Tai Fu Tai Mansion is a residence located in

Wing Ping Tsuen Wing Ping Tsuen () is a village in the San Tin area of Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration Wing Ping Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. See also * Tai Fu Tai Mansion References External link ...

San Tin San Tin () is a loosely defined area in Yuen Long District in New Territories, Hong Kong that is part of the San Tin constituency. Unlike Hong Kong's highly urbanised areas, San Tin is sparsely populated due to its marshlands. San Tin is loca ...

near

Lok Ma Chau Lok Ma Chau or Lokmachau is an area in Hong Kong's New Territories. It is the site of a major pedestrian (linked directly to the Hong Kong rapid transit network) and road border crossing point between Hong Kong and mainland China. Administra ...

, north of

Yuen Long Yuen Long is a town in the western New Territories, Hong Kong. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu (), Tin Shui Wai, Lau Fau Shan and Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong, to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin (), and to the north ...

, Hong Kong.

History

It was probably built in 1865 in the reign of the

Qing Dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

. It was built as a residence by Man Chung-luen () whose ancestors had settled in San Tin since the 15th century. In 2007,

3D laser scanning Lidar (, also LIDAR, or LiDAR; sometimes LADAR) is a method for determining ranges (variable distance) by targeting an object or a surface with a laser and measuring the time for the reflected light to return to the receiver. It can also be ...

technology was used to digitally capture 3D images of the structure.How surveyors use 3D Laser Scanning Technology in digital recording of structures
, The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (issued on 17 January 2007)

Description

The building is richly embellished with spacious grounds; a large open space in front and a garden at the back. The whole mansion is surrounded by a green-brick wall. It is a fine example of traditional Chinese dwellings of the scholar-gentry class.

References

External links

Antiquities and Monuments Office
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Antiquities and Monuments Office The Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) was established in 1976 under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance to protect and preserve Hong Kong's historic monuments. Housed in the Former Kowloon British School, the AMO is responsible for ide ...

Pamphlet about Tai Fu Tai Mansion
Declared monuments of Hong Kong San Tin Houses completed in 1865 Houses in Hong Kong Classical Lingnan-style buildings {{HongKong-struct-stub