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
- ↑ Hong Kong 2006 Yearbook: Archaeological Background
- ↑ P.H.Hase "The Historical Heritage of Ho Chung, Pak Kong, and Sha Kok Mei, Sai Kung", June 2003
- ↑ Antiquities and Monuments Offices - Introduction to 1444 Historic Buildings, p.34
- ↑ List of Graded Historic Buildings in Hong Kong (as at 18 September 2009)
- ↑ Antiquities and Monuments Offices - Introduction to 1444 Historic Buildings, p.588
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