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Yin Kong
Yin Kong () is a village in Sheung Shui, North District, Hong Kong, North District, Hong Kong. Administration Yin Kong is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages represented within the Sheung Shui District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Yin Kong is part of the Sheung Shui Rural (constituency), Sheung Shui Rural constituency, which is currently represented by Simon Hau Fuk-tat. History The Hou (surname), Hau () Chinese kin, Clan, one of the Five Great Clans of the New Territories, arrived in modern-day Hong Kong towards the end of the 12th century, during the Southern Song Dynasty. They first settled at Ho Sheung Heung. They later settled three branch-villages: Yin Kong, Kam Tsin and Ping Kong. At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Yin Kong was 35. The number of males was 21. References External links Delineation of area of existing village Yin Kong (Sheung Shui) for election of resident representative ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Kin
A Chinese kin, lineage or sometimes rendered as clan, is a patrilineal and patrilocal group of related Chinese people with a common surname sharing a common ancestor and, in many cases, an ancestral home. Description Chinese kinship tend to be strong in southern China, reinforced by ties to an ancestral village, common property, and often a common spoken Chinese dialect unintelligible to people outside the village. Kinship structures tend to be weaker in northern China, with clan members that do not usually reside in the same village nor share property. ''Zupu''—the genealogy book A ''zupu'' () is a Chinese kin register or genealogy book, which contains stories of the kin's origins, male lineage and illustrious members. The register is usually updated regularly by the eldest person in the extended family, who hands on this responsibility to the next generation. The "updating" of one's ''zupu'' () is a very important task in Chinese tradition, and can be traced back thousands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Branch Of The Royal Asiatic Society
Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch is an organisation to encourage interest in Asia broadly, with an emphasis on Hong Kong. The society was founded in 1847 and folded 1859. It was revived on December 28, 1959. Its parent association is the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. The Society is open to all with an interest in the art, literature and culture of China and Asia, with special reference to Hong Kong. History In 1847 the Hong Kong branch of the Royal Asiatic Society was founded under its parent society, the Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. The latter had in turn been founded in 1823 by Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke and others. In 1824 the Asiatic Society received a Royal Charter from patron King George IV and was charged with ‘the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia.’ In around 1838, branches were formed in Mumbai and Chennai, and Sri Lanka in 1845. The Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ping Kong
Ping Kong () is a walled village in Sheung Shui, North District, Hong Kong. Administration Ping Kong is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages represented within the Sheung Shui District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Ping Kong is part of the Yu Tai constituency, which was formerly represented by Vincent Chan Chi-fung until July 2021. History The Hau () Clan, one of the Five Great Clans of the New Territories, arrived in modern-day Hong Kong towards the end of the 12th century, during the Southern Song Dynasty. They first settled at Ho Sheung Heung. They later settled three branch-villages: Yin Kong, Kam Tsin and Ping Kong. In 1851, a war opposed the village of San Tin to Ping Kong and Kam Tsin. Ping Kong was described in the early 20th century as a 'very wealthy Punti village'. In the old days, the walled village was named 'Cheung Lung Wai' (), which translated as the 'Lucky Dragon Wall'. Features Ping Kong has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kam Tsin
Kam Tsin (), also known as Kam Tsin Tsuen () is a village and an area in the North District, in the New Territories in Hong Kong. Administration Kam Tsin is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages represented within the Sheung Shui District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Kam Tsin is part of the Sheung Shui Rural constituency, which is currently represented by Simon Hau Fuk-tat. Location Kam Tsin is located south of Yin Kong, west of Kwu Tung, Ngau Tei and Hang Tau. Its south and east are surrounded by the Hong Kong Golf Club. The Fanling Bungalow and Fanling Lodge are on its southeast. History The Hau () Clan, one of the Five Great Clans of the New Territories, arrived in modern-day Hong Kong towards the end of the 12th century, during the Southern Song Dynasty. They first settled at Ho Sheung Heung. They later settled three branch-villages: Yin Kong, Kam Tsin and Ping Kong. In 1851, a war opposed the villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ho Sheung Heung
Ho Sheung Heung () is an area in Sheung Shui, North District, Hong Kong. Administration Ho Sheung Heung is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. For electoral purposes, Ho Sheung Heung is part of the Sheung Shui Rural constituency of the North District Council. It is currently represented by Simon Hau Fuk-tat, who was elected in the local elections. History The Hau () Clan, one of the Five Great Clans of the New Territories, arrived in modern-day Hong Kong towards the end of the 12th century, during the Southern Song Dynasty. They first settled at Ho Sheung Heung. They later settled three branch-villages: Yin Kong, Kam Tsin and Ping Kong. Villages There are four villages in Ho Sheung Heung, namely Nam Pin Wai, Pak Pin Wai, Chung Sum Tsuen and Chung Wai Tsuen (San Tsuen). Ho Sheung Heung Lo Wai () aka. Pak Pin Wai () is a walled village. Conservation Hau Ku Shek Ancestral Hall in Ho Sheung Heung has been listed as a declared monument since 2003. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Song Dynasty
The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest of the Ten Kingdoms, ending the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. The Song often came into conflict with the contemporaneous Liao, Western Xia and Jin dynasties in northern China. After retreating to southern China, the Song was eventually conquered by the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The dynasty is divided into two periods: Northern Song and Southern Song. During the Northern Song (; 960–1127), the capital was in the northern city of Bianjing (now Kaifeng) and the dynasty controlled most of what is now Eastern China. The Southern Song (; 1127–1279) refers to the period after the Song lost control of its northern half to the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty in the Jin–Song Wars. At that time, the Song court retreated south of the Yangt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Great Clans Of The New Territories
The Five Great Clans of the New Territories are five families that settled early and became sizeable in the New Territories of Hong Kong. They are the Tang (Deng; ), the Man (Wen; ), Hau (Hou; ), Pang (Peng; ) and Liu ( Liao; ). The Hau Clan arrived in modern-day Hong Kong towards the end of the 12th century, during the Southern Song Dynasty. They first settled at Ho Sheung Heung. They later settled three branch-villages: Yin Kong, Kam Tsin and Ping Kong. See also * Chinese kin A Chinese kin, lineage or sometimes rendered as clan, is a patrilineal and patrilocal group of related Chinese people with a common surname sharing a common ancestor and, in many cases, an ancestral home. Description Chinese kinship tend to be ... References Citations Sources * Families of Hong Kong Culture of Hong Kong Chinese clans {{HongKong-hist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hou (surname)
Hou () is a Chinese surname, listed the 80th in the ''Hundred Family Surnames''. It is romanized Hau in Cantonese. It originated from a Chinese nobility title, often translated as "marquis." Notable people * Alyson Hau (Hou Jiaming), Hong Kong DJ/presenter * Hau Yung Sang, Chinese/Republic of China international footballer * Hou Baolin, Xiangsheng performer * Hou Bin, athlete * Hou Ching-shan, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China * Hou Chong-wen, Deputy Mayor of Chiayi City * Hou Dejian, songwriter from Taiwan * Hou Hsiao-hsien, film director * Hou Junji, Tang Dynasty general * Hou Minghao, actor * Hou Sheng-mao, Minister of Department of Health of the Republic of China (2005-2008) * Hou Yao, pioneering film director, screenwriter, and theorist * Hou Yaowen, actor * Hou Yifan, chess player * Hou You-yi, Deputy Mayor of New Taipei City (2016-2018) * John Hou Sæter, Norwegian football player * Yi-Jia Susanne Hou, violinist * Yojun Hou, Entrepreneur * Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheung Shui
Sheung Shui (, literally "Above-water") is an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong. Sheung Shui Town, a part of this area, is part of the Fanling–Sheung Shui New Town in the North District of Hong Kong. Fanling Town is to its southeast. History Shek Wu Hui () used to be the marketplace of the Sheung Shui area, before the development of Sheung Shui Town. Bounded by Lung Sum Avenue (), San Fung Avenue and Jockey Club Road, it was the main market in the Sheung Shui area from the 1930s onwards. Today some private residences can be found towering over the old flats in the ''hui'' (market). The majority of the buildings still standing were repaired in the 1950s. Sheung Shui Wai (), originally lived in by the Liu () clan, is a walled village. The ancestral hall Liu Man Shek Tong () in the village is one of the declared monuments of Hong Kong. The , located near Sheung Shui Wai and originally established by the Liu clan, is the largest secondary school in Hong Kong, in term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral Affairs Commission
The Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) is the body, established under the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance, that oversees electoral matters in Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt .... Its main functions include considering or reviewing the boundaries of Legislative Council geographical constituencies and constituencies of the 18 District Councils for the purpose of making recommendations, and overseeing the conduct and supervision of elections and regulating the procedures at an election. It is also responsible for supervision of the registration of electors and the promotional activities relating to registration. History In 1997, the EAC succeeded the former Boundary and Election Commission (), which was established on 23 July 1993. It is head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheung Shui Rural (constituency)
Sheung Shui Rural () is one of the 17 constituencies in the North District, Hong Kong. The constituency returns one district councillor to the North District Council The North District Council () is one of the 18 Hong Kong district councils and represents the North District. It is one of 18 such councils. Consisting of 22 members, the district council is drawn from 18 constituencies, which elect 18 members, ..., with an election every four years. Sheung Shui Rural constituency has an estimated population of 21,385. Councillors represented Election results 2010s References {{Hong Kong North Council Constituencies Fanling Constituencies of Hong Kong Constituencies of North District Council 1994 establishments in Hong Kong Constituencies established in 1994 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
