Lo Wai, Lung Yeuk Tau
Lo Wai (Chinese: 老圍) is a walled village in Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling, Hong Kong. It is one of the Five Wai (walled villages) and Six Tsuen (villages) in Lung Yeuk Tau.[1]
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Administration
Lo Wai is one of the villages represented within the Fanling District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Lo Wai is part of the Queen's Hill constituency, which is currently represented by Law Ting-tak.[2][3]
Lo Wai, as part of Lung Yeuk Tau, is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[4]
Conservation
Lo Wai is located along the Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail.[5] The entrance tower and walls surrounding Lo Wai are declared monuments.[6][5]
See also
- Walled villages of Hong Kong
- Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall, located between Lo Wai and Tsz Tong Tsuen
References
- Antiquities and Monuments Office. Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail
- "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (North District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- "North District Council - North DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- Antiquities and Monuments Office. Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail: Lo Wai
- Antiquities and Monuments Office. Declared monuments of Hong Kong. Lo Wai
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lo Wai, Lung Yeuk Tau.
- Delineation of area of existing village Lung Yeuk Tau (Fanling) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022) (includes Lo Wai)
- Antiquities and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System. Lo Wai
- Virtual tour of Entrance Tower & Enclosing Walls of Lo Wai
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