most of them are 10–20 metres tall. We can see the great bio-diversity in Lai Chi Wo fung shui woods. For instance, we can find wild animals such as the <a href="/wiki/Masked_palm_civet" title="Masked palm civet">Masked Palm Civet</a> (Paguma larvata) and <a href="/wiki/Malayan_porcupine" title="Malayan porcupine">Chinese Porcupine</a> (Hystrix brachyuran). Moreover, more than 100 plants have been recorded. Ordinary fung shui woods species like the <a href="/wiki/Endospermum" title="Endospermum">Endospermum</a> (Endospermum Chinese), Schima (Schima superb), Lance-leaved Sterculia (Sterculia lanceolata), Incense Tree (Ardisia quinquegona) can be seen. Other less common species like the Sampson Macaranga (Macaranga sampsonii), Lankok Fig (Ficus lankokensis) and Golden-leaved Tree (Chrysophyllum lanceolatum) have also been found. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Siu_Ying_School">Siu Ying School</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Wo&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Siu Ying School"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HK_LaiChiWo_SiuYingSchool.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/HK_LaiChiWo_SiuYingSchool.JPG/220px-HK_LaiChiWo_SiuYingSchool.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/HK_LaiChiWo_SiuYingSchool.JPG/330px-HK_LaiChiWo_SiuYingSchool.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/HK_LaiChiWo_SiuYingSchool.JPG/440px-HK_LaiChiWo_SiuYingSchool.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2848" data-file-height="2136" /></a><figcaption>Former Siu Ying School in Lai Chi Wo.</figcaption></figure> <p>Siu Ying School (<span lang="zh-Hant">小瀛學校</span>) has a long history.<sup id="cite_ref-Eco_Association_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eco_Association-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As there was no school in the other six villages, children of those seven villages went to this school to study. It closed in 1980. Then it had been left for many years. It will be converted to tourist centre in the forthcoming years. The objective of the centre is to let people know the importance of eco-awareness and preservation of environment, species, ecology, culture, learn about the natural environment, plants and animal species of Lai Chi Wo, experience the village culture in the <a href="/wiki/New_Territories" title="New Territories">New Territories</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stone_mills_and_well[16]"><span id="Stone_mills_and_well.5B16.5D"></span>Stone mills and well<sup id="cite_ref-Eco_Association_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eco_Association-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Wo&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Stone mills and well[16]"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lai_Chi_Wo_04.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Lai_Chi_Wo_04.jpg/220px-Lai_Chi_Wo_04.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Lai_Chi_Wo_04.jpg/330px-Lai_Chi_Wo_04.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Lai_Chi_Wo_04.jpg/440px-Lai_Chi_Wo_04.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>Old water well in Lai Chi Wo.</figcaption></figure> <p>Stone mills are used to peel the crust of the wheat. Each one is made up of two big cylindrical stone structure stacked together. The surface of the rocks is very rough. After you pour the wheat into the mills, you stir the rock structure, and the wheat will be peeled off into rice that villagers can eat. </p><p>By virtue of the fact that there was no tap-water, villagers have to fulfill their needs by getting waters from rivers and wells. However, there were not enough rivers near Lai Chi Wo, villagers started to dig wells and use underground water to meet the daily demands. But nowadays wells are abandoned. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hing_Chun_Engagement_(Seven-Village_Square)"><span id="Hing_Chun_Engagement_.28Seven-Village_Square.29"></span>Hing Chun Engagement (Seven-Village Square)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Wo&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Hing Chun Engagement (Seven-Village Square)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are seven villages in the Hing Chun Alliance (<span lang="zh-Hant">慶春約</span>, Hing Chun Yeuk). They are Lai Chi Wo, <a href="/wiki/So_Lo_Pun" title="So Lo Pun">So Lo Pun</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sam_A_Village" class="mw-redirect" title="Sam A Village">Sam A Village</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mui_Tsz_Lam_(North_District)" title="Mui Tsz Lam (North District)">Mui Tsz Lam</a> (<span lang="zh-Hant">梅子林</span>), <a href="/wiki/Kop_Tong" title="Kop Tong">Kop Tong</a> (<span lang="zh-Hant">蛤塘</span>), <a href="/w/index.php?title=Siu_Tan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Siu Tan (page does not exist)">Siu Tan</a> (<span lang="zh-Hant">小灘</span>) and <a href="/wiki/Ngau_Chi_Wu" class="mw-redirect" title="Ngau Chi Wu">Ngau Chi Wu</a> (<span lang="zh-Hant">牛池湖</span>)<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which are located at the coast of Northeast New Territories and facing <a href="/wiki/Kat_O" title="Kat O">Kat O</a>. In ancient time, when the ancestors of the 7 villages first settled in this place, the mountain and land were barren and arable lands were insufficient. They opened up wastelands and built up houses sparing no effort. Gradually, the families began to enlarge and became villages until Eastern <a href="/wiki/Sha_Tau_Kok" title="Sha Tau Kok">Sha Tau Kok</a> was developed, the 7 villages associated and made up the Hing Chung Engagement. They also opened up the Seven-Village Square. After the establishment of the engagement, the life has been smooth therefore villages all believed that it was because of the blessing of <a href="/wiki/Guan_Di" class="mw-redirect" title="Guan Di">Guan Di</a> and <a href="/wiki/Guan_Yin" class="mw-redirect" title="Guan Yin">Guan Yin</a>. To thank the gods and pray for good fortune, they decided to hold a ten-year session (Bun Festival). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ancestral_Hall">Ancestral Hall</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Wo&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Ancestral Hall"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tsang_Ancestral_Hall,_Lai_Chi_Wo_04.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Tsang_Ancestral_Hall%2C_Lai_Chi_Wo_04.jpg/220px-Tsang_Ancestral_Hall%2C_Lai_Chi_Wo_04.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Tsang_Ancestral_Hall%2C_Lai_Chi_Wo_04.jpg/330px-Tsang_Ancestral_Hall%2C_Lai_Chi_Wo_04.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Tsang_Ancestral_Hall%2C_Lai_Chi_Wo_04.jpg/440px-Tsang_Ancestral_Hall%2C_Lai_Chi_Wo_04.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3820" data-file-height="2866" /></a><figcaption>Tsang Ancestral Hall in Lai Chi Wo.</figcaption></figure> <p>Ancestral Hall is the representative building of a clan with a lot of <a href="/wiki/Spirit_tablet" title="Spirit tablet">spirit tablet</a> worshiping ancestors according to their positions in the family hierarchy. The eldest is located on the highest place and the younger ones are located on the lower places. Every <a href="/wiki/Qingming_Festival" title="Qingming Festival">Tomb-sweeping Day</a> and <a href="/wiki/Double_Ninth_Festival" title="Double Ninth Festival">Double Ninth Festival</a>, or some other big festivals, villagers must visit the temple. There are two main families in Lai Chi Wo: <a href="/wiki/Wong_(surname)" title="Wong (surname)">Wong</a> family and <a href="/wiki/Zeng" title="Zeng">Tsang</a> family. Therefore, there are temples of these two families in Lai Chi Wo. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hip_Tin_Temple_and_Hok_Shan_Monastery">Hip Tin Temple and Hok Shan Monastery</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Wo&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Hip Tin Temple and Hok Shan Monastery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HK_LaiChiWo_HipTinTemple_%26_HokShanMonastery.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/HK_LaiChiWo_HipTinTemple_%26_HokShanMonastery.JPG/220px-HK_LaiChiWo_HipTinTemple_%26_HokShanMonastery.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/HK_LaiChiWo_HipTinTemple_%26_HokShanMonastery.JPG/330px-HK_LaiChiWo_HipTinTemple_%26_HokShanMonastery.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/HK_LaiChiWo_HipTinTemple_%26_HokShanMonastery.JPG/440px-HK_LaiChiWo_HipTinTemple_%26_HokShanMonastery.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2848" data-file-height="2136" /></a><figcaption>Hip Tin Temple and Hok Shan Monastery</figcaption></figure> <p>There are two temples, <a href="/wiki/Hip_Tin_Temple" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip Tin Temple">Hip Tin Temple</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hok_Shan_Monastery&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hok Shan Monastery (page does not exist)">Hok Shan Monastery</a>, in the square of Lai Chi Wo village.<sup id="cite_ref-Eco_Association_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eco_Association-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The two structures are connected. </p><p>They were built in the <a href="/wiki/Qing_dynasty" title="Qing dynasty">Qing dynasty</a> and are more than two hundred years old. They were jointly built by the seven villages in <a href="/wiki/Sha_Tau_Kok" title="Sha Tau Kok">Sha Tau Kok</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hing_Chun_Yuek&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hing Chun Yuek (page does not exist)">Hing Chun Yuek</a> for drawing good fortune and expelling the evils. The village people worship <a href="/wiki/Guan_Yu" title="Guan Yu">Guan Di</a> and <a href="/wiki/Guanyin" title="Guanyin">Guan Yin</a>. Hip Tin Temple is for Guan Di while Hok Shan Monastery is for Guan Yin. The temples are categorised by the government as <a href="/wiki/List_of_Grade_II_historic_buildings_in_Hong_Kong" title="List of Grade II historic buildings in Hong Kong">Grade II historic buildings</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GradeII_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GradeII-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="East_Gate_and_West_Gate">East Gate and West Gate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Wo&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: East Gate and West Gate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The East Gate and the West Gate are the entrances of the village.<sup id="cite_ref-Eco_Association_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eco_Association-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The East Gate is the main entrance on which there was engraved a sentence 'The purple cloud comes from the East.' In Chinese, purple means good fortune. The objective of the sentence is to hope to have highly placed or high-ranking government officials and noble lords coming into the village all the time so that it makes the village prosperous and flourishing. On the other hand, there was engraved a sentence 'The west can receive the auspicious light of luck.' on the West Gate. It means the village people hope to get luck and peace. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Environment_and_special_species">Environment and special species</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Wo&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Environment and special species"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HK_LCWSA_FiveFingeredCamphorTree.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/HK_LCWSA_FiveFingeredCamphorTree.JPG/170px-HK_LCWSA_FiveFingeredCamphorTree.JPG" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/HK_LCWSA_FiveFingeredCamphorTree.JPG/255px-HK_LCWSA_FiveFingeredCamphorTree.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/HK_LCWSA_FiveFingeredCamphorTree.JPG/340px-HK_LCWSA_FiveFingeredCamphorTree.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2136" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption>Five-finger Camphor</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lai_Chi_Wo_Nature_Trail[18][19]"><span id="Lai_Chi_Wo_Nature_Trail.5B18.5D.5B19.5D"></span>Lai Chi Wo Nature Trail<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Wo&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Lai Chi Wo Nature Trail[18][19]"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The broad way inside the Nature Trail was constructed in 2003 as a viewing platform. It is 120 metres long and introduces three main features in the eastern mudflat corner of Lai Chi Wo. The trail is 1.2 km. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Looking-glass_mangrove_and_White-flower_Derris">Looking-glass mangrove and White-flower Derris</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Wo&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Looking-glass mangrove and White-flower Derris"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The mangrove in Lai Chi Wo consists of <a href="/wiki/Heritiera_littoralis" title="Heritiera littoralis">Looking-glass mangrove</a> (<i>Heritiera littoralis</i>) and White-flower Derris. Looking-glass mangrove is a species of mangrove whose biggest forest is to be found in Lai Chi Wo. Every April and May are their blossom seasons and fruits can be harvested from June to October. The fruit is round and green at first, and then become brown when it ripens. <a href="/wiki/Heritiera_littoralis" title="Heritiera littoralis">Heritiera littoralis</a> is grand, peculiar and has a thick tree-crown. It is almost tall enough to reach the chest of people. The interlaced <a href="/wiki/Buttress_root" title="Buttress root">plank buttress</a> serves to grasp the swampy soil in the tide zone to hold the body of the tree. And the "natural swing" around the forest of Looking-glass mangrove in fact is formed by the growing White-flower Derris. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Seaweeds">Seaweeds</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Wo&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Seaweeds"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are four main kinds of seaweeds in Hong Kong. They are <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Halophila_beccarii&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Halophila beccarii (page does not exist)">Halophila beccarii</a></i> (<span lang="zh-Hant">貝克喜鹽草</span>), <i><a href="/wiki/Halophila_ovalis" title="Halophila ovalis">Halophila ovalis</a></i> (<span lang="zh-Hant">喜鹽草</span>), <i><a href="/wiki/Ruppia_maritima" title="Ruppia maritima">Ruppia maritima</a></i> (<span lang="zh-Hant">川蔓藻</span>) and Dwarf eelgrass <i><a href="/wiki/Zostera_japonica" title="Zostera japonica">Zostera japonica</a></i> (<span lang="zh-Hant">矮大葉藻</span>) among which <i>Zostera japonica</i> was first found in Lai Chi Wo in 1979. Lai Chi Wo is the only place, and also the largest bed that we can find this kind of seaweed. This seaweed bed mat the shore for more than 2 hectares on the wild open mudflat. Seaweeds are precious in Hong Kong which mainly grow along the coast of northwest and northeast of New Territories. Seaweeds hold great importance to the eco-system because it provides shelter, food and feeding place for animals living along the coast, and besides, seaweeds can prevent soil and sand from being washed away. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Buttress_roots">Buttress roots</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Wo&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Buttress roots"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The structures shaped like wooden slabs are named as buttress roots. Several of them can be seen inside Lai Chi Wo Nature Trail. The taller the tree, or the poorer the growing environment, the larger and stronger these buttress trees grow. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lai_Chi_Wo_Village">Lai Chi Wo Village</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Wo&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Lai Chi Wo Village"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lai_Chi_Wo_Special_Area_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Lai_Chi_Wo_Special_Area_02.jpg/220px-Lai_Chi_Wo_Special_Area_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Lai_Chi_Wo_Special_Area_02.jpg/330px-Lai_Chi_Wo_Special_Area_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Lai_Chi_Wo_Special_Area_02.jpg/440px-Lai_Chi_Wo_Special_Area_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>The Hollow Tree.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Five-finger_Camphor_(Cinnamomum_Camphora)"><span id="Five-finger_Camphor_.28Cinnamomum_Camphora.29"></span>Five-finger Camphor (Cinnamomum Camphora)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Wo&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Five-finger Camphor (Cinnamomum Camphora)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Cinnamomum_camphora" class="mw-redirect" title="Cinnamomum camphora">Camphor</a> measures 25 metres tall and 3 metres in diameter. It gets its name because it had five branches like five fingers, although only four of them remain today. It was said that during <a href="/wiki/Japanese_occupation_of_Hong_Kong" title="Japanese occupation of Hong Kong">Japanese Occupation</a>, when Lai Chi Wo was occupied as a military backup base for the Japanese Army, the Japanese cut down many trees for fear that their enemies will hide near the area and make sudden attacks. When the soldiers threatened to chop this five-finger Camphor, the villagers stood up to protected the tree with their lives. Therefore, only one of the "fingers" has been cut. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="The_Hollow_Tree_(Autumn_Maple)"><span id="The_Hollow_Tree_.28Autumn_Maple.29"></span>The Hollow Tree (Autumn Maple)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Wo&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: The Hollow Tree (Autumn Maple)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Hollow Tree is an Autumn Maple (<i><a href="/wiki/Bischofia_javanica" title="Bischofia javanica">Bischofia javanica</a></i>) estimated at to about one hundred years old. It reaches a 17-metre high and 1.9-metre in diameter.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is called "hollow tree" because it has a huge hole inside the tree. The hole has openings in both upper and lower section of the tree. It is once said that there was a honeycomb and villagers tried to fire the comb but finally fired the tree altogether. However, the explanations from the description board of the tree told another cause. The <a href="/wiki/Parenchyma" title="Parenchyma">parenchyma</a> cells in the centre of the trunk contracted and withered as a result of infection. Small holes began to appear inside the tree. However, the nutrients and moisture transporting cells around the exterior part of the trunk continued to grow and thicken. The trunk later get thicker, and the centre hollow expanded in tandem. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Wo&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ferry">Ferry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Wo&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Ferry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lai_Chi_Wo_Pier.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Lai_Chi_Wo_Pier.jpg/220px-Lai_Chi_Wo_Pier.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Lai_Chi_Wo_Pier.jpg/330px-Lai_Chi_Wo_Pier.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Lai_Chi_Wo_Pier.jpg/440px-Lai_Chi_Wo_Pier.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="1846" /></a><figcaption>Lai Chi Wo Pier</figcaption></figure> <p>A ferry service runs between <a href="/wiki/Ma_Liu_Shui" title="Ma Liu Shui">Ma Liu Shui</a> (Landing Steps No. 3) to Lai Chi Wo on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Visitors who carry the <a href="/wiki/Sha_Tau_Kok" title="Sha Tau Kok">Sha Tau Kok</a> permit can travel to Lai Chi Wo through boats. They can first go to Sha Tau Kok using KMB bus route 78K or Green mini-bus 55K. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hiking">Hiking</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Wo&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Hiking"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Alternatively, Lai Chi Wo can be reached by hiking via one of the two popular hiking routes. </p><p>The first hiking route is from <a href="/wiki/Wu_Kau_Tang" title="Wu Kau Tang">Wu Kau Tang</a>, via <a href="/wiki/Kau_Tam_Tso" title="Kau Tam Tso">Kau Tam Tso</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miu_Tin" title="Miu Tin">Miu Tin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lai_Tau_Shek" title="Lai Tau Shek">Lai Tau Shek</a>. To get to Wu Kau Tang, hikers may use: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Public_light_bus" title="Public light bus">Green mini-bus</a> route 20R (daily route) from <a href="/wiki/Tai_Po_Market_station" title="Tai Po Market station">Tai Po Market station</a><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>KMB Bus route 275R (served on Sundays and holidays only; <b>no</b> service on non-holiday Mondays-Saturdays), from <a href="/wiki/Tai_Po_Market_station" title="Tai Po Market station">Tai Po Market station</a></li></ul> <p>The second hiking route is from <a href="/wiki/Luk_Keng_(North_District)" title="Luk Keng (North District)">Luk Keng</a>, which green mini-bus 56K serves. Hikers can walk from Luk Keng, via Tai Wan, <a href="/wiki/Kuk_Po" title="Kuk Po">Kuk Po</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Fan_Shui_Au&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fan Shui Au (page does not exist)">Fan Shui Au</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Wo&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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(1990). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hkjo.lib.hku.hk/archive/files/6961e3917fbbd2702e62721f4604d7d8.pdf">"Studies on Hong Kong Jiao Festivals"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>Journal of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Asiatic_Society_Hong_Kong_Branch" title="Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch">Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch</a></i>. <b>30</b>: 26–43. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1991-7295">1991-7295</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+the+Royal+Asiatic+Society+Hong+Kong+Branch&rft.atitle=Studies+on+Hong+Kong+Jiao+Festivals&rft.volume=30&rft.pages=26-43&rft.date=1990&rft.issn=1991-7295&rft.aulast=Choi&rft.aufirst=C.C.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fhkjo.lib.hku.hk%2Farchive%2Ffiles%2F6961e3917fbbd2702e62721f4604d7d8.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALai+Chi+Wo" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGrundy2017" class="citation news cs1">Grundy, Tom (14 March 2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/14/hkfp-venture-where-time-stands-still-the-semi-abandoned-hakka-walled-village-of-lai-chi-wo/">"HKFP Venture: Where time stands still – the semi-abandoned Hakka walled village of Lai Chi Wo"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Free_Press" title="Hong Kong Free Press">Hong Kong Free Press</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Hong+Kong+Free+Press&rft.atitle=HKFP+Venture%3A+Where+time+stands+still+%E2%80%93+the+semi-abandoned+Hakka+walled+village+of+Lai+Chi+Wo&rft.date=2017-03-14&rft.aulast=Grundy&rft.aufirst=Tom&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hongkongfp.com%2F2017%2F03%2F14%2Fhkfp-venture-where-time-stands-still-the-semi-abandoned-hakka-walled-village-of-lai-chi-wo%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALai+Chi+Wo" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSingh2016" class="citation news cs1">Singh, Harminder (8 October 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2026078/how-revival-400-year-old-hong-kong-village-can-be">"How the revival of a 400-year-old Hong Kong village can be a model for rural heritage conservation"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/South_China_Morning_Post" title="South China Morning Post">South China Morning Post</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=South+China+Morning+Post&rft.atitle=How+the+revival+of+a+400-year-old+Hong+Kong+village+can+be+a+model+for+rural+heritage+conservation&rft.date=2016-10-08&rft.aulast=Singh&rft.aufirst=Harminder&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scmp.com%2Fnews%2Fhong-kong%2Feducation-community%2Farticle%2F2026078%2Fhow-revival-400-year-old-hong-kong-village-can-be&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALai+Chi+Wo" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWilliamsChuLamLaw2021" class="citation book cs1">Williams, Jessica M.; Chu, Vivian; Lam, Wai-Fung; Law, Winnie W.Y. (2021). "Chapter 4: Building Resilient Rural Communities: A Summary of the Case Study and Prospects Beyond Lai Chi Wo and Hong Kong". <i>Revitalising Rural Communities</i>. <a href="/wiki/Springer_Nature" title="Springer Nature">Springer Nature</a>. pp. 83–94. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9789811658242" title="Special:BookSources/9789811658242"><bdi>9789811658242</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Chapter+4%3A+Building+Resilient+Rural+Communities%3A+A+Summary+of+the+Case+Study+and+Prospects+Beyond+Lai+Chi+Wo+and+Hong+Kong&rft.btitle=Revitalising+Rural+Communities&rft.pages=83-94&rft.pub=Springer+Nature&rft.date=2021&rft.isbn=9789811658242&rft.aulast=Williams&rft.aufirst=Jessica+M.&rft.au=Chu%2C+Vivian&rft.au=Lam%2C+Wai-Fung&rft.au=Law%2C+Winnie+W.Y.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALai+Chi+Wo" 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title="Lung Fu Shan Country Park">Lung Fu Shan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pok_Fu_Lam_Country_Park" title="Pok Fu Lam Country Park">Pok Fu Lam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shek_O_Country_Park" title="Shek O Country Park">Shek O</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tai_Tam_Country_Park" title="Tai Tam Country Park">Tai Tam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tai_Tam_Country_Park_(Quarry_Bay_Extension)" title="Tai Tam Country Park (Quarry Bay Extension)">Tai Tam (Quarry Bay Ext.)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/New_Territories" title="New Territories">New Territories </a> East</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Clear_Water_Bay_Country_Park" title="Clear Water Bay Country Park">Clear Water Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kam_Shan_Country_Park" title="Kam Shan Country Park">Kam Shan</a></li> <li><a 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Kau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsiu_Hang_Special_Area" title="Tsiu Hang Special Area">Tsiu Hang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tung_Lung_Chau" title="Tung Lung Chau">Tung Lung Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bluff_Island_(Hong_Kong)" title="Bluff Island (Hong Kong)">Ung Kong Group Special Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Wetland_Park" title="Hong Kong Wetland Park">Wetland Park</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Marine_parks_in_Hong_Kong" title="Marine parks in Hong Kong">Marine parks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hoi_Ha_Wan" title="Hoi Ha Wan">Hoi Ha Wan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Double_Haven" title="Double Haven">Yan Chau Tong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sha_Chau_and_Lung_Kwu_Chau_Marine_Park" title="Sha Chau and Lung Kwu Chau Marine Park">Sha Chau and Lung Kwu Chau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ping_Chau" class="mw-redirect" title="Ping Chau">Tung Ping Chau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Brothers_(islands),_Hong_Kong" title="The Brothers (islands), Hong Kong">The Brothers</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southwest_Lantau_Marine_Park&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Southwest Lantau Marine Park (page does not exist)">Southwest Lantau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soko_Islands" title="Soko Islands">South Lantau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_D%27Aguilar_Marine_Reserve" title="Cape D'Aguilar Marine Reserve">Cape D'Aguilar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><i>See also: <a href="/wiki/Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_(Hong_Kong)" title="Site of Special Scientific Interest (Hong Kong)">Site of Special Scientific Interest</a></i></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><span class="geo-inline-hidden noexcerpt"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output 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