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Liu Man Shek Tong Ancestral Hall 廖万石堂Liào Wànshí Táng
Declared monument · Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Time needed
- 30 minutes
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Hong Kong
- Region
- Hong Kong
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- Declared monument
About Liu Man Shek Tong Ancestral Hall
Liu Man Shek Tong is the main ancestral hall of the Liu clan of Sheung Shui, built in the early years of the Yongzheng reign (1723–1735) and restored in the Qianlong reign (1736–1795). It is a three-hall, two-courtyard building decorated with plaster mouldings, wood carvings and murals, and from 1932 to 1974 it housed Fung Kai School. It was restored again in 1984 and 1994.
How to get to Liu Man Shek Tong Ancestral Hall
In the Mun Hau Tsuen area of Sheung Shui, about 1.1 km north-north-west of Sheung Shui MTR station; 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 30 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 40 km
A giant bronze Buddha on Lantau, reached by a 25-minute cable car ride
Also within 20 km: Hau Ku Shek Ancestral Hall 居石侯公祠 (under 10 km), Hau Mei Fung Ancestral Hall 味峰侯公祠 (under 10 km), Kun Lung Wai (San Wai), Lung Yeuk Tau 觐龙围 (under 10 km), Entrance Tower of Ma Wat Wai 麻笏围门楼 (under 10 km), Entrance Tower and Enclosing Walls of Lo Wai, Lung Yeuk Tau 龙跃头老围门楼及围墙 (under 10 km), Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall 松岭邓公祠 (under 10 km).
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