Fanling Wai is a village in

Fanling Fanling ( zh, t=粉嶺; also spelled Fan Ling or Fan Leng) is a town in the New Territories East of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the North District. Fanling Town is the main settlement of the Fanling area. The name Fanling i ...

, North District, Hong Kong, built by the

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. It is composed of a walled village and its two extensions: Ching Wai or Chung Wai ( or ) - the only walled hamlet of Fanling Wai and also the first hamlet to be built, Pak Wai (), and Nam Wai ().Historic Building Appraisal
Pang Ancestral Hall, Fanling Pak Wai, Fanling
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History

Fanling Wai is the centre of the Pang Clan, who arrived in Hong Kong during the

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(1127-1279). The ''wai'' (walled village) was constructed in the early part of the Wanli (1572–1620) reign of the Ming dynasty. Antiquities and Monuments Office
Fanling Ching Wai - History
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province, in China, and moved to Jishui County in Jiangxi province in 739, and later, during the Northern Song dynasty (960- 1127), they moved successively to

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and Dongguan. Pang Kwei (), the founding ancestor of the Pang Clan, moved from Dongguan to Lung Shan (), now known as Lung Yeuk Tau of Fanling, in 1190. He then moved to

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in 1220 and established a village over there. As the population of the clan increased, they moved westward to settle in Fanling Wai and other places.Brief Information on Proposed Grade III Items. Items #978, 979, 980.

Features

Fanling Chung Wai is recognisable with the distinctive pond and layout including features such as cannons and watchtowers. All these elements were crafted to form an integral part of the village setting. The entrance is at the central axis of the walled village with village houses built connected to the walls and seven rows on the left and right of the central axis. Three circular gun holes are on the façade wall of the entrance gate-tower with three painted white circles for feng shui reasons. The cannons of Fanling Wai were buried during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong (1941-1945), and were only excavated in 1986. They are now on display on a cement platform in front of the walled settlement. The Pang Ancestral Hall (), also called Tai Tak Tong (), is located in Fanling Pak Wai. It was moved to the present site in 1846 due to feng shui reasons. It was rebuilt in 1884. The Tsz Tak Study Hall () in Fanling Nam Wai was built in 1846. It provided education for the village children, with 20 to 30 children being taught there. In 1936, it housed the government subsidized

Fanling Public School Fanling Public School (), a government-funded primary school, was founded in 1936. Located in Fanling, North District, New Territories, Hong Kong, it is in Fanling Village (or Fanling Wai) near MTR Fanling station Fanling () is a station ...

. Its function as a school ceased in 1957, when a separate school complex was constructed to its north-east. The hall is also used for ancestral worship of the Sze-yan lineage. A Sam Shing Temple (), dedicated to Pak Tai, Kwan Tai and Man Cheong (), was erected by the Pang clan in the area. It was moved to its present location, west of Ling Hill () and along Jockey Club Road, in 1948.Brief Information on Proposed Grade III Items. Item #1070

Conservation

The entrance gate-tower, together with the southwest and northwest watchtowers of Fanling Chung Wai are Grade III historic buildings.List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings in Building Assessment
(as of 23 October 2015) They were rebuilt in 1986. The Pang Ancestral Hall is a Grade I historic building, while the Tsz Tak Study Hall is a Grade II historic building and the Sam Shing Temple is a Grade III historic building.

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Delineation of area of existing village Fanling Wai (Fanling) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
* Antiquities and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System
Fanling Ching Wai
* Antiquities and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System
Fanling Nam Wai
* Antiquities and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System
Fanling Pak Wai

Personal page about Fanling Wai

Pang family of Fanling Wai

Pang's family website

Pang's Family (Fanling Wai) Facebook Site
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