Yuen Long is situated in the northwest of the New Territories in a large alluvial plain surrounded by hills on three sides. The district covers Ping Shan Heung, Ha Tsuen Heung, Kam Tin Heung, Pat Heung, San Tin Heung, Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long Town and Tin Shui Wai. Nam Sang Wai is one of the best hidden secret of Yuen Long.
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Yuen Long New Town is a new town. It was developed from the traditional market town of
Yuen Long Town from the late 1970s.
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| Yuen Long New town |
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At the top of Yuen Long Park's hill, there is a pagoda with its lower level serving
as an aviary and the upper levels as a lookout point for visitors to enjoy a panoramic
view of the Yuen Long town.
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| Yuen Long Park |
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Weddings are celebrated inside the Yuen Long Lutheran church, which has a
beautiful Chinese architecture influence.
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| Yuen Long Lutheran church |
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Pun Uk is a domestic house in Au Tau, Yuen Long, built in 1932 in the typical Hakka tradition.
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Pun Uk mansion was built by Pun Kwan-min, a Mei-hsien native, in memory
of his father Pun Yum-wah.
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| Pun Uk |
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The location was selected for good feng-shui with a semi-circular pond and a drying ground in front of the house, and a thickly wooded mount at the back.
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Pun Uk mansion is also known as "Yum Wah Kung Chi" and is the home of the Pun family.
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| Pun Uk |
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The building keeps up the architectural uniqueness of a Hakka mansion while a semi-circular fengshui
pond was built in the foreground.
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| Pun Uk |
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Three Hakka artisans were hired from Mei-hsien to ensure the quality of the craftsmanship.
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| Pun Uk |
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The layout plan belongs to the two-hall and two-flank-chamber type. Due to the gilded lions elaborately carved on the eave beam above the main entrance, the house is also know as the House of Lions.
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The ownership of the house together with the surrounding agricultural land was passed to a private
developer who then put up a proposal for re-development. Through negotiation, the Government and
the developer tried their effort to work out a comprehensive development scheme for the area
with the aim to preserve this historical building intact.
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| Pun Uk |
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