Ho Chung

Che Kung Temple in Ho Chung.
Chan Ancestral Hall in Ho Chung.
Former ATV studio building, near the Che Kung Temple, in Ho Chung.

Ho Chung (Chinese: 蠔涌; pinyin: Háochōng) is a village on the Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong. The Ho Chung River (蠔涌河) runs through the village.

History

A Neolithic stone-working site was discovered at Ho Chung in 1999.[1]

The village was likely founded in the mid-16th century.[2]

Sights

The Che Kung Temple in Ho Chung, one of the two temples in Hong Kong dedicated to Che Kung,[3] is a Grade II Historic Building.[4]

The Chan Ancestral Hall, at No. 25 Ho Chung First Lane was built around the 1850s.[5]

Industrial buildings

Lee Kum Kee has an oyster sauce factory in Ho Chung. There is also a former multistory dye works, that was once used as an Asia Television studio.

References

  1. ↑ Hong Kong 2006 Yearbook: Archaeological Background
  2. ↑ P.H.Hase "The Historical Heritage of Ho Chung, Pak Kong, and Sha Kok Mei, Sai Kung", June 2003
  3. ↑ Antiquities and Monuments Offices - Introduction to 1444 Historic Buildings, p.34
  4. ↑ List of Graded Historic Buildings in Hong Kong (as at 18 September 2009)
  5. ↑ Antiquities and Monuments Offices - Introduction to 1444 Historic Buildings, p.588
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Coordinates: 22°21′20″N 114°14′56″E / 22.3556°N 114.2489°E / 22.3556; 114.2489


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