Just
outside
the
town
of
Yuen
Long
is
the
Kat
Hing
Wai
Walled
Village-built
about
400
years
ago
during
the
Ming
dynasty.
The
walled
village
is
still
inhabited
by
the
descendants
of
the
Tang
clan,
one
of
the
five
big
clans
to
settle
in
the
New
Territories.
The
villagers,
Hakka
people,
who
still
wear
wide-brimmed
hats
covered
with
black
cloth,
built
walls
around
their
villages
to
keep
out
rival
clans
and
marauding
bands
of
pirates.
The
village
has
a
fascinating
history
and
a
tour
around
is a
great
glimpse
into
the
intriguing
past
of
these
settlers.
Once
upon
a
time,
even
tigers
prowled
this
area.
While
some
of
the
old
houses
have
been
replaced
with
more
modern
dwellings,
this
walled
village
features
guardhouse
towers
and
a
moat.
Kat
Hing
Wai,
a
rectangular-shapes
walled
village
with
blue
brick
walls.
When
the
British
occupied
the
New
Territories,
the
British
army
looted
the
village's
iron
gate
and
shipped
it
back
to
Britain.
The
British
government
returned
it
to
Kat
Hing
Wai
in
1924.
How
To
Get
There
1.
Bus
51
from
MTR
Tsuen
Wan
Station
Exit
D
and
get
off
at
Kam
Tin
Bus
Terminus.
2.
Bus
251M
from
MTR
Tsing
Yi
Station
Exit
A1
and
get
off
at
Kat
Hing
Wai
bus
stop.
3.
Bus
64K
from
MTR
Tai
Po
Market
Station
and
get
off
at
Kam
Tin
Road
bus
stop
(near
Mung
Yeung
Primary
School).
4.
MTR
Kam
Sheung
Road
Station
Exit
B.
Just
outside
the
town
of
Yuen
Long
is
the
Kat
Hing
Wai
Walled
Village-built
about
400
years
ago
during
the
Ming
dynasty.
The
walled
village
is
still
inhabited
by
the
descendants
of
the
Tang
clan,
one
of
the
five
big
clans
to
settle
in
the
New
Territories.
The
villagers,
Hakka
people,
who
still
wear
wide-brimmed
hats
covered
with
black
cloth,
built
walls
around
their
villages
to
keep
out
rival
clans
and
marauding
bands
of
pirates. 
