Wun Yiu Village is a village located in Tai Po in Hong Kong. Wun Yiu Village consists of Sheung Wun Yiu () and Ha Wun Yiu ().

Administration

Wun Yiu is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. Wun Yiu is one of the villages represented within the Tai Po Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Wun Yiu is part of the Tai Po Kau constituency, which is currently represented by Patrick Mo Ka-chun.

History

The area was once a center of porcelain industry in the New Territories. The clans of Man and Tse began manufacturing blue and white porcelain in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). In 1674 (the 13th year of the reign of the Qing dynasty Kangxi Emperor), the Ma Hakka clan, originally from Changle county, Guangdong, settled in Tai Po and purchased the kilns from the Man clan.Remains of Ancient Kilns, Wun Yiu Village
/ref> At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Ha Wun Yiu was 60; the number of males was 26. The population of Sheung Wun Yiu was 129; the number of males was 53. Because of the competition from good-quality and inexpensive porcelain produced by other coastal kilns in Guangdong, the kilns at Wun Yiu finally stopped operating in 1932.

Declared Monuments

Wun Yiu Pottery Kilns

The remains of the ancient kilns of Wun Yiu Village have been declared a monument. In the remains of the ancient kilns, relics illustrating the complete process of porcelain production were discovered during archaeological investigations. These artefacts include china clay quarrying pits, water-mills, animal-driven grinders, clay soaking tanks and dragon kilns.The Geographical Information System on Hong Kong Heritage
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Fan Sin Temple

Fan Sin Temple, alias "Fan Sin Kung" or "Fan Sin Miu", was declared a monument on 30December 1999. Fan Sin Temple, located in Sheung Wun Yiu, is the main temple in the villages of the Sheung Wun Yiu and Ha Wun Yiu; it is the only example of worshipping this deity in Hong Kong. It is uncertain when the temple was constructed. However, according to a wooden plaque hanging at the main hall of the temple, it has a history of over 200 years as the plaque was carved in the geng-xu year of the

Qianlong Emperor The Qianlong Emperor (25 September 17117 February 1799), also known by his temple name Emperor Gaozong of Qing, born Hongli, was the fifth Emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1735 t ...

(1790). It is commonly believed that the Fan Sin Temple was built by the Ma clan to worship Fan Tai Sin Sze, the patron saint of potters. Windows with iron frameworks were installed on four sides of the temple after World War II. Many historic relics of the temple were destroyed after a serious fire in mid 1970s. The calligraphy and paintings above the entrance were repainted during a renovation in 1976 after the fire. There is a wooden plaque from 1970 and four commemorative stone plaques which record the restorations in 1897, 1925, 1964 and 1976 respectively. A further restoration of the temple has recently been carried out and it is now open to the public.

Wun Yiu Trackway

The Wun Yiu Trackway starts at Sheung Wun Yiu Village. It is about long. Workers may have used it to transport kaolin from the upper mines down to the workshop before the kiln stopped operation.

Access

Section 8 of the Wilson Trail crosses Sheung Wun Yiu.

References

External links

Delineation of area of existing village Ha Wun Yiu (Tai Po) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)

Delineation of area of existing village Sheung Wun Yiu (Tai Po) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
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