Sheung Yiu Village 上窑村Shàngyáocūn

About Sheung Yiu Village

Sheung Yiu is a Hakka village built in the 19th century by the Wong clan, who came from Bao'an in Guangdong, on a raised platform inside Sai Kung Country Park. Its row of eight houses, drying terrace and watchtower over the entrance have been restored as the Sheung Yiu Folk Museum, furnished with farming tools and period furniture, and the village's lime kiln has also been restored for viewing. The village prospered by burning lime for mortar and fertiliser until modern bricks and cement undercut the trade.

How to get to Sheung Yiu Village

On the Pak Tam Chung Nature Trail in Sai Kung Country Park; the Leisure and Cultural Services Department gives KMB bus 94 or green minibus 7 or 9 to the Sheung Yiu stop and then a 15-minute walk, and lists the museum as closed on Tuesdays except public holidays.

Nearby

• Victoria Harbour 维多利亚港 20 km
  Glass towers and green hills around a harbour you can cross in ten minutes
• Victoria Peak 太平山顶 20 km
  Ride the 1888 funicular to the skyline view, then walk the Lugard Road loop
• Tian Tan Buddha & Ngong Ping 天坛大佛与昂坪 50 km
  A giant bronze Buddha on Lantau, reached by a 25-minute cable car ride

Also within 20 km: Hung Shing Temple, Kau Sai Chau 滘西洲洪圣古庙 (under 10 km), Rock Carving at Lung Ha Wan 龙虾湾石刻 (under 10 km), Hong Kong China Dragon Boat Association Shek Mun Training Centre 中国香港龙舟总会石门训练中心 (10 km), Kowloon Peak 飞鹅山 (10 km), Hong Kong Science Park 香港科学园 (10 km), Sha Tin Racecourse 沙田马场 (10 km).

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