{"rule":"Declared monuments under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance. Each has a district and an Antiquities and Monuments Office area. Do not treat this as a complete gazetteer of graded historic buildings; only declared monuments are listed here.","count":140,"heritageTotal":140,"areaLabels":{"hk-island":{"zh":"香港島","en":"Hong Kong Island"},"kowloon":{"zh":"九龍","en":"Kowloon"},"new-territories":{"zh":"新界","en":"New Territories"},"outlying-islands":{"zh":"離島","en":"Outlying Islands"}},"monuments":[{"slug":"kowloon-reservoir-group","nameZh":"九龍水塘五項歷史構築物","nameEn":"5 Historic Structures of Kowloon Reservoir","district":"沙田","districtEn":"Sha Tin","area":"new-territories","group":true,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/kowloon-reservoir-group","note":{"summaryZh":"九龍水塘於一九〇一至一九一〇年間興建，是香港第四個水塘，也是九龍半島首個水塘，用以應付九龍人口增長。水塘落成前，九龍居民依賴水井和由油麻地抽水站抽取的地下水；水塘建成後，供水改以儲存的雨水為主，供水方式大為改變。五項法定古蹟為主壩、主壩水掣房、溢洪壩、溢洪壩記錄儀器房和記錄儀器房，二〇〇九年列為古蹟。水塘現位於金山郊野公園內。","summaryEn":"Kowloon Reservoir was constructed between 1901 and 1910. It was the fourth reservoir in Hong Kong and the first on the Kowloon Peninsula, built in response to the area's growing population. Before it was completed, Kowloon residents relied on wells and on subterranean water pumped by the Yau Ma Tei Pumping Station; afterwards the supply came mainly from stored rainwater. The five monuments are the Main Dam, its Valve House, the Spillway Dam, the Spillway Dam Recorder House and the Recorder House. They were declared monuments in 2009, and the reservoir now lies within Kam Shan Country Park.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_91/index.html"]}},{"slug":"hau-ku-shek-ancestral-hall","nameZh":"上水河上鄉居石侯公祠","nameEn":"Hau Ku Shek Ancestral Hall, Ho Sheung Heung, Sheung Shui","district":"北區","districtEn":"North","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/hau-ku-shek-ancestral-hall","note":{"summaryZh":"居石侯公祠位於上水河上鄉，屬侯族祠堂，建於明代晚期，以紀念侯氏第十七世祖侯居石。正門門額上的木匾題於清乾隆二十七年（一七六二年），顯示祠堂曾於該年重修。建築採傳統三進兩院格局，前院兩側各有廂房，中廳設神壇供奉祖先牌位；後進為兩層，曾用作村中書塾。時至今日，侯族仍在此祭祀祖先、舉行傳統儀式，兼作族人聚會之所。正面的鼓台和門框以紅砂岩砌成，屋脊裝飾華麗，駝峰、封檐板和繫樑均雕有吉祥圖案與民間故事。二〇〇三年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Hau Ku Shek Ancestral Hall in Ho Sheung Heung, Sheung Shui, is the ancestral hall of the Hau clan, built in the late Ming dynasty to honour Hau Ku-shek, the clan's seventeenth-generation ancestor. The wooden name board over the main entrance is dated to the twenty-seventh year of the Qianlong reign (1762), indicating a renovation that year. It follows the traditional three-hall, two-courtyard layout: side chambers flank the front courtyard, the middle hall holds an altar with ancestral tablets, and the two-storey rear hall once served as a village school. The clan still uses it for worship and ceremonies. Its façade has red sandstone drum platforms and door frame, and the roof ridges, camel's humps, fascia boards and tie beams are richly carved. It was declared a monument in 2003.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_78/index.html"]}},{"slug":"hau-mei-fung-ancestral-hall","nameZh":"上水金錢味峰侯公祠","nameEn":"Hau Mei Fung Ancestral Hall, Kam Tsin, Sheung Shui","district":"北區","districtEn":"North","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/hau-mei-fung-ancestral-hall","note":{"summaryZh":"味峰侯公祠位於上水金錢，約建於十八世紀後期，用以紀念別號味峰的國學生侯聚裴（一六三四至一六八八年），由他的曾孫、清乾隆五十三年（一七八八年）舉人侯倬雲興建；祠堂的建立反映味峰祖一房當時的社會與經濟地位。祠堂自落成以來，一直是該房侯族祭祀祖先、處理族務的場所。建築屬清代民間兩進三開間格局，中隔天井，天井兩側設廂房；後進前有卷棚頂門廊，此特色在香港傳統中式建築中甚為罕見。正脊及牆壁飾帶的灰塑精緻，樑架與祖龕飾以吉祥動物、花卉及民間故事等木雕。二〇一九年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Hau Mei Fung Ancestral Hall in Kam Tsin, Sheung Shui, was built around the late eighteenth century to commemorate Hau Jui-fei, alias Hau Mei-fung (1634-1688), a student of the Imperial Academy, by his great-grandson Hau Cheuk-wan, a juren of 1788. Its establishment reflected the standing of the Mei-fung branch of the Hau clan. Since then it has served that branch for ancestor worship and clan affairs. It is a Qing vernacular two-hall, three-bay building with a courtyard flanked by side chambers; the rear hall has a humpbacked porch roof, a feature rarely seen among Hong Kong's traditional Chinese buildings. Fine plaster mouldings and wood carvings decorate the hall. It was declared a monument in 2019.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_123/index.html"]}},{"slug":"liu-man-shek-tong","nameZh":"上水廖萬石堂","nameEn":"Liu Man Shek Tong Ancestral Hall, Sheung Shui","district":"北區","districtEn":"North","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/liu-man-shek-tong","note":{"summaryZh":"廖萬石堂位於上水鄉，夾在門口村與中心村之間，是上水廖族的祠堂。廖氏始祖廖仲傑於元朝中期由福建遷入廣東，先後居於屯門及深圳河北岸的福田，最後在上水雙魚河一帶定居。十八世紀廖族富裕興旺，遂於清雍正年間（一七二三至一七三五年）興建祠堂，並於乾隆年間重修。建築屬典型的三進兩院格局，飾有灰塑、木雕及壁畫，圖案與畫意多含吉祥寓意。一九三二年，祠堂改作鳳溪學校，推行現代教育，學校至一九七四年遷往新址。祠堂先後於一九八四年及一九九四年修復，並於一九八五年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Liu Man Shek Tong, between Mun Hau Tsuen and Chung Sum Tsuen in Sheung Shui, is the ancestral hall of the Sheung Shui Liu clan. Their founding ancestor Liu Chung-kit moved from Fujian to Guangdong in the mid-Yuan dynasty and finally settled by the Sheung Yue River in Sheung Shui. In the eighteenth century the prosperous clan built the hall in the early Yongzheng reign (1723-1735), later restoring it in the Qianlong reign. It is a classic three-hall, two-courtyard building decorated with plaster mouldings, wood carvings and murals full of auspicious motifs. In 1932 it became Fung Kai School for modern education, and the school moved out in 1974. Restored in 1984 and 1994, it was declared a monument in 1985.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_30/index.html"]}},{"slug":"fan-sin-temple","nameZh":"大埔上碗窰樊仙宮","nameEn":"Fan Sin Temple, Sheung Wun Yiu, Tai Po","district":"大埔","districtEn":"Tai Po","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/fan-sin-temple","note":{"summaryZh":"樊仙宮位於大埔上碗窰，是上碗窰與下碗窰兩村的主廟。一般相信該廟由馬氏族人所建，供奉陶工的行業神樊大仙師，是同類廟宇在香港僅存的一例。廟宇確切興建年份不明，但主殿懸有一塊刻於清乾隆庚戌年（一七九〇年）的木匾，可見其歷史逾二百年。除入口裝飾較為精美外，廟宇建築樸實而實用。一九七〇年代中期一場大火燒毀廟內不少文物，現仍存有一七九〇年的木匾，以及四塊記錄一八九七、一九二五、一九六四及一九七六年重修的石碑。維修工程於二〇〇〇年完成，廟宇則於一九九九年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Fan Sin Temple in Sheung Wun Yiu, Tai Po, is the main temple of Sheung Wun Yiu and Ha Wun Yiu villages. It is believed to have been built by the Ma clan to worship Fan Tai Sin Sze, the patron saint of potters, and is the only temple of its kind in Hong Kong. Its building date is uncertain, but a wooden plaque in the main hall dates to the gengxu year of the Qianlong reign (1790), over 200 years ago. Apart from fine decoration at the entrance, the design is plain and functional. A fire in the mid-1970s destroyed many relics; the 1790 plaque and four renovation tablets (1897, 1925, 1964, 1976) survive. Restoration was completed in 2000; the temple was declared a monument in 1999.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_69/index.html"]}},{"slug":"king-law-ka-shuk","nameZh":"大埔大埔頭村敬羅家塾","nameEn":"King Law Ka Shuk, Tai Po Tau Tsuen, Tai Po","district":"大埔","districtEn":"Tai Po","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/king-law-ka-shuk","note":{"summaryZh":"敬羅家塾位於大埔大埔頭村，是該村鄧族的祠堂，兼作書室與族人議事、祭祀之所。鄧族自錦田分支，十三世紀定居大埔頭一帶並建立水圍；九廣鐵路興建後，村落分為水圍與大埔頭村。據村民所說，家塾由第十三代祖先鄧元勳、鄧梅溪、鄧念峰於明代興建，以紀念第十代祖先鄧敬羅。家塾曾以傳統「卜卜齋」方式教學，最多容納四十名學生；一九四八年政府提供公共教育後，其教學角色漸減。建築為三進兩院格局，正脊飾幾何紋樣。一九九八年列為法定古蹟，修復後獲二〇〇一年聯合國教科文組織亞太區文化遺產保護獎優異獎。","summaryEn":"King Law Ka Shuk in Tai Po Tau Tsuen, Tai Po, is the ancestral hall of the Tang clan, also used as a study hall and for clan meetings and worship. The Tangs branched from Kam Tin, founding the walled village Shui Wai in the thirteenth century; the Kowloon-Canton Railway split the village into Shui Wai and Tai Po Tau Tsuen. Villagers say the hall was built in the Ming dynasty by ancestors Tang Yuen-wan, Tang Mui-kai and Tang Nim-fung to honour their tenth-generation ancestor Tang King-law. Teaching used the traditional Bok Bok Chai method for up to forty pupils and faded after public education began in 1948. A three-hall, two-courtyard building with geometric ridge motifs, it was declared a monument in 1998 and won a 2001 UNESCO Heritage Award.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/research-reports/king-law-ka-shuk/index.html"]}},{"slug":"island-house-tai-po","nameZh":"大埔元洲仔前政務司官邸","nameEn":"Island House, Yuen Chau Tsai, Tai Po","district":"大埔","districtEn":"Tai Po","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/island-house-tai-po","note":{"summaryZh":"前政務司官邸位於大埔元洲仔，一九〇六年落成時，建於吐露港灣頭一個名為元洲仔的小島上，並以一條堤道連接陸地。這座樓高兩層、設有開放式遊廊的建築，是二十世紀初殖民地建築的典型例子。官邸原為理民官宿舍，其後成為新界政務司的官邸，一直與新界行政關係密切，至一九八五年為止；一九四九年起先後有十五位政務司在此居住。現時建築由世界自然基金會香港分會用作保育教育中心。一九八三年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Island House, Yuen Chau Tsai, Tai Po, was completed in 1906, when it stood on a small islet of that name near the head of Tolo Harbour, linked to the mainland by a causeway. The two-storey building with open verandahs is a classic example of early twentieth-century colonial architecture. Erected as quarters for the District Officer, it later became the official residence of the Secretary for District Administration and was tied to the New Territories administration until 1985; fifteen District Commissioners lived there from 1949. It is now used by WWF Hong Kong as a Conservation Studies Centre. It was declared a monument in 1983.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_17/index.html"]}},{"slug":"man-mo-temple-tai-po","nameZh":"大埔文武二帝廟","nameEn":"Man Mo Temple, Tai Po","district":"大埔","districtEn":"Tai Po","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/man-mo-temple-tai-po","note":{"summaryZh":"大埔文武二帝廟位於富善街，一八九二年啟用，由七約鄉民捐款興建，為太和市提供議事、仲裁及祭祀的場所。廟內供奉掌管文學的文昌帝君與掌管武藝的關聖帝君，寓意處理鄉事時不偏不倚。廟宇為兩進一院格局，前殿設一對擋中，兩旁有側室；後殿正間雕工精美的神龕內供奉文武二帝神像。廟宇以青磚建造，屋頂為傳統中式人字瓦頂，地面鋪廣東大階磚；正脊及正面外牆飾有精美灰塑，正門上方木雕簷板亦見心思。一九八五年，大埔七約鄉公所獲政府技術支援及資助，為廟宇進行大規模修復。廟宇於一九八四年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Man Mo Temple in Fu Shin Street, Tai Po, opened in 1892, built with donations from the Tsat Yeuk Community as a venue for meetings, arbitration and worship in Tai Wo Market Town. It enshrines Man Cheong, the God of Literature, and Mo Tai, the God of Martial Arts, symbolising impartial handling of rural affairs. A two-hall, one-courtyard building, it has a pair of screen doors and side rooms in the front hall and a finely carved altar with the two deities in the rear hall. Built of grey bricks with traditional Chinese pitched roofs, Canton floor tiles and fine plaster mouldings, it was extensively restored by the Tai Po Tsat Yeuk Rural Committee with government support in 1985 and was declared a monument in 1984.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_23/index.html"]}},{"slug":"pottery-kilns-wun-yiu","nameZh":"大埔碗窰村碗窰","nameEn":"Pottery Kilns at Wun Yiu Village in Tai Po","district":"大埔","districtEn":"Tai Po","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/pottery-kilns-wun-yiu","note":{"summaryZh":"碗窰窰址位於大埔墟西南，山谷水源充足，山丘蘊藏豐富高嶺土，適宜燒製瓷器。文獻記載，文氏與謝氏兩族早於明代（一三六八至一六四四年）已在碗窰發展青花瓷業。一六六二年清廷頒布遷界令，居民被迫內遷，瓷業中斷；復界後，來自廣東長樂（今五華）的馬氏於一六七四年遷入大埔，購入窰場，瓷器生產在清代再度興盛，產品遠銷江門。二十世紀初，因廣東沿海窰場廉價瓷器競爭，瓷業衰落，窰場終於一九三二年停產。一九九五及一九九九年兩次考古發掘，出土採泥坑、水碓、淘洗池、製漿作坊及龍窰等遺蹟。窰址於一九八三年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Pottery Kilns at Wun Yiu Village lie southwest of Tai Po Market, where wooded hills and abundant water, together with rich kaolin deposits, favoured porcelain making. Records show the Man and Tse clans ran a blue-and-white porcelain industry there in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). The 1662 Qing evacuation edict halted it; after the ban was lifted, the Hakka Ma clan from Changle (now Wuhua) settled in Tai Po in 1674 and bought the kilns from the Man clan, reviving production in the Qing and exporting wares to the Jiangmen area. Competition from cheaper Guangdong coastal kilns brought decline, and the kilns ceased in 1932. Excavations in 1995 and 1999 uncovered clay pits, water mills, an animal-driven grinder, soaking tanks, workshops and dragon kilns. Declared a monument in 1983.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/archaeology/recent-archaeology/wun-yiu/index.html"]}},{"slug":"old-district-office-north","nameZh":"大埔舊北區理民府","nameEn":"Old District Office North, Tai Po","district":"大埔","districtEn":"Tai Po","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/old-district-office-north","note":{"summaryZh":"舊北區理民府位於大埔運頭角里，約建於一九〇七年，是新界租予英國後最早的民政中心，負責新界北部的行政與土地登記。大樓內曾設裁判法院，至一九六一年為止；理民府則運作至一九八三年。此後，一九九八至二〇〇〇年間曾用作環境保護署大埔分處，二〇〇二年起成為香港童軍總會新界東地域羅定邦童軍中心。建築屬二十世紀初典型殖民地風格，以精細紅磚砌成，東、西立面設開放式遊廊與磚拱，外觀莊重雅緻，內部至今仍保留古式壁爐。一九八一年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Old District Office (North) at Wan Tau Kok Lane, Tai Po, was built around 1907 and was the earliest seat of civil administration in the New Territories after its lease to Britain, handling administration and land registration for the northern part of the region. It housed a magistrate's court until 1961 and served as a district office until 1983. It later served as the Environmental Protection Department's Tai Po branch office (1998-2000), and since 2002 has been the Law Ting Pong Scout Centre of the Scout Association's New Territories East Region. A typical early twentieth-century colonial building of fine red bricks with open verandahs and brick arches on its east and west elevations, it retains its antique fireplaces. Declared a monument in 1981.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_12/index.html"]}},{"slug":"chik-kwai-study-hall","nameZh":"元朗八鄉上村植桂書室","nameEn":"Chik Kwai Study Hall, Sheung Tsuen, Pat Heung, Yuen Long","district":"元朗","districtEn":"Yuen Long","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/chik-kwai-study-hall","note":{"summaryZh":"植桂書室位於元朗八鄉上村，由黎氏族人在清末興建，兼具書室與祠堂用途，為嶺南傳統建築。建築為兩進三開間格局，中設天井，保留大量原有構件與裝飾，包括精細的木雕、石雕、山牆及屋脊上生動的灰塑，及寫實壁畫；木雕中有取自小說《隋唐演義》故事的「秦瓊賣馬」。後進設雕工精細的木製祖龕，供奉黎氏祖先神位，此為嶺南書室常見的佈置。據黎氏後人所說，書室由黎甘泰出資興建；他於十九世紀中後期遠赴澳洲淘金，其後在悉尼一間貿易公司任經理，發跡後返港，與元朗鄉紳合辦合益公司，並開設元朗新墟。書室於二〇〇七年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Chik Kwai Study Hall in Sheung Tsuen, Pat Heung, Yuen Long, was built in the late Qing dynasty as both a study and ancestral hall, exemplifying Lingnan architecture. The two-hall, three-bay building with a courtyard preserves many original components, including fine wood and stone carvings, plaster mouldings on the ridges and gable walls, and lifelike murals; a wood carving shows \"Qin Qiong Selling His Horse\" from the novel Dramatised History of Sui and Tang Dynasties. The rear hall holds a carved altar for the Lai ancestors, common in Lingnan study halls. According to his descendants, it was funded by Lai Kam-tai, who sought gold in Australia, became a manager in a Sydney firm and, on returning, co-founded Hop Yick Company and Yuen Long San Hui. Declared a monument in 2007.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/heritage-trails/greater-bay-area-education-trail/theme-a/chik-kwai-study-hall/index.html"]}},{"slug":"leung-ancestral-hall","nameZh":"元朗八鄉元崗村梁氏宗祠","nameEn":"Leung Ancestral Hall, Yuen Kong Tsuen, Pat Heung, Yuen Long","district":"元朗","districtEn":"Yuen Long","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/leung-ancestral-hall","note":{"summaryZh":"元崗村梁氏宗祠位於元朗八鄉，由梁族興建，距今約二百年。梁氏原籍廣東東莞，於十七至十八世紀遷入新界，最終落戶八鄉，建立元崗村；村名源自村後一個圓形土墩。宗祠屬清代民間建築的典型，採兩進一天井佈局，天井兩旁各設廂房，正面以花崗石基座配青磚牆，後進設木製神樓，安放祖先牌位。宗祠於二〇〇六年完成全面修復，同年列為法定古蹟，至今仍為梁族舉行傳統儀式及聚會之所。","summaryEn":"Leung Ancestral Hall in Yuen Kong Tsuen, Pat Heung, Yuen Long, was built by the Leung clan about 200 years ago. The Leungs came originally from Dongguan, Guangdong, moved into the New Territories during the 17th and 18th centuries and settled in Pat Heung, founding Yuen Kong Tsuen; the village name comes from a round mound that once stood behind it. A typical piece of Qing vernacular architecture, the hall has a two-hall, one-courtyard plan with a side chamber on each side of the courtyard and a facade of granite block base and grey-brick walls; a wooden altar in the rear hall houses the ancestral tablets. Fully restored in 2006, it was declared a monument the same year and is still used by the clan for ceremonies and gatherings.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_81/index.html"]}},{"slug":"ha-pak-nai-fortified-structure","nameZh":"元朗下白泥碉堡","nameEn":"Fortified Structure at Ha Pak Nai, Yuen Long","district":"元朗","districtEn":"Yuen Long","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/ha-pak-nai-fortified-structure","note":{"summaryZh":"下白泥碉堡位於元朗稔灣，面臨后海灣，約建於一九一〇年，與清末革命運動有關。孫中山的追隨者李紀堂（一八七四至一九四三）於一九〇一年在屯門青山附近開設青山農場，暗中貯存軍火、練習射擊，並接濟越境逃亡的革命黨人。廣州新軍起義失敗後，革命黨人鄧蔭南（一八四六至一九二三）在下白泥浪濯村另建此碉堡，作為呼應青山農場的據點。當時下白泥人煙稀少，沿岸多泥灘樹林，便於藏身。碉堡為青磚兩層長方形建築，一樓與天台之間設夾層，外牆開有槍眼以防禦；附近昔日曾有米機和糖廠，早已拆卸。碉堡於二〇一一年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The fortified structure at Ha Pak Nai, Yuen Long, overlooking Deep Bay, was built around 1910 and is linked to the late Qing revolutionary movement. Li Ki-tong (1874-1943), a follower of Sun Yat-sen, set up the Castle Peak Farm near Tuen Mun in 1901 to store firearms, practise shooting and help revolutionaries escaping across the border. After the failed New Army Uprising in Guangzhou, the revolutionary Tang Yam-nam (1846-1923) built this structure at Long Chok Tsuen, Ha Pak Nai, as an operating base to complement the farm. The grey-brick, two-storey rectangular building has a mezzanine between the first floor and the roof, and embrasures in its outer wall for defence; a rice mill and a sugar refinery once stood nearby. Declared a monument in 2011.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_99/index.html","https://www.jiangmen.gov.cn/home/sqdt/kpzx/content/post_2381521.html"]}},{"slug":"cheung-ancestral-hall","nameZh":"元朗山廈村張氏宗祠","nameEn":"Cheung Ancestral Hall, Shan Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long","district":"元朗","districtEn":"Yuen Long","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/cheung-ancestral-hall","note":{"summaryZh":"山廈村張氏宗祠又名華封堂，由該族第二十二世祖四人合力於清嘉慶二十年（一八一五年）建成，既是族人聚會之所，也是祭祀祖先的地方。祠堂為傳統兩進青磚建築，兩進之間闢有天井，兩旁廂房分別用作廚房和貯物，後進設神樓安放祖先牌位；神樓頂層供奉唐代名相張九齡的神位，山廈村與東莞的張氏族人均奉他為開族先祖。神樓滿佈精細木雕，以「八仙」為題，工藝講究。張族向來重視子弟教育，祠堂於一九三〇至一九五〇年代曾用作華封學校校舍，至一九五八年學校遷往新校舍為止。祠堂於一九九九年完成大修，同年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Cheung Ancestral Hall, also known as Wah Fung Tong, was built mainly by four 22nd-generation ancestors of the Cheung clan of Shan Ha Tsuen in 1815 (Jiaqing 20th year) as a place of assembly and ancestral worship. The traditional two-hall grey-brick building has an open courtyard between the halls and two side chambers; its rear hall holds an altar with the ancestral tablets. The top shelf bears the soul tablet of Cheung Gau-ling, a Tang dynasty prime minister whom Cheung clans in Shan Ha Tsuen and Dongguan regard as their pioneer ancestor. The altar is richly carved. The hall housed Wah Fung School from the 1930s to the 1950s, until it moved to a new building in 1958. Restored and declared a monument in 1999.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_68/index.html"]}},{"slug":"yan-tun-kong-study-hall","nameZh":"元朗屏山坑頭村仁敦岡書室","nameEn":"Yan Tun Kong Study Hall at Hang Tau Tsuen, Ping Shan, Yuen Long","district":"元朗","districtEn":"Yuen Long","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/yan-tun-kong-study-hall","note":{"summaryZh":"仁敦岡書室位於屏山坑頭村，又稱燕翼堂，是該村鄧族最重要的建築，興建年份已不可考。正廳木匾刻有「同治九年（一八七〇年）重刻」，顯示書室曾於該年大規模重修。書室原為培育族中子弟應考科舉而設，兩側廂房供士子住宿；科舉廢除後改辦新式教育，至一九三〇年代達德學校創辦，其教學功能才逐漸消失。書室亦兼作祠堂，正廳神樓供奉坑頭村鄧族祖先神位，族人至今仍在此舉行春秋二祭。建築為兩進一天井格局，後座兩層附樓於一九五〇年代加建；祠內保留精雕神樓、駝峰、封檐板和灰塑吉祥裝飾。二〇〇九年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Yan Tun Kong Study Hall, known as Yin Yik Tong, is the most important building of the Tang clan in Hang Tau Tsuen, Ping Shan; its construction year is uncertain. A wooden plaque in the main hall, inscribed as re-carved in 1870, shows it was largely renovated that year. It was built to prepare clan boys for the Imperial Civil Service Examinations; when these were abolished it turned to modern schooling, its teaching role fading after Tat Tak School opened in Ping Shan in the 1930s. The hall serves as an ancestral hall, its main altar holding the Tangs' soul tablets; descendants still gather here for spring and autumn rites. Originally two halls around a courtyard, it gained a two-storey rear annex in the 1950s. Declared a monument in 2009.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_94/index.html"]}},{"slug":"yu-kiu-ancestral-hall","nameZh":"元朗屏山愈喬二公祠","nameEn":"Yu Kiu Ancestral Hall, Ping Shan, Yuen Long","district":"元朗","districtEn":"Yuen Long","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/yu-kiu-ancestral-hall","note":{"summaryZh":"愈喬二公祠位於屏山鄧氏宗祠旁邊，由鄧族第十一世祖鄧世賢（號愈聖）與鄧世昭（號喬林）兩兄弟於明弘治十三年至正德十五年（一五〇〇至一五二〇年）間興建。除祭祀祖先外，祠堂於一九三一年至一九六一年間用作達德學校校舍。其佈局與鄧氏宗祠相近，採三進兩院式設計，後進設神樓安放祖先牌位，正門以紅砂岩砌成門框。據正門上方石匾所刻，祠堂約於清光緒年間（一八七五至一九〇八年）曾大事重修；一九四〇年代火災後曾修葺，一九九五年完成最近一次大修。二〇〇一年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Yu Kiu Ancestral Hall stands beside the Tang Ancestral Hall in Ping Shan. It was built by two 11th-generation brothers of the Tang clan, Tang Sai-yin (alias Yu-sing) and Tang Sai-chiu (alias Kiu-lum), between the 13th year of Hongzhi and the 15th year of Zhengde (1500-1520) of the Ming dynasty. Besides ancestral worship, it housed Tat Tak School from 1931 to 1961. Its plan resembles the neighbouring Tang Ancestral Hall: three halls with two internal courtyards and an ancestral altar in the rear hall, with a red sandstone doorframe at the main entrance. A stone tablet above the entrance suggests a major renovation during the Guangxu reign (1875-1908); repairs followed a fire in the 1940s and the latest major restoration finished in 1995. Declared a monument in 2001.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_74/index.html","https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/heritage-trails/ping-shan-heritage-trail/yu-kiu-ancestral-hall/index.html"]}},{"slug":"tat-tak-communal-hall","nameZh":"元朗屏山達德公所","nameEn":"Tat Tak Communal Hall, Ping Shan, Yuen Long","district":"元朗","districtEn":"Yuen Long","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/tat-tak-communal-hall","note":{"summaryZh":"達德公所位於屏山，是本港現存唯一專為鄉約聚會、祭祀兼市集管理而建的公所。它由屏山鄉紳鄧勳猷（一八一二至一八七四）倡議，清咸豐七年（一八五七年）建成，供達德約成員聚會、祭祀，並作為屏山市的管理處。一八九九年新界鄉民以武裝行動抵抗英國接管，據說公所是策劃行動的地點之一。公所原為兩進三開間建築，同治五年（一八六六年）在左右兩旁加建附祠，右側為祭祀陣亡鄉勇的英勇祠。建築以青磚和石砌牆基建。公所於二〇一三年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Tat Tak Communal Hall in Ping Shan is the only surviving purpose-built communal hall in Hong Kong serving as an assembly and worshipping place for a village alliance and as a market office. It was initiated by the local gentry Tang Fan-yau (1812-1874) and completed in 1857 (Xianfeng 7) for members of the Tat Tak Alliance. It is believed to be one of the meeting places where armed resistance against the British takeover of the New Territories was organised in 1899. Originally a two-hall, three-bay building, it gained two side halls in 1866, the right being the Hall of Bravery for fallen villagers. It is built of grey bricks over a stone base. Declared a monument in 2013.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_105/index.html","https://www.amo.gov.hk/filemanager/amo/common/download-area/pamphlet/PSHT_Pamphlet.pdf"]}},{"slug":"tsui-sing-lau-pagoda","nameZh":"元朗屏山聚星樓","nameEn":"Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda, Ping Shan, Yuen Long","district":"元朗","districtEn":"Yuen Long","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/tsui-sing-lau-pagoda","note":{"summaryZh":"聚星樓位於元朗屏山，緊鄰上璋圍，是香港現存唯一的古塔。據屏山鄧氏族譜，該塔由鄧族第七世祖鄧彥通約於明洪武年間（一三六八至一三九八年）興建，距今六百多年。村民相傳它原為七層，後因風災損毀，現只剩三層。塔身呈六角形，以青磚砌築，高約十三米，每層以鋸齒形磚簷分隔，外圍有青磚矮牆，座落於六角形的台基之上。它原本立於河口、面向后海灣，屬風水建築，用以鎮北方煞氣、擋水患，並與青山遙遙相對，寓意族人在科舉中取得功名；頂層供奉掌管考試的魁星。二〇〇一年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda, beside Sheung Cheung Wai in Ping Shan, Yuen Long, is Hong Kong's only surviving ancient pagoda. According to the Tang clan genealogy, it was built by Tang Yin-tung, the seventh-generation ancestor, during the Hongwu reign (1368–1398) of the Ming dynasty. Villagers say it originally had seven storeys but lost the upper ones to storms, leaving three. The hexagonal grey-brick tower stands about thirteen metres high, with zigzag brick eaves and a low grey-brick wall on a hexagonal terrace. It was built as a feng shui structure facing Deep Bay, meant to ward off evil and bring the clan success in the imperial examinations; a statue of Fui Shing, the deity of examination success, sits on the top floor. Declared a monument in 2001.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_75/index.html"]}},{"slug":"tang-ancestral-hall-ping-shan","nameZh":"元朗屏山鄧氏宗祠","nameEn":"Tang Ancestral Hall, Ping Shan, Yuen Long","district":"元朗","districtEn":"Yuen Long","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/tang-ancestral-hall-ping-shan","note":{"summaryZh":"屏山鄧氏宗祠是屏山鄧族的大宗祠，由族中第五世祖鄧馮遜興建。鄧馮遜在元朝（一二七一至一三六八年）官至福建閩侯（方伯），故此祠規格恢宏，是全港同類建築中最精緻的其中之一。祠堂採三進兩院式佈局，正門前設兩座鼓台，每座各有兩根石柱承托屋簷，內柱用花崗石，外柱用紅砂岩。前院鋪有一條紅砂岩砌成的通道，連接前後兩進，據說反映鄧族曾有族人位居高官。後進神樓安放祖先牌位。祠堂至今仍為屏山鄧族祭祀祖先、慶祝傳統節日、舉行儀式及議事之所。二〇〇一年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Tang Ancestral Hall, the main ancestral hall of the Tang clan of Ping Shan, was built by Tang Fung-shun, the clan's fifth-generation ancestor, who held the office of Chief of Three States of Min in the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). A three-hall building with two internal courtyards, it is one of the finest of its kind in Hong Kong. Two drum platforms front it, each with two columns carrying the roof, the inner of granite and the outer of red sandstone. A raised red sandstone path links the first two halls, said to reflect a clansman's high official rank. Ancestral tablets rest on the rear-hall altar, and the hall is still used by the Ping Shan Tangs for worship, festivals and meetings. Declared a monument in 2001.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_73/index.html","https://www.discoverhongkong.com/tc/interactive-map/ping-shan-heritage-trail.html"]}},{"slug":"yeung-hau-temple-ha-tsuen","nameZh":"元朗厦村楊侯宮","nameEn":"Yeung Hau Temple, Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long","district":"元朗","districtEn":"Yuen Long","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/yeung-hau-temple-ha-tsuen","note":{"summaryZh":"楊侯宮位於廈村東頭村東北角，由當地東頭三村的鄧氏族人興建，以紀念南宋末年為保護末帝而捐軀的忠臣楊亮節，後人尊他為侯王。故老相傳該廟已有二百多年歷史，正門石匾刻有「嘉慶辛未年」，可知其建於清嘉慶十六年（一八一一年）之前。廟宇原為兩進一天井格局，天井後來加蓋屋頂，改作香亭。前廳兩座鼓台和石柱以紅砂岩砌成，後廳設三個神壇，供奉侯王、金花娘娘和土地神，廟內飾有精細木雕和彩繪。廟的東北面另建附祠，供奉清初廣東官員王來任，他曾上書朝廷請求撤銷遷界令。一九八八年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Yeung Hau Temple in Tung Tau Tsuen, Ha Tsuen, is believed to have been built by the Tang clan of the three eastern villages in memory of Yang Liangjie, a loyal Southern Song official later worshipped as Yeung Hau. Villagers say it is over 200 years old, and the stone plaque above its entrance, marked with the xinwei year of the Jiaqing reign, shows it was built before 1811. The courtyard was later roofed over as an incense tower. Its two front drum platforms and stone columns are of red sandstone, and the rear hall's three altars hold statues of Hau Wong, Lady Kam Fa and the Earth God. An annex honours the Qing official Wang Lairen, who petitioned to repeal the Evacuation Edict. Declared a monument in 1988.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_34/index.html","https://www.amo.gov.hk/filemanager/amo/common/download-area/pamphlet/Ha_Tsuen_Pamphlet.pdf"]}},{"slug":"tang-ancestral-hall-ha-tsuen","nameZh":"元朗厦村鄧氏宗祠","nameEn":"Tang Ancestral Hall, Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long","district":"元朗","districtEn":"Yuen Long","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/tang-ancestral-hall-ha-tsuen","note":{"summaryZh":"廈村鄧氏宗祠又稱友恭堂，由廈村鄧族為紀念兩位開基祖而建。據中廳石碑記載，祠堂於清乾隆十四年（一七四九年）動工，翌年落成，一七五一年開始使用，其後於道光十七年（一八三七年）和光緒九年（一八八三年）兩次大事重修。祠堂採三進兩院式佈局，是本地少數保存完整的清代宗祠，中廳懸有多塊功名牌匾，反映鄧族在清代朝廷的功名。毗鄰的客廳與學校相信建於一九二四年之前，客廳供接待族中賓客，學校則供村中子弟讀書。祠堂於二〇一一年完成全面修復，二〇〇八年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Tang Ancestral Hall, Ha Tsuen, also known as Yau Kung Tong, was built by the Ha Tsuen Tangs to commemorate their two founding ancestors. A stone inscription in the middle hall records that construction began in 1749, the hall was completed in 1750 and came into use in 1751; it underwent two major renovations, in 1837 (Daoguang 17) and 1883 (Guangxu 9). A well-preserved example of Qing vernacular architecture, it follows a three-hall, two-courtyard plan, and the middle hall hangs with honorary plaques reflecting the offices the Tangs held in the Qing government. The adjacent guesthouse and school are believed to pre-date 1924; the guesthouse accommodated clan guests, while the school taught village children. The hall was fully restored in 2011 and declared a monument in 2008.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_83/index.html"]}},{"slug":"tai-fu-tai-mansion","nameZh":"元朗新田大夫第","nameEn":"Tai Fu Tai Mansion, San Tin, Yuen Long","district":"元朗","districtEn":"Yuen Long","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/tai-fu-tai-mansion","note":{"summaryZh":"大夫第位於元朗新田永平村，是清同治四年（一八六五年）落成的民居，由新田文氏第二十一世祖文頌鑾所建。據文氏族譜，文氏先祖源出四川，南宋時南遷江西、廣東，十五世紀開始定居新田，族譜並稱族人與宋末名將文天祥同宗。文頌鑾曾被朝廷授予「大夫」官銜，宅第因而得名。建築屬華南士紳宅第的典型，前後兩進、三開間，天井兩側設廂房，主屋兩旁各有一座單間附屬建築，東側為客廳與內院，西側以走廊分隔廚房、廂房和廁所，裝飾華美。一九八八年完成全面修復，一九八七年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Tai Fu Tai in Wing Ping Tsuen, San Tin, Yuen Long, was built in the fourth year of the Tongzhi reign (1865) as the residence of Man Chung-luen, the twenty-first generation of the Man clan. According to the clan genealogy, the Mans came from Sichuan, moved south to Jiangxi and Guangdong during the Southern Song dynasty and settled in San Tin in the fifteenth century; the genealogy also links them to the Song loyalist Man Tin-cheung. Man Chung-luen was granted the title dafu (senior official), from which the mansion's name derives. A fine example of a south China scholar-gentry dwelling, the main building has two halls and three bays with side chambers around a courtyard. It was fully restored in 1988 and declared a monument in 1987.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_32/index.html"]}},{"slug":"man-lun-fung-ancestral-hall","nameZh":"元朗新田麟峯文公祠","nameEn":"Man Lun Fung Ancestral Hall, San Tin, Yuen Long","district":"元朗","districtEn":"Yuen Long","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/man-lun-fung-ancestral-hall","note":{"summaryZh":"麟峯文公祠位於新田蕃田村，是新田文氏為紀念第八世祖文佛保（號麟峯）而建的宗祠。文氏原籍四川，南宋（一一二七至一二七九）時南遷江西、廣東，約十五世紀開始在新田定居。據當地父老相傳，公祠約建於十七世紀中葉，採傳統三進兩院式佈局，中廳安放文氏的祖先神位。公祠昔日除作祭祀之用，亦曾充當村中更練（巡邏隊）的辦事處，以及供族中子弟讀書的場所。祠堂於一九八七年完成全面修復，一九八三年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Man Lun Fung Ancestral Hall in Fan Tin Tsuen, San Tin, is the ancestral hall built by the San Tin Man clan to commemorate Man Fat-po (alias Lun-fung), the clan's eighth-generation ancestor. The Mans originally came from Sichuan and moved south to Jiangxi and Guangdong during the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279), beginning to settle in San Tin in about the 15th century. Local elders say the hall was built around the middle of the 17th century. It follows the traditional three-hall, two-courtyard plan, with the ancestral soul tablets kept in the middle hall. In the past it also served as the office of the village patrol force and as a school for the clan's children. Fully restored in 1987, it was declared a monument in 1983.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_19/index.html","https://www.amo.gov.hk/filemanager/amo/common/download-area/pamphlet/tft_mlfah.pdf"]}},{"slug":"i-shing-temple","nameZh":"元朗橫洲二聖宮","nameEn":"I Shing Temple, Wang Chau, Yuen Long","district":"元朗","districtEn":"Yuen Long","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/i-shing-temple","note":{"summaryZh":"二聖宮位於元朗橫洲，由橫洲六條村落共同奉祀。廟宇原為一所小廟，供奉洪聖與車公兩位神祇，經多次重修後擴展至今日規模；廟內現存最古老的文物是古鐘，據鐘上銘文所載，該廟可能建於清康熙五十七年（一七一八年）。二聖宮既是善信參神祈福之所，昔日也用作村民商議村務的地方，並為橫洲每八年一屆太平清醮的重要儀式場所之一。建築為兩進式青磚結構，內設天井，兩旁為廂房，左邊廂房曾用作廚房烹煮醮會盤菜。廟宇於一九九六年在建築署監督下全面修復，同年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"I Shing Temple, meaning 'temple of two gods', stands at Wang Chau in Yuen Long and is jointly worshipped by six local villages. Originally a small shrine to Hung Shing and Che Kung, it was repeatedly enlarged; an inscription on its bell, the oldest surviving relic, suggests it was probably built in 1718, the 57th year of the Kangxi reign. Besides public worship, the temple long served as a meeting place for villagers and remains a key ritual venue for Wang Chau's Jiao festival, held once every eight years. It is a grey-brick, two-hall building with an open courtyard and side chambers, fully restored in 1996 and declared a monument the same year.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_61/index.html","https://www.amo.gov.hk/tc/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_61/index.html"]}},{"slug":"yi-tai-study-hall","nameZh":"元朗錦田二帝書院","nameEn":"Yi Tai Study Hall, Kam Tin, Yuen Long","district":"元朗","districtEn":"Yuen Long","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/yi-tai-study-hall","note":{"summaryZh":"二帝書院位於元朗錦田水頭村，由鄧族「二帝會」於清道光年間（一八二一至一八五○年）集資興建，該會由十六名鄧族士紳組成。書院供奉原置於附近文昌塔內的文昌帝與關帝像，因而得名。二十世紀初推行現代教育後，書院轉為一所約有三十名學生的小學，二戰後停用。建築呈長方形、兩進式，以青磚及夯土建成，外有圍牆；正門可能基於風水而建於兩進之間，有別於一般書院布局，門外前院以白石鋪砌，稱為「白石巷」。書院於一九九四年底完成修復，一九九二年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Yi Tai Study Hall stands in Shui Tau Village, Kam Tin, and was built during the Daoguang reign (1821-1850) by sixteen scholar-gentry of the Tang clan's Yi Tai Wui. It was named after Man Cheong and Kwan Tai, two deities originally kept in a nearby pagoda, and became an important academy where notable scholars lectured. With the rise of modern education in the early 20th century it served as a primary school for about thirty pupils, closing after the Second World War. The grey-brick and rammed-earth building has two halls within an enclosing wall; its side-facing entrance is unusual. It was fully restored in 1994 and declared a monument in 1992.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_47/index.html","https://www.amo.gov.hk/tc/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_47/index.html"]}},{"slug":"residence-tang-pak-kau","nameZh":"元朗錦田鄧伯裘故居","nameEn":"Residence of Tang Pak Kau, Kam Tin, Yuen Long","district":"元朗","districtEn":"Yuen Long","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/residence-tang-pak-kau","note":{"summaryZh":"鄧伯裘故居位於元朗錦田祠塘村二十號，約建於二十世紀初。鄧伯裘（一八七六至一九五○年）是商人，也是錦田鄧族的顯赫人物，對錦田、元朗以至新界的發展貢獻良多，尤其在教育和醫療服務方面；他曾在故居內開設私塾，為鄧族子弟提供教育。故居為單層長方形青磚建築，並附有一座三層高的更樓；其建築結構和裝飾融合中西風格，大部分原有建築構件、飾面和裝飾皆保存下來。故居記錄了鄧伯裘的成就，也反映當時錦田一帶的發展，於二○二四年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Residence of Tang Pak Kau in Tsz Tong Tsuen, Kam Tin, was probably built in the early 20th century. Tang Pak Kau (1876-1950) was a businessman and prominent member of the Kam Tin Tang clan who contributed greatly to the development of Kam Tin, Yuen Long and the New Territories, especially in education and medical services; he even ran a private school inside the residence for Tang children. The building is a single-storey grey-brick rectangle with a three-storey watchtower, blending Chinese and Western styles, and preserves most of its original fabric and decoration. It was declared a monument in 2024.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_136/index.html","https://www.amo.gov.hk/tc/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_136/index.html"]}},{"slug":"tang-kwong-u-ancestral-hall","nameZh":"元朗錦田廣瑜鄧公祠","nameEn":"Tang Kwong U Ancestral Hall, Kam Tin, Yuen Long","district":"元朗","districtEn":"Yuen Long","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/tang-kwong-u-ancestral-hall","note":{"summaryZh":"廣瑜鄧公祠又名「來成堂」，位於元朗錦田水頭。祠堂建於清康熙四十年（一七○一年），由鄧氏第二十一世祖鄧像六為紀念第十七世祖鄧廣瑜而興建；據祠內石碑記載，族人曾於清乾隆四十七年（一七八二年）籌募重修。建築屬清代民間風格，採兩進一院三開間布局，天井兩旁為廂房，後進明間設神龕供奉鄧氏歷代祖先。牆身以青磚築砌，屋面為傳統木結構人字瓦頂，正面灰塑與祠內精細木雕至今仍存。祠堂過往曾先後改建為店舖和工廠，一九九六年完成全面修復，二○一○年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Tang Kwong U Ancestral Hall, also known as Loi Shing Tong, stands in Shui Tau, Kam Tin. It was built in 1701, the 40th year of the Kangxi reign, by Tang Tseung Luk, the clan's 21st-generation ancestor, in memory of the 17th-generation ancestor Tang Kwong-u. A stone tablet records that the clan raised funds for renovation in 1782. The hall is a Qing vernacular, two-hall, one-courtyard building of three bays, with side chambers and an ancestral altar in the rear hall; grey-brick walls, a timber pitched roof, distinctive front plaster mouldings and fine interior wood carvings survive. Once used as a shop and then a factory, it was fully restored in 1996 and declared a monument in 2010.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_97/index.html","https://www.amo.gov.hk/tc/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_97/index.html"]}},{"slug":"morrison-building","nameZh":"屯門何褔堂會所馬禮遜樓","nameEn":"Morrison Building, Hoh Fuk Tong Centre, Tuen Mun","district":"屯門","districtEn":"Tuen Mun","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/morrison-building","note":{"summaryZh":"馬禮遜樓位於屯門青山公路新墟段的何福堂會所內，建於一九三六年，原為抗日名將十九路軍軍長蔡廷鍇將軍（一八九二至一九六八年）別墅的一部分。一九四六至一九四九年間，該別墅被用作達德學院的校舍；達德學院在周恩來和董必武指示下創辦，多位當時著名的中國學者曾在此講學。建築以裝飾派藝術風格建成，選用上海批盪，廡殿式屋頂以青釉中式瓦片砌築，四角飾以瑞龍，反映中西相容的建築特色。馬禮遜樓於二○○四年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Morrison Building forms part of the Hoh Fuk Tong Centre on Castle Peak Road in Tuen Mun. It was originally part of a villa built in 1936 by General Cai Tingkai (1892-1968), commander of the Nineteenth Route Army, famed for resisting the Japanese invasion. From 1946 to 1949 the villa housed the Dade Institute, a tertiary college founded on the instruction of Zhou Enlai and Dong Biwu, where several leading Chinese academics of the day lectured and a group of young intellectuals was nurtured. Built in Art Deco style with Shanghai plaster and a green glazed Chinese hipped roof with dragon ornaments, it shows a blend of Chinese and Western features. Declared a monument in 2004.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_79/index.html","https://www.amo.gov.hk/tc/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_79/index.html"]}},{"slug":"sheung-yiu-village","nameZh":"西貢上窰村","nameEn":"Sheung Yiu Village, Sai Kung","district":"西貢","districtEn":"Sai Kung","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/sheung-yiu-village","note":{"summaryZh":"上窰村位於西貢郊野公園內，是由原籍廣東省寶安縣的黃姓客家族人於十九世紀所建的村落。該村建於一處高出地面的平台上，入口處築有塔樓，村內有一排八所並列的房舍，屋前設有曬坪。村民因建窰燒造殼灰，作灰泥及肥田料之用而致富，及後因英泥及造磚業的競爭，窰燒工業遂告沒落。上窰村於一九八三年修葺後闢作民俗文物館，館內陳列各種耕種工具及農村傢具，重現昔日客家村落的生活，村中的殼灰窰亦已修妥開放參觀。上窰村於一九八一年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Sheung Yiu Village lies within Sai Kung Country Park. It is a Hakka village built in the 19th century by the Wong clan, whose ancestors came from Bao'an County in Guangdong. Standing on a raised platform with a watchtower at the entrance, it comprises a row of eight adjoining houses with a drying terrace in front. The villagers prospered by firing lime in a kiln for use as mortar and fertiliser, until competition from modern cement and brick-making ended the trade. Restored in 1983, the village opened as the Sheung Yiu Folk Museum, displaying farming tools and rural furniture; the original lime kiln is also restored. Declared a monument in 1981.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_13/index.html","https://www.amo.gov.hk/tc/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_13/index.html"]}},{"slug":"rock-inscription-joss-house-bay","nameZh":"西貢大廟灣刻石","nameEn":"Rock Inscription at Joss House Bay, Sai Kung","district":"西貢","districtEn":"Sai Kung","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/rock-inscription-joss-house-bay","note":{"summaryZh":"大廟灣刻石位於西貢大廟灣地堂咀，地處佛堂門一帶，是香港最早有紀年的刻石。石上刻有南宋咸淳甲戌年間（一二七四年）的紀年，記載一名鹽官與友人同遊南北佛堂門的經過，並述及該處兩所廟宇的歷史，為研究南宋時期本地鹽業活動與廟宇沿革提供了重要實物。刻石於一九七九年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Rock Inscription at Joss House Bay, at Tei Tong Tsui in Sai Kung, is the oldest dated inscription found in Hong Kong. It bears the cyclical year jiaxu of the Xianchun reign of the Southern Song dynasty (1274) and records a visit to the area by a salt administration officer and his friend, together with the history of two temples, one north and one south of Fat Tong Mun. It offers valuable material for studying the area's salt trade and temples in the Southern Song period. It was declared a monument in 1979.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_04/index.html","https://www.amo.gov.hk/tc/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_04/index.html"]}},{"slug":"tin-hau-temple-joss-house-bay","nameZh":"西貢佛堂門天后古廟","nameEn":"Tin Hau Temple, Joss House Bay, Sai Kung","district":"西貢","districtEn":"Sai Kung","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/tin-hau-temple-joss-house-bay","note":{"summaryZh":"佛堂門天后古廟位於西貢大廟灣北岸，俗稱「大廟」，是本港歷史最悠久、規模最大的天后廟之一。古廟後方刻石所載文字顯示其與南宋有關連。古廟由一排五座建築組成，中央的主建築為兩進三開間，兩側各有兩座附屬建築物。廟宇歷年多次重修，早年建成的環境與空間布局保存完好，並保留大量建築和裝飾構件，例如花崗石柱、香亭彩繪、擋中、簷板及地磚；四周環境格局未變，是本港少數仍然面向大海的天后廟。每逢天后誕，古廟吸引全港善信前來參拜。古廟於二○二三年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Tin Hau Temple at Joss House Bay stands on the northern shore of Tai Miu Wan in Sai Kung and is commonly called Tai Miu, meaning great temple. It is one of Hong Kong's oldest and largest Tin Hau temples, and an inscription on a rock behind it suggests a link to the Southern Song dynasty. The temple comprises five buildings in a row: a two-hall, three-bay main building flanked by two subsidiary buildings on each side. Despite repeated restorations its original setting and spatial layout survive well, along with historic features such as granite columns, murals, screen doors, timber cornice boards and floor tiles. Thousands of worshippers gather here on Tin Hau's birthday. Declared a monument in 2023.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_133/index.html","https://www.amo.gov.hk/tc/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_133/index.html"]}},{"slug":"fat-tau-chau-customs-station","nameZh":"西貢佛頭洲稅關遺址","nameEn":"Site of Chinese Customs Station, Fat Tau Chau, Sai Kung","district":"西貢","districtEn":"Sai Kung","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/fat-tau-chau-customs-station","note":{"summaryZh":"佛頭洲稅關遺址位於西貢。十九世紀中葉鴉片走私猖獗，兩廣總督於一八六八年下令在九龍邊界東西兩面及澳門多處設立厘卡，徵收鴉片厘金；一八七一年粵海關在九龍城、佛頭洲、長洲和汲水門（馬灣）設置稅廠，一八八七年新設的九龍關接管這些稅關。英國強租新界後，境內稅關於一八九九年停止運作。該址於一九六二年被發現，遺址內一通由四塊斷碑組成的石碑刻有「德懷交趾國貢賦遙通」和「稅廠值理重修」，因而被確認為稅關遺址。此遺址於一九八三年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Site of the Chinese Customs Station on Fat Tau Chau, Sai Kung, dates from the era of rampant opium smuggling in the mid-19th century. In 1868 the Viceroy of Guangdong and Guangxi ordered likin posts against the opium trade; in 1871 the Canton Customs set up stations at Kowloon City, Fat Tau Chau, Cheung Chau and Kap Shui Mun (Ma Wan), later taken over by the newly created Kowloon Customs in 1887. After Britain leased the New Territories these stations closed in 1899. The site was discovered in 1962, and a slab of four broken pieces inscribed with tributes from distant Annam and renovated by the manager of the customs station confirmed it as a customs site. Declared a monument in 1983.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_18/index.html","https://www.amo.gov.hk/tc/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_18/index.html"]}},{"slug":"tung-lung-chau-rock-carving","nameZh":"西貢東龍洲石刻","nameEn":"Rock Carving on Tung Lung Chau, Sai Kung","district":"西貢","districtEn":"Sai Kung","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/tung-lung-chau-rock-carving","note":{"summaryZh":"東龍洲石刻位於西貢東龍洲北岸，是本地最早有文獻記載的石刻，也是香港境內所知最大的石刻。王崇熙於一八一九年編制的《新安縣志》有「石壁畫龍，在佛堂門，有龍形刻於石側」的記載。石刻高約一點八米、長約二點四米，從其風化情況推斷，刻鑿年代可能相當久遠。東龍洲石刻於一九七九年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Rock Carving on Tung Lung Chau, on the island's northern coast, is the earliest documented rock carving in Hong Kong and the largest ever found locally. The Xin'an Gazetteer, compiled by Wang Chong Xi in 1819, records a dragon painted on a rock face at Fat Tong Mun, with a dragon form carved on the side of the stone, identifying the pattern as a dragon. The carving is about 1.8 metres high and 2.4 metres long, and its degree of weathering suggests it may be of considerable age. It was declared a monument in 1979.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_03/index.html","https://www.amo.gov.hk/tc/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_03/index.html","https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/155meeting/AAB155-21-Annex-A.pdf"]}},{"slug":"tung-lung-fort","nameZh":"西貢東龍洲炮台","nameEn":"Tung Lung Fort, Tung Lung Chau, Sai Kung","district":"西貢","districtEn":"Sai Kung","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/tung-lung-fort","note":{"summaryZh":"東龍洲炮台位於東龍洲東北端。據清代《新安縣志》，炮台建於康熙年間（一六六二至一七二二年）以防海盜；另有史料指它由兩廣總督楊琳於一七一九至一七二四年間下令興建。炮台呈長方形，圍牆約三十三點五米乘二十二點五米、高三米，正門設於北牆，內有十五間營房及八門火炮。十九世紀初海盜日盛，加上孤島補給困難，炮台一八一〇年由九龍炮台取代。一九七九至一九八二年間進行修葺及局部復原，古物古蹟辦事處並在義工協助下發掘，出土大量文物。一九八〇年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Tung Lung Fort stands at the north-eastern tip of Tung Lung Chau. The Xinan Gazetteer records that it was built during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722) against pirates, while another source credits its construction to Yang Lin, Viceroy of Guangdong and Guangxi, between 1719 and 1724. The rectangular fort, about 33.5 by 22.5 metres with three-metre walls and a north-facing entrance, held fifteen guardhouses and eight cannons. Rising piracy and the difficulty of supplying a remote island led to its replacement by Kowloon Fort in 1810. Repaired and partly restored between 1979 and 1982, it was declared a monument in 1980.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_09/index.html"]}},{"slug":"kau-sai-chau-rock-carving","nameZh":"西貢滘西洲石刻","nameEn":"Rock Carving on Kau Sai Chau, Sai Kung","district":"西貢","districtEn":"Sai Kung","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/kau-sai-chau-rock-carving","note":{"summaryZh":"滘西洲石刻於一九七六年被發現，位於滘西洲西北岸，該處幾無陸路可達。石刻紋飾飽經風雨侵蝕，下半部尤其模糊，但仔細觀察仍可辨出獸形圖案；刻鑿面僅高於最高水位約兩米，在同類石刻中位置偏低。鑿刻年代與作者已難以稽考。石刻於一九七九年一月二十六日列為法定古蹟，受《古物及古蹟條例》保護。","summaryEn":"Discovered in 1976, the Kau Sai Chau Rock Carving lies on the north-western coast of the island, where access by land is extremely poor. Its design is badly weathered, especially on the lower half, yet a zoomorphic motif remains visible on close inspection. The carved surface stands only about two metres above the highest water mark, unusually low compared with similar carvings. When, why and by whom it was made remain unknown. It was declared a monument on 26 January 1979.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_02/index.html"]}},{"slug":"hung-shing-temple-kau-sai-chau","nameZh":"西貢滘西洲洪聖古廟","nameEn":"Hung Shing Temple, Kau Sai Chau, Sai Kung","district":"西貢","districtEn":"Sai Kung","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/hung-shing-temple-kau-sai-chau","note":{"summaryZh":"滘西洲洪聖古廟位於西貢滘西洲，供奉相傳庇佑海上平安的海神洪聖。據當地掌故及廟內石碑，廟宇建於一八八九年之前，由以捕魚為生的村民集資興建。它屬典型傳統廟宇建築，為兩進三開間，前殿設擋中門；正殿神壇供奉洪聖、財帛星君及水仙爺。廟宇既是村民祈求漁獲平安之所，亦凝聚社區，每年洪聖誕均舉行大型慶祝活動。經香港賽馬會贊助、古物古蹟辦事處監督的修復工程於二〇〇〇年完成，並獲當年聯合國教科文組織亞太區文化遺產保護獎的卓越項目獎。二〇〇二年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Hung Shing Temple on Kau Sai Chau is dedicated to Hung Shing, a deity believed to protect seafarers. Local history and a stone tablet in the temple indicate it was built before 1889 with donations from villagers who lived mainly by fishing. A typical traditional temple, it has a two-hall, three-bay plan with a dong-chung screen door in the front hall, while the main hall holds altars to Hung Shing, Choi Pak Shing Kwan and Shui Sin Yeuh. Restoration sponsored by the Hong Kong Jockey Club and supervised by the Antiquities and Monuments Office was completed in 2000, winning an Outstanding Project Award in the 2000 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards. It was declared a monument in 2002.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_76/index.html"]}},{"slug":"rock-carving-lung-ha-wan","nameZh":"西貢龍蝦灣石刻","nameEn":"Rock Carving at Lung Ha Wan, Sai Kung","district":"西貢","districtEn":"Sai Kung","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/rock-carving-lung-ha-wan","note":{"summaryZh":"龍蝦灣石刻位於西貢龍蝦灣，一九七八年由一群遠足人士發現。紋飾刻在一塊向東、風化嚴重的岩石垂直面上，呈幾何圖案，部分線條或似動物、鳥類的形象；惟亦有學者認為圖案純屬自然風化所致，爭論至今未息。石刻面積約一百四十厘米見方。由於鑿刻年代及來源難以確定，當局將其納入《古物及古蹟條例》保護，以便日後研究，並於一九八三年三月四日列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Lung Ha Wan Rock Carving in Sai Kung was discovered in 1978 by a group of hikers. The pattern is cut into the vertical face of a heavily weathered boulder facing east, showing geometric designs that some interpret as stylised animals or bird forms. Another view holds that the marks are purely natural, and the debate continues. Measuring roughly 140 centimetres square, the carving was placed under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance to allow further study and was declared a monument on 4 March 1983.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_16/index.html"]}},{"slug":"old-house-wong-uk-village","nameZh":"沙田王屋村古屋","nameEn":"Old House, Wong Uk Village, Sha Tin","district":"沙田","districtEn":"Sha Tin","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/old-house-wong-uk-village","note":{"summaryZh":"王屋村古屋位於沙田圓洲角西南角。王屋村由來自廣東興寧縣的王氏於清乾隆年間（一七三六至一七九五年）建立，十九世紀時成為往來廣東與九龍商旅的重要中途站，市況興旺。其後村落大部分舊屋荒廢、拆卸，圓洲角一帶亦因沙田新市鎮發展而填海。村中碩果僅存這座古屋，約建於一九一一年，由王氏第十九世後人王清和所建，為兩層青磚建築，飾有壁畫及傳統裝飾。一九八九年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Old House at Wong Uk Village stands in the south-west corner of Yuen Chau Kok, Sha Tin. Wong Uk Village was founded during the Qianlong reign (1736-1795) by the Wong clan from Xingning county, Guangdong, and by the 19th century had become a major stopping point for traders travelling between Guangdong and Kowloon. Most of its old buildings later fell into ruin or were cleared as Sha Tin New Town was built on reclaimed land. The surviving house was built around 1911 by Wong Tsing Wo, a nineteenth-generation descendant, and is a two-storey green-brick dwelling with fine murals and traditional decoration. It was declared a monument in 1989.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_39/index.html"]}},{"slug":"fat-tat-tong","nameZh":"沙頭角下禾坑發達堂","nameEn":"Fat Tat Tong, Ha Wo Hang, Sha Tau Kok","district":"北區","districtEn":"North","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/fat-tat-tong","note":{"summaryZh":"發達堂位於沙頭角下禾坑，一九三三年由禾坑李氏後人李道環的四名兒子組成的「李道環祖」興建。李道環早年赴越南謀生，回鄉後建屋；其長子李鈞蘭是戰前沙頭角具影響力的社區領袖，一九三六年獲港督委任，就地方事務及糾紛提供意見。大宅兩層，設長斜面客家瓦屋頂及平頂門廊，混合傳統青磚、木材與現代鋼筋混凝土，正門裝金屬中式趟門，地下窗戶加設金屬窗罩以加強防盜。此宅是二十世紀初回鄉華僑流行的折衷主義民居典型，至今仍由李道環後人居住。二〇一三年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Fat Tat Tong in Ha Wo Hang, Sha Tau Kok, was built in 1933 by Li To Wan Tso, a trust formed by the four sons of Li To-wan, a descendant of the Wo Hang Li clan. Li To-wan went to Vietnam as a young man and returned to build the house. His eldest son, Li Kwan-lan, was an influential Sha Tau Kok community leader appointed in 1936 by the Governor to advise on local affairs and disputes. The two-storey house has a long pitched Hakka tiled roof and a flat-roofed verandah, combining green brick and timber with reinforced concrete, metal sliding Chinese doors and hooded windows for security. A fine eclectic-style home popular with returned overseas Chinese, it still houses Li's descendants. Declared a monument in 2013.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_104/index.html"]}},{"slug":"hip-tin-temple","nameZh":"沙頭角山咀協天宮","nameEn":"Hip Tin Temple, Shan Tsui, Sha Tau Kok","district":"北區","districtEn":"North","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/hip-tin-temple","note":{"summaryZh":"協天宮位於沙頭角山咀，一八九四至一八九五年重建，取代舊關帝廟；關帝在明代獲封「協天護國忠義大帝」，廟名由此而來。該廟與「十約」經營的東和墟關係密切，該墟於一八三〇至一九三〇年代主宰當地經濟，協天宮是少數留存至今的相關廟宇。前殿五塊碑記詳載重建經過，亦見與海外華人的聯繫。廟內神壇與封檐板精美，三葉形門洞、磚砌立面配花崗石門框及灰塑鰲魚雀替均保存完好。該廟曾用作書塾及山咀公立學校校舍；村中至今仍於五月十三日祭祀關帝。二〇二一年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Hip Tin Temple at Shan Tsui, Sha Tau Kok, was rebuilt between 1894 and 1895 to replace an earlier temple to Kwan Tai, the God of Martial Arts, who received the title \"Hip Tin\" in the Ming dynasty. It was closely linked to Tung Wo Market, run by the \"Shap Yeuk\" (Alliance of Ten) village alliance that dominated the local economy from the 1830s to the 1930s, and is one of the few surviving related main temples. Five stone plaques in the front hall record the rebuilding and the overseas Chinese community's ties with the area. Its carved altar and fascia boards, trefoil doorways, fine brick facade, granite door frame and plaster dragonfish corbels survive intact. Once a village school, it was declared a monument in 2021.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_129/index.html"]}},{"slug":"residence-ip-ting-sz","nameZh":"沙頭角蓮麻坑村葉定仕故居","nameEn":"Residence of Ip Ting-sz at Lin Ma Hang, Sha Tau Kok","district":"北區","districtEn":"North","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/residence-ip-ting-sz","note":{"summaryZh":"葉定仕故居位於沙頭角蓮麻坑村，約建於一九〇八年，外觀仿孫中山翠亨村故居。葉定仕（一八七九至一九四三年）是蓮麻坑葉氏第八世族人，年少赴泰國當裁縫學徒，後開製衣廠造軍服。據泰國華僑社團資料，孫中山一九〇七年創立中華會所團結華僑支持革命，葉定仕為發起人，後任同盟會暹羅分會負責人。葉氏一九三六年返鄉，一九四三年歿。故居為兩層三開間，設有蓋門廊及露台，青磚及木材為主，配斜屋頂；正門繪吉祥壁畫，露台飾陶瓷瓶形欄杆，中西合璧。二〇〇九年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Residence of Ip Ting-sz at Lin Ma Hang, Sha Tau Kok, was built around 1908 and modelled on Dr Sun Yat-sen's home in Cuiheng Village, Zhongshan. Ip Ting-sz (1879-1943), the eighth-generation ancestor of the Lin Ma Hang Ip clan, went to Thailand as a young tailor's apprentice and later ran a factory making military uniforms. According to Thai Chinese association records, he was a co-founder of the Chinese Club set up by Sun Yat-sen in 1907 to rally overseas Chinese behind the revolution, and later headed the Tong Meng Hui Siam Branch, funding its cause. The two-storey, three-bay house has a pillared porch and balcony, grey brick and timber walls, a pitched roof, auspicious murals and ceramic vase-shaped balusters, blending Chinese and Western styles. Declared a monument in 2009.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_93/index.html"]}},{"slug":"kang-yung-study-hall","nameZh":"沙頭角鏡蓉書屋","nameEn":"Kang Yung Study Hall, Sha Tau Kok","district":"北區","districtEn":"North","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/kang-yung-study-hall","note":{"summaryZh":"鏡蓉書屋位於沙頭角上禾坑，由客家人禾坑李氏興建，是香港少數專為教學的書室。書屋始建於清初，原是一所只收五至十名族中子弟的私塾，乾隆年間（一七三六至一七九五年）大規模擴建，同治十一年（一八七二年）重修，相傳「鏡蓉書屋」之名亦於該年題上門額。建築為兩進兩層、中隔天井的長方形屋舍，外牆用青磚，內部分隔以泥磚和夯土築成，設計簡單實用；地下為課室和教員室，閣樓供寄宿學生居住。書屋培育生員成績顯著，吸引大埔、沙田、荃灣學生；後改為鄉村小學，一九八六年停辦，一九九三年完成修復，一九九一年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Kang Yung Study Hall in Sheung Wo Hang, Sha Tau Kok, is one of the few study halls in Hong Kong built purely for teaching. First set up in the early Qing dynasty as a private school for five to ten clan pupils by the Hakka Li clan, it was expanded during the Qianlong reign (1736–1795) and renovated in 1872, when the name is believed to have been given. It is a two-hall, two-storey building with a central courtyard, grey-brick walls and internal partitions of mud-brick and rammed earth; classrooms were on the ground floor and boarders lived in the cocklofts. Renowned for training candidates for the civil examinations, it later became a village primary school, closing in 1986. It was restored in 1993 and declared a monument in 1991.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_44/index.html"]}},{"slug":"shing-mun-reservoir-memorial-stone","nameZh":"城門水塘紀念碑","nameEn":"Memorial Stone of Shing Mun Reservoir","district":"荃灣","districtEn":"Tsuen Wan","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/shing-mun-reservoir-memorial-stone","note":{"summaryZh":"城門水塘一九二三年動工，歷時十四年，至一九三七年完成。工程規模龐大，是二次大戰前儲水量最大的水塘，既供九龍半島用水，亦透過過海輸水管減輕人口稠密的港島壓力，為戰前同時供應海港兩岸食水的最大水塘。為紀念水塘落成而豎立的紀念碑，是本港僅有兩塊同類紀念碑之一，另一塊位於大潭篤水塘，分別標誌戰前新界和港島兩個最大水塘的建成。此紀念碑一九三七年豎立，二〇〇九年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Construction of Shing Mun Reservoir began in 1923 and took fourteen years, finishing in 1937. The immense project made it the largest reservoir of the pre-war period; it supplied the Kowloon Peninsula and, through cross-harbour mains, eased pressure on the crowded Hong Kong Island. Its memorial stone is one of only two such stones in Hong Kong erected to mark a reservoir's completion, the other standing at Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir, respectively commemorating the largest pre-war reservoirs in the New Territories and on Hong Kong Island. Erected in 1937, it was declared a monument in 2009.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_92/index.html"]}},{"slug":"cheung-shan-monastery","nameZh":"粉嶺坪輋長山古寺","nameEn":"Cheung Shan Monastery, Ping Che, Fanling","district":"北區","districtEn":"North","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/cheung-shan-monastery","note":{"summaryZh":"長山古寺位於粉嶺坪輋禾徑山，原稱「長生庵」，約於一七八九年由打鼓嶺及沙頭角六條鄉村的村民合力建成，供奉佛祖、韋陀、觀音及地藏王。原有庵堂約於一八六八年拆卸，並在廟前另建現存古寺，屬兩進式布局，後進較前進高出約一米，內外飾以精緻灰塑。寺旁山徑「廟徑」昔日是經沙頭角往深圳的必經之路，古寺曾作旅人中途休息之所，免費供應茶水。復修工程於一九九七年在古物古蹟辦事處及建築署監督下完成，一九九八年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Cheung Shan Monastery at Wo Keng Shan, Ping Che, Fanling, was originally called Cheung Sang Nunnery and was probably built in 1789 by villagers from six villages in Ta Kwu Ling and Sha Tau Kok. It is dedicated to Buddha, Veda, Kwun Yum and Kshitigarbha. The original structure was demolished around 1868 and the present monastery was rebuilt in front of it, in a two-hall layout with the rear hall about one metre higher than the front and fine plaster mouldings inside and out. Lying on Miu Keng, once the route to Shenzhen via Sha Tau Kok, it served as a rest stop offering travellers free tea. A full restoration finished in 1997, and it was declared a monument in 1998.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_66/index.html","https://www.amo.gov.hk/filemanager/amo/common/form/Declared_Monuments_in_HK_Part_F.pdf"]}},{"slug":"tin-hau-temple-lung-yeuk-tau","nameZh":"粉嶺龍躍頭天后宮","nameEn":"Tin Hau Temple, Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling","district":"北區","districtEn":"North","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/tin-hau-temple-lung-yeuk-tau","note":{"summaryZh":"龍躍頭天后宮位於粉嶺龍躍頭，坐落於松嶺鄧公祠與老圍之間，是該區的主廟，確實興建年份不詳，但可能初建於十六世紀，並於清康熙年間（一六六二至一七二二年）重建。建築為傳統兩進三開間，中隔天井，以青磚砌築，正立面飾有灰塑和壁畫，正殿供奉天后及其侍神千里眼和順風耳。後進東側存放兩口古鐘，一口鑄於一六九五年，為鄧氏族人在兒子「上契」天后後酬神所鑄；另一口鑄於一七〇〇年，祈求族人赴省應試平安。廟宇於二〇〇六年獲政府資助復修，二〇〇二年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Tin Hau Temple at Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling, stands between the Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall and Lo Wai and is the main temple of the area; its exact date of construction is unknown, but it may have been first built in the 16th century and rebuilt during the Kangxi reign (1662 to 1722). It is a traditional two-hall, three-bay building of grey brick with a central courtyard and a facade decorated with plaster mouldings and murals. The main hall houses Tin Hau and her guards Chin Lei Ngan and Shun Fung Yi. Two old bells kept in the rear hall were cast in 1695 and 1700. It was renovated in 2006 with government funding and declared a monument in 2002.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_77/index.html","https://www.amo.gov.hk/filemanager/amo/common/form/Declared_Monuments_in_HK_Part_F.pdf"]}},{"slug":"lo-wai-entrance-tower","nameZh":"粉嶺龍躍頭老圍門樓及圍牆","nameEn":"Entrance Tower & Enclosing Walls of Lo Wai, Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling","district":"北區","districtEn":"North","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/lo-wai-entrance-tower","note":{"summaryZh":"老圍位於粉嶺龍躍頭，是龍躍頭鄧族五圍中最早建立的圍村。鄧族先祖於十四世紀由錦田分支遷居龍躍頭，其後陸續建立「五圍六村」。老圍坐落小丘之上，四面以青磚圍牆環繞，原有圍門北向，後因風水理由改為東向；圍門窄小，以利防守，門側有一口水井，圍牆上築有供守望用的高台。村落雖經多次改建，仍大致保存原有圍牆結構和圍村布局。部分圍牆維修於一九九一年獲北區民政事務處撥款進行，門樓及圍牆全面復修於一九九八年完成，一九九七年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Lo Wai in Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling, was the earliest of the five walled villages built by the Tang clan, whose ancestors branched out from Kam Tin in the 14th century. The village sits on a small hill and is enclosed on all four sides by grey-brick walls. Its original entrance tower faced north but was later moved to face east for feng shui reasons; the gate is narrow for defence, with a well beside it and raised platforms on the walls for watch duty. Despite repeated alterations, it keeps its original wall structure and walled-village layout. Part of the wall was repaired in 1991 with funds from the North District Office, and the entrance tower and walls were fully restored in 1998. They were declared monuments in 1997.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_64/index.html","https://www.amo.gov.hk/filemanager/amo/common/download-area/pamphlet/LYTHT_pamphlet.pdf"]}},{"slug":"tang-chung-ling-ancestral-hall","nameZh":"粉嶺龍躍頭松嶺鄧公祠","nameEn":"Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall, Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling","district":"北區","districtEn":"North","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/tang-chung-ling-ancestral-hall","note":{"summaryZh":"松嶺鄧公祠位於粉嶺龍躍頭，是香港規模最大的祠堂之一，據傳約建於一五二五年（明嘉靖四年），以紀念龍躍頭鄧族開基祖鄧松嶺（一三〇二至一三八七年），並成為該族的主祠堂。建築採三進兩院格局，庭院寬敞，右側附有一座用作廚房的附屬建築。全座飾有精細木雕、灰塑、陶塑和壁畫，圖案多為吉祥紋樣和民間故事，反映當時工匠的高超技藝。祠堂的全面復修於一九九二年年中在古物古蹟辦事處及建築署監督下完成，一九九七年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall at Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling, is one of the largest ancestral halls in Hong Kong. It is reputed to have been built around 1525, the fourth year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming dynasty, in honour of the founding ancestor Tang Chung-ling (1302 to 1387), and became the main ancestral hall of the Lung Yeuk Tau Tang clan. It is a three-hall building with two spacious courtyards and a kitchen annex on the right. The whole structure is decorated with fine wood carvings, plaster mouldings, ceramic sculptures and murals of auspicious motifs. A full restoration was completed in mid-1992 under the Antiquities and Monuments Office and the Architectural Services Department, and it was declared a monument in 1997.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_65/index.html"]}},{"slug":"ma-wat-wai-entrance-tower","nameZh":"粉嶺龍躍頭麻笏圍門樓","nameEn":"Entrance Tower of Ma Wat Wai, Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling","district":"北區","districtEn":"North","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/ma-wat-wai-entrance-tower","note":{"summaryZh":"麻笏圍位於粉嶺龍躍頭，由鄧族於清乾隆年間（一七三六至一七九五年）建立，是「五圍六村」之一。該圍原為四面築有磚牆、四角各設一座更樓的圍村，但因歷年發展，大部分圍牆和四座角樓均已拆卸，僅餘這座門樓及部分圍牆。門樓兩層高，以花崗石牆及青磚築成，裝有連環鐵門，門額以紅砂石刻有「鬱蔥」二字，意指春蔥生長茂盛之地，可見該圍原名為「鬱蔥圍」。門樓的全面復修於一九九五年在古物古蹟辦事處及建築署監督下完成，一九九四年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Ma Wat Wai in Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling, was built by the Tang clan during the Qianlong reign (1736 to 1795) of the Qing dynasty and is one of the renowned Five Wais and Six Tsuens. Originally it was a walled village with brick walls on four sides and a watch tower at each corner, but owing to past developments most of the walls and all four corner towers were demolished, leaving only this historic entrance tower and part of the enclosing walls. The two-storey tower is built of granite and grey brick with chained-ring iron gates; a red sandstone lintel is engraved with two characters denoting a place of verdancy. It was fully restored in 1995 and declared a monument in 1994.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_50/index.html","https://www.amo.gov.hk/tc/heritage-trails/lung-yeuk-tau-heritage-trail/ma-wat-wai/index.html"]}},{"slug":"kun-lung-gate-tower","nameZh":"粉嶺龍躍頭覲龍圍門樓","nameEn":"Kun Lung Gate Tower, Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling","district":"北區","districtEn":"North","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/kun-lung-gate-tower","note":{"summaryZh":"覲龍圍又名新圍，位於粉嶺龍躍頭，是鄧族建立的五座圍村之一，也是區內保存較完整的圍村。鄧族約於十四世紀遷入粉嶺。據門樓石額所刻「覲龍」及「乾隆甲子歲」字樣，圍牆約建於一七四四年（乾隆九年）。門樓位於圍村西南牆正中，是全村的正門，其設計由兩座獨立堂室組成，格局罕見；前堂高而窄，正立面以青磚和花崗石砌成，正脊裝飾華美。門樓的復修於一九八八年完成，同年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Kun Lung Wai, also known as San Wai, at Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling, is one of the five walled villages built by the Tang clan, who first settled in Fanling in the 14th century, and is among the best-preserved in the area. According to the characters Kun Lung, in the cyclical year Jiazi of the Qianlong reign, carved on the stone lintel, its outer walls were built in 1744. The gate tower, the main entrance of the village, stands in the middle of the southwest wall; unusually it consists of two free-standing halls, with a tall, narrow front hall of grey brick and granite blocks and a finely decorated main ridge. Its restoration was completed in 1988, when it was declared a monument.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_33/index.html"]}},{"slug":"kun-lung-wai-walls","nameZh":"粉嶺龍躍頭覲龍圍圍牆及更樓","nameEn":"Enclosing Walls and Corner Watch Towers of Kun Lung Wai, Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling","district":"北區","districtEn":"North","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/kun-lung-wai-walls","note":{"summaryZh":"覲龍圍（新圍）的圍牆位於粉嶺龍躍頭，與門樓同屬鄧族於清乾隆甲子歲（一七四四年）所建。圍村四面以青磚砌築圍牆，牆身和四角更樓均設有槍孔，遇襲時村民可從槍孔向外開火，抵禦土匪。在門樓被列為法定古蹟數年後，圍村管理人同意把圍牆及角樓亦納入《古物及古蹟條例》的保護；當時圍牆及更樓已相當殘破，其後於一九九四年由政府撥款全面復修。圍牆及更樓於一九九三年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The enclosing walls of Kun Lung Wai (San Wai) at Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling, were built by the Tang clan in the Jiazi year of the Qianlong reign (1744), together with the gate tower. The village is enclosed by grey-brick walls with a watch tower at each corner, and both the walls and the towers have embrasures through which villagers could fire at bandits during an attack. A few years after the gate house was declared a monument, the village managers agreed to extend protection to the walls and corner watch towers under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance. By then they were dilapidated and were fully restored in 1994 with government funding. The walls and watch towers were declared monuments in 1993.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_48/index.html"]}},{"slug":"sam-tung-uk-village","nameZh":"荃灣三棟屋村","nameEn":"Sam Tung Uk Village, Tsuen Wan","district":"荃灣","districtEn":"Tsuen Wan","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/sam-tung-uk-village","note":{"summaryZh":"三棟屋村位於荃灣，是陳氏客家人於一七八六年建立的圍村。陳氏十八世紀後半葉從廣東遷來，定居荃灣，族人購入沿岸土地耕作。村落最初由三排房屋組成，其後人口增加，在兩側及後方擴建；正廳位於中軸線並面向正門，廳內置祖先神壇，門框上方的花崗石門楣刻有「陳氏宗祠」四字。一九八一年列為法定古蹟，一九八七年修葺後成為三棟屋博物館，開放予公眾參觀。","summaryEn":"Sam Tung Uk Village in Tsuen Wan is a Hakka walled village built by the Chan clan in 1786. The clan moved from Guangdong in the latter half of the 18th century and settled in Tsuen Wan, where members bought coastal land to farm. The village began as three rows of houses and was extended on both sides and at the rear as the family grew; the main hall, holding the ancestral altar, stands on the central axis facing the entrance. Four Chinese characters reading \"Chan Family Ancestral Hall\" are carved on the granite lintel above the doorway. Declared a monument in 1981, it was restored in 1987 and opened as the Sam Tung Uk Museum.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_10/index.html"]}},{"slug":"tang-lung-chau-lighthouse","nameZh":"荃灣汲水門燈籠洲燈塔","nameEn":"Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse, Tang Lung Chau, Kap Shui Mun, Tsuen Wan","district":"荃灣","districtEn":"Tsuen Wan","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/tang-lung-chau-lighthouse","note":{"summaryZh":"燈籠洲燈塔位於香港島以西、馬灣以南的燈籠洲，地處汲水門水域，又稱汲星燈塔，屬香港少數保存的戰前燈塔。香港經濟隨蘇彝士運河一八六九年通航而發展，遂在沿岸設照明設施引導船隻。燈塔一九一二年啟用，高十一點八米，屬鋼製骨架，塔頂白色燈籠與鋼架均購自英國。毗鄰磚砌看守員房屋設睡房、廚房、廁所及儲物室；島上無自來水，雨水由屋頂收集引入水池。燈塔自二十世紀初為數以千計西面來港船隻導航，現由海事處管理，已自動操作、無人駐守。二〇〇〇年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse stands on Tang Lung Chau (originally Kap Sing Island), a small island west of Hong Kong Island and south of Ma Wan in Kap Shui Mun, also known as Kap Sing Lighthouse. One of Hong Kong's few surviving pre-war lighthouses, it came into service in 1912. The 11.8-metre skeletal steel tower and its white lantern were both obtained from England, and the adjoining brick keeper's house had a bedroom, kitchen, toilet and storeroom; with no fresh water on the island, rainwater was collected from the roof into an underground tank. It has guided thousands of vessels approaching Hong Kong from the west since the early 20th century. Managed by the Marine Department, it is now automated and unmanned, and was declared a monument in 2000.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_72/index.html"]}},{"slug":"old-house-hoi-pa-village","nameZh":"荃灣海壩村古屋","nameEn":"Old House, Hoi Pa Village, Tsuen Wan","district":"荃灣","districtEn":"Tsuen Wan","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/old-house-hoi-pa-village","note":{"summaryZh":"海壩村古屋位於荃灣德華街賽馬會德華公園內，坐落海壩村第九一七號地段。海壩村原為十八世紀末至十九世紀初建立的客家雜姓村落，一九七〇年代被清拆，古屋是村內僅存的建築之一。古屋於一九〇四年由村中飽學之士邱元璋（一八六五至一九三七年）建成，屬一進一院式設計，以夯土、青磚、瓦片和杉木築成，是傳統華南鄉村建築的佳作。建築其後改作環境資源中心。古屋現不對外開放，一九八六年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Old House in Hoi Pa Village stands in the Jockey Club Tak Wah Park on Tak Wah Street, Tsuen Wan, on Lot 917 of the former village. Hoi Pa was a Hakka mixed-lineage village established in the late 18th and early 19th centuries and cleared in the 1970s, and the house is one of its few survivors. Built in 1904 by Yau Yuen-cheung (1865 to 1937), a scholar of the village, it has a single-hall, single-courtyard plan and is constructed of rammed earth, grey bricks, tiles and fir timber, a fine example of traditional southern Chinese village architecture. It later became an environmental resource centre. Now closed to the public, it was declared a monument in 1986.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_31/index.html","https://www.amo.gov.hk/filemanager/amo/common/form/Declared_Monuments_in_HK_Part_D.pdf"]}},{"slug":"old-tai-po-market-station","nameZh":"舊大埔墟火車站","nameEn":"Old Tai Po Market Railway Station","district":"大埔","districtEn":"Tai Po","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/old-tai-po-market-station","note":{"summaryZh":"舊大埔墟火車站建於一九一三年，是九廣鐵路（英段）沿線車站中，唯一以中式風格建造的一座。車站立面、屋頂和裝飾的外觀均仿照中國傳統建築，採用金字頂，內部則按火車站的功能設計。九廣鐵路英段於一九八三年電氣化後，政府在附近另建新車站，舊站因而停用。舊站其後全面修復，改作香港鐵路博物館，於一九八五年開放予公眾參觀。舊大埔墟火車站於一九八四年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Old Tai Po Market Railway Station was completed in 1913 and is the only station along the Kowloon-Canton Railway (British Section) built in Chinese style. Its facade, roof and decorations followed traditional Chinese architecture, with a gabled roof, while the interior was designed for railway operation. When the line was electrified in 1983, new stations were built nearby and the old station became redundant. It was fully restored and now houses the Hong Kong Railway Museum, opened to the public in 1985. The Old Tai Po Market Railway Station was declared a monument in 1984.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_29/index.html"]}},{"slug":"old-tai-po-police-station","nameZh":"舊大埔警署","nameEn":"Old Tai Po Police Station","district":"大埔","districtEn":"Tai Po","area":"new-territories","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/old-tai-po-police-station","note":{"summaryZh":"舊大埔警署位於大埔運頭角里，建於一八九九年，是新界首間警署兼警察總部，也是新界現存最古老的警署。日佔時期警署被棄置，門窗、木地板等被附近居民掠去；戰後恢復運作，至一九八七年新警署啟用後停用，其後曾供警察部門作辦公室及臨時宿舍。警署由三座單層實用主義風格建築組成，分別為主樓、職員宿舍和食堂，以寬闊草坪相連，保留荷蘭式山牆、裝飾窗拱、窗台和壁爐等特色。二〇一五年經「活化歷史建築伙伴計劃」活化為「綠匯學苑」，二〇二一年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Old Tai Po Police Station on Wan Tau Kok Lane, Tai Po, was built in 1899 as the first police station and police headquarters in the New Territories, and is the oldest surviving police station there. Left vacant during the Japanese Occupation, it was stripped of windows, doors, wooden floors and other usable items by nearby residents; it resumed service after the war until 1987, then served as police offices and temporary accommodation. It comprises three single-storey buildings in Utilitarian style, namely the Main Building, Staff Quarters Block and Canteen Block, linked by a broad lawn, retaining Dutch gables, ornamental window arches, window sills and fireplaces. It was revitalised into the Green Hub in 2015 and declared a monument in 2021.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_128/index.html"]}},{"slug":"wong-nai-chung-reservoir-group","nameZh":"黃泥涌水塘三項歷史構築物","nameEn":"3 Historic Structures of Wong Nai Chung Reservoir","district":"灣仔","districtEn":"Wan Chai","area":"hk-island","group":true,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/wong-nai-chung-reservoir-group","note":{"summaryZh":"黃泥涌水塘於一八九九年落成，是香港第三個建成的水塘。一八九四年鼠疫後，政府採納殖民地衞生專員查維克的建議，增加及改善供水，遂在黃泥涌谷興建此塘，作為大潭水塘群以外的輔助水源，儲水量約二千七百萬加侖。水塘現存的歷史構築物包括石砌水壩、水掣房和溢流口，均屬十九世紀末的英式水務建築。水塘其後功用漸減，一九八六年改為水塘公園，一度供遊人划艇。三項構築物於二〇〇九年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Wong Nai Chung Reservoir, completed in 1899, was the third reservoir built in Hong Kong. After the 1894 plague, the government adopted the recommendations of colonial sanitary commissioner Chadwick to expand water supply, and built the reservoir in the Wong Nai Chung Valley as a supplementary source to the Tai Tam Group. Its storage capacity was about 27 million gallons. The surviving historic structures are a masonry dam, a valve house and a weir, all late nineteenth-century colonial waterworks. As the reservoir's role declined, it became a park in 1986 where visitors could once row boats. The three structures were declared monuments in 2009.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_89/index.html","https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/138meeting/AAB138-14-B-chi.pdf"]}},{"slug":"aberdeen-reservoir-group","nameZh":"香港仔水塘四項歷史構築物","nameEn":"4 Historic Structures of Aberdeen Reservoir","district":"南區","districtEn":"Southern","area":"hk-island","group":true,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/aberdeen-reservoir-group","note":{"summaryZh":"香港仔水塘由上水塘和下水塘組成，用以在薄扶林水塘以外增加儲水，解決港島西區食水短缺，是繼薄扶林、大潭和黃泥涌之後，港島第四個、也是最後一個興建的水塘。上水塘於一九三一年十二月十五日落成，由港督貝璐主持啟用，儲水量約一億七千五百萬加侖，堤壩長約四百呎、高約一百三十八呎。下水塘原為大成紙廠的私人水庫，建於一八九〇年，政府於一九二九年購入並加以擴建。四項法定古蹟為上水塘水壩、水掣房和連接水壩的石橋，以及下水塘水壩，二〇〇九年列為古蹟。","summaryEn":"Aberdeen Reservoir consists of an Upper and a Lower reservoir, built to augment Pok Fu Lam Reservoir and ease water shortages in western Hong Kong Island. It was the fourth and last reservoir built on the island, after Pok Fu Lam, Tai Tam and Wong Nai Chung. The Upper Reservoir opened on 15 December 1931, officiated by Governor Sir William Peel; it held about 175 million gallons, with a dam roughly 400 feet long and 138 feet high. The Lower Reservoir was originally the private reservoir of the Tai Shing Paper Factory, built in 1890 and bought and enlarged by the government in 1929. The four monuments are the Upper dam, valve house and bridge, and the Lower dam, declared in 2009.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_90/index.html","https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/138meeting/AAB138-14-B-chi.pdf"]}},{"slug":"pok-fu-lam-reservoir-group","nameZh":"薄扶林水塘六項歷史構築物","nameEn":"6 Historic Structures of Pok Fu Lam Reservoir","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":true,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/pok-fu-lam-reservoir-group","note":{"summaryZh":"薄扶林水塘是香港首個公共水塘。供水計劃在港督羅便臣爵士任內（一八五九至一八六五年）首次提出，工程一八六〇年動工，一八六三年年底開始向市區供水。因經費有限，水塘初時儲水量只有約二百萬加侖，不足應付需求，政府遂於一八六六至一八七七年間加高水壩並多次擴建，儲水量增至約六千萬加侖。六項法定古蹟為前看守員房舍（今薄扶林管理中心，一八六〇至一八六三年）、量水站（一八六三年）及四座石橋（一八六三至一八七一年），二〇〇九年列為古蹟。水塘現屬薄扶林郊野公園。","summaryEn":"Pok Fu Lam Reservoir is Hong Kong's first public reservoir. The first water supply scheme was proposed during the governorship of Sir Hercules Robinson (1859-1865); construction began in 1860 and water reached the city at the end of 1863. Limited by budget, the first reservoir held only about two million gallons, not enough to meet demand, so the dam was raised and the reservoir repeatedly extended between 1866 and 1877, when capacity rose to about 60 million gallons. The six monuments are the former Watchman's Cottage (now the Pok Fu Lam Management Centre, 1860-1863), the Gauge Basin (1863) and four masonry bridges (1863-1871), declared in 2009. The reservoir now forms part of Pok Fu Lam Country Park.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_87/index.html","https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/138meeting/AAB138-14-B-chi.pdf"]}},{"slug":"tai-tam-reservoir-group","nameZh":"大潭水塘群廿二項歷史構築物","nameEn":"22 Historic Structures of Tai Tam Group of Reservoirs","district":"南區","districtEn":"Southern","area":"hk-island","group":true,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/tai-tam-reservoir-group","note":{"summaryZh":"薄扶林水塘落成後，港島食水需求仍不斷上升，政府遂於一八八三至一九一七年間推行大潭計劃和大潭篤計劃，先後建成大潭上水塘（一八八八年）、大潭副水塘（一九〇四年）、大潭中水塘（一九〇七年）和大潭篤水塘（一九一七年），合稱大潭水塘群。上水塘水壩以花崗石和混凝土築成，高約一百呎、長約四百呎。完善的供水令市區由中環、西環逐步東擴，帶動港島東部的發展。廿二項歷史構築物包括各塘的水壩、水掣房、石橋、石砌輸水道、隧道進水口、記錄儀器房，以及大潭篤原水抽水站、煙囪和員工宿舍等，二〇〇九年列為古蹟。","summaryEn":"As demand for water grew after Pok Fu Lam Reservoir opened, the government carried out the Tai Tam Scheme and the Tai Tam Tuk Scheme between 1883 and 1917, building the Tai Tam Upper Reservoir (1888), Tai Tam Byewash Reservoir (1904), Tai Tam Intermediate Reservoir (1907) and Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir (1917), known collectively as the Tai Tam Group. The Upper Reservoir dam was built of granite and concrete, about 100 feet high and 400 feet long. The improved supply let the city spread eastwards from Central and Western, driving development on the island's eastern side. The 22 monuments include the dams, valve houses, masonry bridges and aqueducts, tunnel inlet, recorder house, and the Tai Tam Tuk Raw Water Pumping Station, chimney and staff quarters, declared in 2009.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_88/index.html","https://www.wsd.gov.hk/filemanager/common/pdf/tai_tam.pdf"]}},{"slug":"lei-yue-mun-barracks-block-7","nameZh":"柴灣舊鯉魚門軍營第七座","nameEn":"Block 7 of the old Lei Yue Mun Barracks, Chai Wan","district":"東區","districtEn":"Eastern","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/lei-yue-mun-barracks-block-7","note":{"summaryZh":"舊鯉魚門軍營是香港最早、最重要的英軍要塞之一，扼守維多利亞港東面入口。一八八五年軍方決定在此興建永久設施，一八八九年把土地移交陸軍部；軍營主體於一八九〇至一九三九年建成。第七座建於一八九〇至一八九五年，位於軍營北端一座可俯瞰鯉魚門海峽的山崗上，相信是第一期中最早落成的建築之一，原為皇家炮兵的軍官宿舍，戰後曾由香港軍事服務團用作訓練中心。建築屬殖民地鄉土風格，三面設通敞陽廊，中央設通風的屋脊。軍營中央部分自一九八八年起改作鯉魚門公園及度假村，第七座於二〇一六年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Block 7 of the old Lei Yue Mun Barracks was built in 1890-1895 on a hill at the barracks' north end overlooking the Lei Yue Mun Pass, and is believed to be one of the earliest buildings of the first phase. The barracks was one of the earliest and most important British Army fortifications in Hong Kong, guarding the eastern approach to Victoria Harbour. Block 7 was originally officers' quarters for the Royal Artillery and later a training centre for the Hong Kong Military Service Corps. In Colonial Vernacular style, it has wide open verandahs on three sides, a raised ground floor and a central jack-roof. The barracks' central area became Lei Yue Mun Park and Holiday Village in 1988, and Block 7 was declared a monument in 2016.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_112/index.html","https://www.devb.gov.hk/en/publications_and_press_releases/press/index_id_9059.html"]}},{"slug":"lei-yue-mun-barracks-block-10","nameZh":"柴灣舊鯉魚門軍營第十座","nameEn":"Block 10 of the old Lei Yue Mun Barracks, Chai Wan","district":"東區","districtEn":"Eastern","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/lei-yue-mun-barracks-block-10","note":{"summaryZh":"舊鯉魚門軍營第十座建於一八九〇至一八九五年，一九三五年加建，較早的部分相信是第一期中最早落成的建築之一，位於軍營北面一處居高臨下的位置，原為皇家炮兵的士兵宿舍。它被視為軍營內最優雅的建築，屬罕見的簡化古典風格：樓高三層，呈長方形，正面和背面均設通敞拱廊、柱列和有欄杆的陽廊，拱券由方形托斯卡納式柱支撐，一、二樓陽廊配古典瓶形欄杆。一九三五年的加建大致沿用原有尺度與設計。建築的煙囪和大部分壁爐仍然保存，二〇一六年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Block 10 of the old Lei Yue Mun Barracks was built in 1890-1895, with an extension added in 1935. The older part is believed to be among the earliest buildings of the barracks' first phase; it occupies a commanding site to the north and was originally soldiers' quarters for the Royal Artillery. Probably the most elegant building in the barracks, it is a rare piece of simplified Classical design: three storeys and long rectangular in plan, with open arched, colonnaded and balustraded verandahs on the front and rear. The segmental arches rest on square Tuscan columns, and the first- and second-floor verandahs have classical urn-shaped balustrading. The 1935 extension generally followed the same scale and design. Its chimneys and most fireplaces survive. It was declared a monument in 2016.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_113/index.html","https://www.devb.gov.hk/en/publications_and_press_releases/press/index_id_9059.html"]}},{"slug":"lei-yue-mun-barracks-block-25","nameZh":"柴灣舊鯉魚門軍營第二十五座","nameEn":"Block 25 of the old Lei Yue Mun Barracks, Chai Wan","district":"東區","districtEn":"Eastern","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/lei-yue-mun-barracks-block-25","note":{"summaryZh":"舊鯉魚門軍營第二十五座相信建於一八九〇年代末至一九〇〇年代初，屬軍營第一期中最早落成的建築，用作軍官會所，是早期殖民地軍事建築的代表。建築樓高兩層，屬簡潔的古典風格，三面設通敞的柱廊和有欄杆的陽廊，東面立面大致保留原貌。牆身和柱子為髹漆磚砌，陽廊由附簡單柱礎和柱頭的方形磚柱支撐；一樓陽廊用典型古典瓶形欄杆，地下陽廊的欄杆設計則有所不同，一樓及簷口均設線腳。內部間隔大致保持原狀，二〇一六年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Block 25 of the old Lei Yue Mun Barracks is believed to have been built in the late 1890s to early 1900s and was used as the Officers Mess. It is one of the earliest buildings of the barracks' first phase and a good example of early colonial military architecture. The two-storey building is in an elegant simplified Classical style, with open colonnaded and balustraded verandahs on three sides; the east facade retains much of its original appearance. Its walls and columns are painted brickwork, and the verandahs are carried on square brick columns with simple bases and capitals. The first-floor verandah has typical urn-shaped classical balustrading, while the ground-floor balustrade differs. It was declared a monument in 2016.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_114/index.html","https://www.devb.gov.hk/en/publications_and_press_releases/press/index_id_9059.html"]}},{"slug":"bonham-road-govt-primary-school","nameZh":"般咸道官立小學","nameEn":"Bonham Road Government Primary School","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/bonham-road-govt-primary-school","note":{"summaryZh":"般咸道官立小學校舍原於一九四〇至一九四一年間建成，用以容納一九三九年創立的羅富國師範學院，是香港首間全日制師範學院。日治期間學院停辦，校舍被日本憲兵佔用，一九四六年三月復課；二〇〇〇年一月二十五日起，校舍成為般咸道官立小學所在。主樓自一九四一年落成後一直作教育用途。它是一座三層混凝土建築，平面呈 E 形，屬流線型現代風格，以曲線和橫線條為主，裝飾簡約，樓內並設有防空洞。木門、鋼框窗、水磨石地磚、木地板和螺旋梯等，皆為原有建築構件。二〇二一年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Bonham Road Government Primary School premises were built in 1940-1941 for the Northcote Training College, Hong Kong's first full-time teacher training college, founded in 1939. The college closed during the Japanese Occupation, when the building was used by the Japanese Military Police, and reopened in March 1946. Since 25 January 2000 the campus has housed the Bonham Road Government Primary School; the main building has served education since it was completed in 1941. The three-storey concrete main building has a basement and an E-shaped plan in Streamline Moderne style, with curves, horizontal lines and little ornament. Its air-raid shelters, timber doors, steel-framed windows, terrazzo tiles, timber floorboards and spiral staircase are notable historic fabric. Declared a monument in 2021.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_127/index.html"]}},{"slug":"cape-daguilar-lighthouse","nameZh":"鶴咀鶴咀燈塔","nameEn":"Cape D'Aguilar Lighthouse, Cape D'Aguilar","district":"南區","districtEn":"Southern","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/cape-daguilar-lighthouse","note":{"summaryZh":"鶴咀燈塔位於香港島東南岸的鶴咀，一八七五年四月十六日正式啟用，是香港現存最古老的燈塔。燈塔以曾於一八四三至一八四八年出任香港副總督、駐港英軍司令的德己立少將命名。一八九三年橫瀾島燈塔啟用後，鶴咀燈塔變得多餘，一八九六年停止運作，其第一級燈光設備於一九〇五年遷往青洲使用；至一九七五年，鶴咀燈塔的燈籠才重新亮起並改為自動操作。塔身是圓形的花崗石建築，高九點七米，塔基和拱形門口以粗面石塊砌成，鐵門頂部綴有幾何裝飾。二〇〇五年列為法定古蹟，現仍由海事處管理，不對外開放。","summaryEn":"Cape D'Aguilar Lighthouse stands on the southeast shore of Hong Kong Island and was put into service on 16 April 1875, making it the oldest surviving lighthouse in Hong Kong. It is named after Major-General Sir George Charles D'Aguilar, Lieutenant Governor and Commander of the British Forces in Hong Kong from 1843 to 1848. The opening of Waglan Island Lighthouse in 1893 made it superfluous, and it was taken out of service in 1896; its first-order light was transferred to Green Island in 1905. The lantern was relit and automated in 1975. The round granite tower is 9.7 metres tall, with a base and arched doorway of rustic stone blocks and an iron door topped with geometric decoration. Declared a monument in 2005, it is run by the Marine Department.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_80/index.html"]}},{"slug":"chinese-ymca-sheung-wan","nameZh":"上環香港中華基督教青年會","nameEn":"Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong, Sheung Wan","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/chinese-ymca-sheung-wan","note":{"summaryZh":"會所位於上環必列者士街五十一號，今稱「必列者士街會所」，一九一八年建成，至一九六六年遷往九龍窩打老道前，一直是中華基督教青年會香港總部。樓高六層，正面對稱，以紅磚及混凝土建造。落成時配備全港首個供應暖水的室內游泳池，以及首條以懸臂結構支撐的鑊形木製高架跑道，並設健身室及附放映室的禮堂，設施在當時十分先進。除日治時期外，一直提供社會服務，現時為智障人士康復等服務。二〇二三年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong on Bridges Street, Sheung Wan, known today as the Bridges Street Centre, was built in 1918 and served as the association's first headquarters until it moved to Waterloo Road, Kowloon, in 1966. The six-storey red-brick and concrete building has a symmetrical front. On completion it housed Hong Kong's first warm-water indoor swimming pool and its first elevated wok-shaped timber running track carried on a cantilever structure, together with a gymnasium and an auditorium with a screening room. It has provided social services except during the Japanese Occupation, and now offers rehabilitation services for the mentally disabled. Declared a monument in 2023.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_134/index.html"]}},{"slug":"duddell-street-steps-gas-lamps","nameZh":"中環都爹利街石階及煤氣路燈","nameEn":"Duddell Street Steps and Gas Lamps, Central","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/duddell-street-steps-gas-lamps","note":{"summaryZh":"都爹利街石階及煤氣路燈位於中環都爹利街南端。花崗石石階一八八三年建成，石階欄杆採用托斯卡納柱式；石階兩旁以花崗石塊砌成護土牆。四盞煤氣路燈分置石階兩端，兩兩成對，為英國出品的雙燈頭款式，約於二十世紀初安裝，燈柱經截短後裝在石階兩端的柱頭上。路燈初時以人手點燃，後改為自動操作；一九六七年香港路燈全面電氣化後，這四盞煤氣燈成為全港僅存仍在使用的同類路燈。一九七九年列為法定古蹟，二〇一八年遭超強颱風山竹損毀，經修復後於二〇一九年十二月重開。","summaryEn":"The granite flight of steps at the southern end of Duddell Street, Central, was completed in 1883, with newels, rails and balusters of the Tuscan order and granite retaining walls buttressing the steps. Four gas lamps, mounted in pairs at either end, are two-light Rochester models made by William Sugg & Co. of the United Kingdom and installed in the early twentieth century, their columns shortened to fit the newels. Originally lit by hand, they now work automatically. Since street lighting was electrified in Hong Kong in 1967, these four lamps have been the only working examples in the city. The steps and lamps were declared a monument in 1979. Damaged by Super Typhoon Mangkhut in 2018 and restored with original craftsmanship and materials, they reopened in December 2019.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_08/index.html"]}},{"slug":"facade-old-mental-hospital","nameZh":"西營盤高街舊精神病院立面","nameEn":"Facade of the Old Mental Hospital, High Street, Sai Ying Pun","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/facade-old-mental-hospital","note":{"summaryZh":"西營盤高街舊精神病院立面是香港現存最早期、見證精神科服務發展的建築之一，其宏偉的早期巴洛克風格在本地罕見，且製作精準、用料本土。大樓於一八九二年落成，位於高街二號，原為政府公立醫院醫護人員宿舍，一九三九年改作精神病院女病人病房；一九六一年青山醫院啟用後改為精神科門診，一九七一年至一九九八年空置。一九九八年起改建為西營盤社區綜合大樓，原建築的花崗石立面獲完整保留。立面呈L形，沿高街一側為寬闊遊廊，短邊面向東邊街，以粗面花崗石塊、山花、小尖塔及鐵藝欄河構成。二零一五年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The facade of the Old Mental Hospital is one of Hong Kong's oldest surviving structures connected with the development of mental health care, and its monumental Early-Baroque style is rare locally, finely built from local materials. Completed in 1892 at 2 High Street, it was built as the medical staff quarters of the Government Civil Hospital. In 1939 it became wards for female mental patients, easing overcrowding at the nearby Mental Hospital, and in 1961 an out-patient clinic after Castle Peak Hospital opened; it stood vacant from 1971 to 1998. The site was redeveloped into the Sai Ying Pun Community Complex, keeping the granite facade intact. The L-shaped facade has a wide verandah facing High Street, arched openings, rusticated granite, pediments, pinnacles and wrought-iron balustrades. Declared a monument in 2015.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_111/index.html"]}},{"slug":"flagstaff-house","nameZh":"中環紅棉路舊三軍司令官邸","nameEn":"Flagstaff House, Cotton Tree Drive, Central","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/flagstaff-house","note":{"summaryZh":"舊三軍司令官邸位於中環紅棉路，一八四四年動工、一八四六年落成，是香港現存最古老的西式建築。它原名 Headquarters House，曾為駐港英軍司令德己立少將的居所，約一九三二年改稱旗桿屋（Flagstaff House），其後一直用作英軍司令的辦公室兼官邸，直至一九七八年；日治時期（一九四一至一九四五年）一度被日本海軍將領佔用。大樓為兩層，採希臘復興式，並因應本地氣候設有深闊遊廊。一九八一年由前市政局接管，活化後於一九八四年以茶具文物館之名開放。一九八九年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Flagstaff House on Cotton Tree Drive in Central was begun in 1844 and completed in 1846, making it the oldest surviving Western building in Hong Kong. First called Headquarters House, it housed Major-General George Charles D'Aguilar and later served as the office and residence of the Commander of British Forces until 1978, except during the Japanese Occupation (1941-1945), when Japanese admirals occupied it; it was renamed Flagstaff House around 1932. The two-storey building is in Greek Revival style with deep verandahs suited to the local climate. Taken over by the former Urban Council in 1981, it reopened in 1984 as the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware and was declared a monument in 1989.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_36/index.html"]}},{"slug":"former-central-magistracy","nameZh":"中環荷李活道前中央裁判司署","nameEn":"Former Central Magistracy, Hollywood Road, Central","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/former-central-magistracy","note":{"summaryZh":"前中央裁判司署是中環荷李活道上一座新古典風格法院建築。原址早在一八四七年已有規模較小的裁判司署，一九一二年拆卸重建，新大樓一九一四年落成，庭審於一九一五年四月開始，至一九七九年關閉。此後曾用作高等法院附屬設施、入境事務處及警隊辦公室，入境處到二〇〇五年才遷出。建築正面以巨柱式和拱心石拱門構成，並有六根兩層高多立克式圓柱支撐的遊廊；東面正立面建於高聳花崗石護牆之上，中央凹入的門廊以精細花崗石砌成，是裁判官的專用入口。一九九五年列為法定古蹟，後納入「大館」活化。","summaryEn":"The former Central Magistracy is one of Hong Kong's oldest surviving court buildings. A smaller magistracy, probably built on the same site in 1847, was demolished in 1912; the present building was completed in 1914 and its courts opened in April 1915, closing in 1979. It later served as a High Court annex and as offices for the Immigration Department and police, with the Immigration office leaving in 2005. Its façade features a giant order, a Greek key string course and keystone arches, with a verandah of six two-storey-high Doric columns; the east front rises above a granite revetment wall. It was declared a monument in 1995 and later became part of Tai Kwun.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_54/index.html"]}},{"slug":"former-central-police-station","nameZh":"中環荷李活道前中區警署","nameEn":"Former Central Police Station Compound, Hollywood Road, Central","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/former-central-police-station","note":{"summaryZh":"中環荷李活道前中區警署建築群始建於一八六四年，隨着殖民地警政擴張而多次加建，現今面向荷李活道的總部大樓於一九一九年落成，至二〇〇四年停止運作。它與毗鄰的前中央裁判司署、前域多利監獄同屬一個代表香港法治與治安的歷史建築群，一九九五年列為法定古蹟。經活化後，二〇一八年以「大館——古蹟及藝術館」之名開放，供公眾參觀。","summaryEn":"The Former Central Police Station Compound on Hollywood Road, Central, was first built in 1864 and expanded repeatedly as the colonial police force grew. Its imposing Hollywood Road headquarters block dates from 1919, and the station was decommissioned in 2004. Together with the adjacent former Central Magistracy and Victoria Prison, it forms a complex representing law and order in Hong Kong, declared a monument in 1995. After conservation, it reopened in 2018 as Tai Kwun – Centre for Heritage and Arts.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/heritage-trails/cw-trails/central/section-c/c26/index.html"]}},{"slug":"former-french-mission-building","nameZh":"中環炮台里前法國外方傳道會大樓","nameEn":"Former French Mission Building, Battery Path, Central","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/former-french-mission-building","note":{"summaryZh":"中環炮台里的前法國外方傳道會大樓一九一七年由法國外方傳道會興建，作其在港帳房。日軍一九四一年佔港前，政府曾短暫使用該址；二戰結束後大樓隨即成為香港臨時政府總部。傳道會與港府一九五二年簽約轉讓，大樓自一九五三年起先後由教育司署、維多利亞地方法院等部門使用，一九九七至二零一五年為香港終審法院，二〇一五年九月法院遷出後，大樓經翻新供法律相關機構使用。建築屬愛德華時代風格，樓高三層另設地庫，以花崗石及紅磚建成，採新古典設計；西北角設有小教堂，其圓頂突出屋面。一九八九年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The former French Mission Building on Battery Path, Central, was built in 1917 by the French Society of Foreign Missions as its Hong Kong procure. It was briefly used by the Government before Hong Kong fell to the Japanese in 1941, and immediately after the Second World War became the headquarters of the Provisional Hong Kong Government. The mission and the Government signed a contract of sale in 1952, and from 1953 the building housed in turn the Education Department, Victoria District Court, the Supreme Court and the Information Services Department. It housed the Court of Final Appeal from 1997 to 2015. The Edwardian three-storey building with a basement is Neo-classical in granite and red brick, with a chapel whose cupola rises above the roof. Declared a monument in 1989.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_37/index.html"]}},{"slug":"former-victoria-prison","nameZh":"中環荷李活道前域多利監獄","nameEn":"Former Victoria Prison Compound, Hollywood Road, Central","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/former-victoria-prison","note":{"summaryZh":"前域多利監獄位於中環荷李活道半山，是香港最早以耐久物料興建、至今仍然保存的十九世紀中葉殖民地建築之一。英軍於一八四一年佔領香港島後，在荷李活道後山建起石砌監獄，因不敷應用，一八五八年全面重建，一八六二年落成，採用半放射式佈局，設三座囚室大樓，分開囚禁華人與歐洲犯人。東翼（今D倉）、監獄長官邸及一座瞭望塔（今紫荊樓）保留至今。二次大戰後曾作還押監獄及入境事務中心，二〇〇六年關閉。一九九五年列為法定古蹟，其後納入「大館」活化計劃。","summaryEn":"The Former Victoria Prison Compound in Central contains some of Hong Kong's earliest surviving colonial buildings of durable construction. Shortly after the British took Hong Kong Island in 1841, a stone gaol was built on the slope behind Hollywood Road. It proved too small, so a total reconstruction ran from 1858 to 1862, following a half-radial plan with three cell blocks separating European and Chinese prisoners. The east wing (D Hall), the Superintendent's House and a watchtower (Bauhinia House) survive. Used after the war as a remand prison and immigration centre, it closed in 2006 and was declared a monument in 1995.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_55/index.html"]}},{"slug":"mountain-lodge-gate-lodge","nameZh":"舊總督山頂別墅守衛室","nameEn":"Gate Lodge of the Former Mountain Lodge, The Peak","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/mountain-lodge-gate-lodge","note":{"summaryZh":"守衛室位於山頂柯士甸山道，原為前總督山頂別墅兩座門房之一。別墅供港督夏季避暑之用，一九〇〇至一九〇二年間建成，設計參照蘇格蘭一帶的別墅，當年報章形容它是「山頂最宏偉漂亮的建築」，惜於一九四六年拆卸，僅餘這座守衛室。守衛室屬新古典風格，平面緊湊，面向柯士甸山道的一面呈長方形，四角渾圓而非直角，立面頂部有三個小型三角山花，增添古典氣息。一九九五年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Gate Lodge stands on Mount Austin Road, The Peak, one of the two gatekeeper's lodges of the former Mountain Lodge, the Governor's summer residence. The Mountain Lodge was built between 1900 and 1902, modelled on lodges found in Scotland, and the press of the day called it 'the most imposing and handsome architecture on The Peak'. It was demolished in 1946, leaving only this single gate lodge. The lodge is Neo-classical with a compact plan; its front facing Mount Austin Road is rectangular with rounded rather than right-angled corners, and three small triangular pediments on the upper facade add a Classical touch. It was declared a monument in 1995.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_52/index.html"]}},{"slug":"government-house","nameZh":"中環上亞厘畢道香港禮賓府","nameEn":"Government House, Upper Albert Road, Central","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/government-house","note":{"summaryZh":"香港禮賓府位於中環上亞厘畢道，一八五一年動工，四年後即一八五五年落成，回歸前一直是歷任港督的辦公室兼官邸，一九九七年七月一日後成為香港特別行政區行政長官的官邸，並用作接待貴賓及舉行典禮的場所。大樓東側於一八八九年加建附翼，以應付社交活動所需。日治時期（一九四一至一九四五年）曾大規模改建，並加建中央塔樓；一九四六年戰後內部回復西式裝修。外牆以表現主義與裝飾藝術風格粉飾，中央塔樓和屋頂則帶有日本色彩。一九九五年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Government House on Upper Albert Road, Central, was begun in 1851 and completed in 1855. It served as the office and residence of Hong Kong's Governors until 1 July 1997 and has since been the official residence of the Chief Executive of the HKSAR and a venue for receiving distinguished guests and holding ceremonies. An annex was added on its eastern side in 1889 for social functions. During the Japanese Occupation (1941-1945) it underwent extensive conversion, including a dominant central tower, and the interior was restored to Western style in 1946. Its exterior is plastered in a mix of expressionistic and Art Deco styles, while the central tower and roofs show Japanese influence. It was declared a monument in 1995.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_59/index.html"]}},{"slug":"green-island-lighthouse","nameZh":"青洲燈塔建築群","nameEn":"Green Island lighthouse compound","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/green-island-lighthouse","note":{"summaryZh":"青洲燈塔建築群位於青洲，由一八七五年的舊燈塔、一九〇五年落成的新燈塔、前歐籍職員宿舍及前看守員房舍組成。舊燈塔於一八七五年七月一日啟用。一九〇一年當局擬把鶴咀燈塔的訊號燈移往青洲，新燈塔遂於一九〇四年動工、一九〇五年竣工並取代舊塔。舊塔以花崗石建成，牆上兩個十字形開口如中古歐洲城堡槍眼；新塔以花崗石及混凝土建成，高十七點五米，髹上白漆。新燈塔於一九七〇年代改為全自動操作，使用至今。青洲燈塔建築群於二〇〇八年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Green Island lighthouse compound comprises an old lighthouse of 1875, a new lighthouse completed in 1905, former European staff quarters and a former keeper's house. The old lighthouse began operating on 1 July 1875. In 1901 a plan to move Cape D'Aguilar's lantern to Green Island led to the new lighthouse, built from 1904 to 1905 and taking over from the old one. The old granite tower has two cross-shaped openings like the arrow slits of mediaeval European castles; the new granite-and-concrete tower is 17.5 m tall and painted white. The new lighthouse was fully automated in the 1970s and remains in use. The compound was declared a monument in 2008.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_86/index.html","https://www.amo.gov.hk/tc/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_86/index.html"]}},{"slug":"hong-kong-city-hall","nameZh":"香港大會堂","nameEn":"Hong Kong City Hall","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/hong-kong-city-hall","note":{"summaryZh":"香港大會堂位於中環愛丁堡廣場，是香港第二座大會堂，由時任港督柏立基爵士於一九六二年三月二日正式揭幕，也是全港首座為市民而建的多用途文化建築，先後有五任港督在此舉行就職典禮。建築屬現代主義風格，設計簡樸實用，分為低座、紀念花園和高座三部分，以有蓋通道相連。低座設音樂廳、劇院和展覽廳，高座設婚姻登記處、公共圖書館和演奏廳；紀念花園中央有一座十二邊形的紀念龕，悼念二次大戰保衞香港陣亡的軍民。大會堂臨海，除封閉的表演場地外，各設施均享海景。二〇二二年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Hong Kong City Hall at Edinburgh Place is the second city hall in Hong Kong. Officially opened by Governor Sir Robert Black on 2 March 1962, it was the first multi-purpose cultural complex built for the public, and the inauguration ceremonies of five Governors were held here. In Modernist style, the complex has three parts - the Low Block, the Memorial Garden and the High Block - linked by a covered walkway. The Low Block houses a concert hall, a theatre and a gallery; the High Block a marriage registry, a public library and a recital hall. A twelve-sided Memorial Shrine in the garden honours those who died defending Hong Kong in the Second World War. It was declared a monument in 2022.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_132/index.html"]}},{"slug":"hung-shing-temple-ap-lei-chau","nameZh":"鴨脷洲洪聖古廟","nameEn":"Hung Shing Temple, Ap Lei Chau","district":"南區","districtEn":"Southern","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/hung-shing-temple-ap-lei-chau","note":{"summaryZh":"鴨脷洲洪聖古廟位於洪聖街，面向石排灣與香港仔，據說由當地居民於清乾隆三十八年（一七七三年）集資興建，供奉相傳庇佑漁民和海上商旅的洪聖。廟宇至今仍保留面向大海的風水格局；廟前立有一對繪上龍紋的風水木柱（龍柱），在香港十分罕見，村民相信可鎮住香港仔「虎地」的煞氣。廟宇屬清代兩進三開間建築，兩進之間設有蓋天井和香亭，正脊和內院牆飾有石灣陶塑。每年農曆二月十三日洪聖誕仍是島上大型節慶，一九三〇年起由華人廟宇委員會管理，二〇一四年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Hung Shing Temple on Hung Shing Street, Ap Lei Chau, is said to have been built by local residents in 1773 (the thirty-eighth year of Qianlong) and is dedicated to Hung Shing, a deity believed to protect fishermen and maritime traders. The temple keeps its feng shui setting facing the sea, and a pair of dragon-patterned timber poles stands before it, believed to ward off evil. A Qing two-hall, three-bay building, it has a covered courtyard and pavilion between the halls, side chambers, and Shiwan ceramic figures on its ridge. The Hung Shing Festival on the 13th day of the second lunar month remains a major local event; the temple has been managed by the Chinese Temples Committee since 1930 and was declared a monument in 2014.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_107/index.html"]}},{"slug":"jamia-mosque","nameZh":"中環回教清真禮拜總堂","nameEn":"Jamia Mosque, Central","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/jamia-mosque","note":{"summaryZh":"清真禮拜總堂位於中環些利街三十號，一九一五至一九一六年由孟買商人Haji Mohamed Essack Elias捐建，取代同一地點一八四九年建成的舊清真寺，是香港現存最古老的清真寺，可容約四百人聚禮。早期教徒多為來自印度次大陸的商人、水手、士兵、警察及獄吏。建築以混凝土及磚建成，呈東西向長方形，東為入口，西為朝向麥加天房的吉布拉牆。設有圓頂尖塔、多葉尖拱門廊、彩色玻璃窗上尖拱、八邊形穹頂、米哈拉布及庫法體書法裝飾。二〇二二年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Jamia Mosque at 30 Shelley Street, Central, was built between 1915 and 1916 with donations from the Bombay merchant Haji Mohamed Essack Elias, replacing the old mosque on the same site that dated from 1849. It is the oldest mosque in Hong Kong and can hold a congregation of about 400. Its early worshippers were mainly Muslims from the Indian subcontinent working as merchants, sailors, soldiers, policemen and prison guards. Built of concrete and bricks on an east-west axis, it has a minaret crowned by a dome, multifoil pointed archways, an octagonal dome over the prayer hall, a mihrab on the Qibla wall and Kufic calligraphy. Declared a monument in 2022.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_130/index.html"]}},{"slug":"king-yin-lei","nameZh":"半山區司徒拔道景賢里","nameEn":"King Yin Lei, Stubbs Road, Mid-Levels","district":"灣仔","districtEn":"Wan Chai","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/king-yin-lei","note":{"summaryZh":"景賢里位於半山司徒拔道四十五號，原名「禧廬」，約建於一九三七年，由A.R.F. Raven建築師事務所設計，首任業主為岑李寶麟女士，丈夫岑日初是廣東新會的殷商和慈善家。大宅一九七八年售予邱氏家族，改名「景賢里」。建築糅合中西風格，屬香港少見的「中國文藝復興」式住宅，反映二次大戰前華人財富與地位上升，亦標誌半山華人高尚住宅區的成形。大宅曾用作電影《Soldier of Fortune》（一九五五）和電視劇《京華春夢》（一九八〇）的取景地。二〇〇七年大宅易手後，屋瓦、石構件和窗框一度被拆除，經全面修復後二〇〇八年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"King Yin Lei at 45 Stubbs Road, Mid-Levels, originally named Hei Lo, was built around 1937 to designs by the office of A.R.F. Raven for Mrs Shum Li Po-lun, whose husband Shum Yat-chor was a merchant and philanthropist from Xinhui, Guangdong. Sold in 1978 to the Yow family, it was renamed King Yin Lei. Blending Chinese and Western styles, it reflects the rising wealth and status of the Chinese community before the Second World War and the emergence of a Chinese upper-class area in Mid-Levels. The mansion featured in the film Soldier of Fortune (1955) and the television series Delightful Dream of the Capital (1980). After changing hands in 2007, when roof tiles, stone features and window frames were stripped, it was fully restored and declared a monument in 2008.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_85/index.html"]}},{"slug":"kings-college","nameZh":"半山般咸道英皇書院","nameEn":"King's College, Bonham Road, Mid-Levels","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/kings-college","note":{"summaryZh":"英皇書院一九二六年建成，是香港現存六座戰前官立學校校舍之一。般咸道校舍一九二三年動工，一九二六年落成，同年政府行政報告形容它為其中一座最優良、最現代化的校舍。日治時期被日軍徵用作騾馬廄，戰時嚴重損毀，一九五〇年修復後重開。落成時由東翼、南翼及北翼組成，在般咸道與西邊街交界設有圓形柱廊入口門廊，其上原有鐘樓，現已拆除。紅磚建築屬新古典風格，有拱形柱廊、柱廊遊廊、粗面隅石及線腳簷口。二〇一一年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"King's College, built in 1926, is one of six surviving pre-war government school buildings in Hong Kong. Work on its Bonham Road campus began in 1923 and was completed in 1926; the government's 1926 Administrative Report described it as one of the finest and most modern school buildings. During the Japanese Occupation it was used as a stable for the Imperial Japanese Army's mules and horses, and after wartime damage it reopened only in 1950. The red-brick building, in Neo-classical style with arched colonnades, colonnaded verandahs, rusticated quoins and moulded cornices, originally had east, south and north wings and a curved colonnaded entrance porch with a bell tower that has since been removed. Declared a monument in 2011.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_101/index.html"]}},{"slug":"kom-tong-hall","nameZh":"半山區衛城道甘棠第","nameEn":"Kom Tong Hall, Castle Road, Mid-Levels, Central","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/kom-tong-hall","note":{"summaryZh":"甘棠第建於一九一四年，以首任業主何甘棠命名。何甘棠（一八六六至一九五〇年）是二十世紀初華人及歐亞裔商界要人、社區領袖及慈善家，亦是何東爵士的胞弟。大樓一直是何家住所，至一九六〇年由張姓商人購入，翌年轉售予耶穌基督後期聖徒教會；政府二〇〇四年購入，改建成孫中山紀念館，二〇〇六年十二月開放。建築屬香港愛德華時代流行的複合古典風格，紅磚牆身配花崗石窗門套及鐵藝露台；室內以巴洛克、洛可可風格裝飾，大樓梯由地庫直達二樓，天花飾以鎏金石膏線腳。二〇一〇年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Built in 1914, Kom Tong Hall was named after its first owner, Ho Kom-tong (1866-1950), a leading Chinese and Eurasian businessman, community leader and philanthropist and the younger brother of Sir Robert Ho Tung. It remained the Ho family home until a merchant bought it in 1960 and sold it to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints the next year. Acquired by the Government in 2004, it was converted into the Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum, which opened in December 2006. Built in the Composite Classical style of Hong Kong's Edwardian colonial period, it has red-brick walls, granite dressings and ornate ironwork balconies. Baroque and Rococo interiors include a grand staircase from basement to second floor and gilded moulded plaster ceilings. It was declared a monument in 2010.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_98/index.html"]}},{"slug":"kwong-fook-tsz","nameZh":"廣福祠","nameEn":"Kwong Fook Tsz","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/kwong-fook-tsz","note":{"summaryZh":"廣福祠（又稱百姓廟）位於上環太平山街，一八九五年由華人精英集資建成，供奉地藏王、濟公、綏靖伯及太歲等神祇，並安放早年在港離世的華工神主牌。廟宇早年為病人、貧困無依者和孤寡老人提供庇護及診治服務，其後促成東華醫院成立。廣福祠採用香港廟宇中少有的三進兩院一開間格局，前廳正脊上的石灣陶塑是最矚目的外觀特色。二〇二六年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Kwong Fook Tsz, also known as Pak Shing Temple, stands on Tai Ping Shan Street, Sheung Wan. Built in 1895 with funds raised by Chinese elites, it holds the soul tablets of Chinese workers who died in Hong Kong in earlier years and honours deities including Ksitigarbha, Chai Kung, Shui Ching Pak and Tai Sui. In its early days it gave shelter and medical help to the sick, destitute and elderly, and it later contributed to the founding of Tung Wah Hospital. The temple has a three-hall, two-courtyard, one-bay layout, rare among Hong Kong temples, and its most striking external feature is the Shiwan ceramic decoration on the ridge of the entrance hall. It was declared a monument in 2026.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_138/index.html"]}},{"slug":"law-uk-chai-wan","nameZh":"柴灣羅屋","nameEn":"Law Uk, Chai Wan","district":"東區","districtEn":"Eastern","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/law-uk-chai-wan","note":{"summaryZh":"羅屋位於柴灣吉勝街，是柴灣碩果僅存的傳統客家民居，因原戶主姓羅而得名，至今已有二百多年歷史。羅氏十七世祖一房於清乾隆年間（一七三六至一七九五年）遷居柴灣；隨着新市鎮發展，村落陸續清拆，羅屋得以保留。羅屋是典型的三間兩廊式客家民居，布局簡約對稱，中央為正廳，正廳與大門之間設天井，天井兩旁為建有閣樓的房間、廚房和雜物房；屋外空地俗稱「禾坪」，是村民曬穀、晾衣和聚會的地方。羅屋其後修復為羅屋民俗館，一九八九年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Law Uk ('House of the Law family') on Kut Shing Street, Chai Wan, is the only traditional Hakka village house surviving in the district. An ancestor of the Law clan's seventeenth generation settled in Chai Wan during the Qianlong reign (1736-1795), and the house is over 200 years old. A typical 'three-bay, two-chamber' Hakka dwelling, it has a symmetrical plan: a central hall, a light well between the door and the hall, and bedrooms with lofts, a kitchen and a storeroom beside the well. Its open forecourt, the woping, served for drying grain and clothes and for gatherings. The former Urban Council's Museums Select Committee decided in May 1976 to conserve it as the Law Uk Folk Museum; it was fully restored and declared a monument in 1989.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_38/index.html","https://www.amo.gov.hk/filemanager/amo/common/form/Declared_Monuments_in_HK_Part_D.pdf"]}},{"slug":"lin-fa-temple","nameZh":"大坑蓮花宮","nameEn":"Lin Fa Temple, Tai Hang","district":"灣仔","districtEn":"Wan Chai","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/lin-fa-temple","note":{"summaryZh":"大坑蓮花宮位於蓮花街，大概建於一八六三年，用以供奉觀音。蓮花宮的建築非常獨特：設重檐攢尖頂的前殿呈八角形，與長方形後殿之間沒有天井；由於廟宇坐落山坡，前殿建於拱式石砌平台上，而設人字屋頂的正殿則坐落在一堆岩石上。正立面中央設拱形開口和欄杆，入口階梯設於前殿左右兩側，與其他正門設在正立面中央的傳統中式廟宇不同。蓮花宮與大坑舞火龍關係密切，每年農曆八月十四日，插滿香枝的「火龍」開始巡遊前，會先到蓮花宮向觀音參拜祈福。二〇一四年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Lin Fa Temple (Temple of the Lotus) on Lin Fa Kung Street, Tai Hang, was probably built in 1863 for the worship of Kwun Yam. Its design is rare in Hong Kong: the octagonal front hall has a double-eaved pyramidal roof and no courtyard between it and the rectangular rear hall. The front hall stands on an arched stone platform while the pitched-roof rear hall rests on rocks. An arched opening with a balustrade sits at the centre of the facade, and entry is by staircases at the two sides of the front hall. It is closely linked to the Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance, whose fire dragon is blessed here before parading on the 14th day of the eighth lunar month. Declared a monument in 2014.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_106/index.html"]}},{"slug":"lo-pan-temple","nameZh":"堅尼地城魯班先師廟","nameEn":"Lo Pan Temple, Kennedy Town","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/lo-pan-temple","note":{"summaryZh":"魯班先師廟位於堅尼地城青蓮臺，一八八四年始建，一九二八年在原址重建，是香港少數供奉魯班的廟宇。廟內飾有手工精細的壁畫、灰塑、木雕和陶塑，屋脊陶塑由石灣著名花脊店均玉燒製，其中四幅灰塑出自譽滿省港的灰塑大師鄧子舟及其子鄧居謙之手。廟宇呈梯級形的山牆在香港甚為罕見。魯班是中國古代著名工匠，被尊為建造業祖師，自建廟以來，本地建造業界一直依循傳統，在魯班誕到廟中拜祭，延續行業獨特的文化。二〇二四年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Lo Pan Temple on Ching Lin Terrace, Kennedy Town, was first built in 1884 and rebuilt on the same site in 1928, and is one of the few temples in Hong Kong dedicated to Lo Pan, the patron of Chinese builders. It is decorated with finely worked murals, plaster mouldings, wood carvings and pottery; its ridge ceramics were made by the well-known Junyu ridge shop of Shiwan, and four plaster mouldings are by the Guangdong and Hong Kong craftsman Deng Zizhou and his son Deng Juqian. Its stepped gable walls are rare in Hong Kong. Since the temple's founding, the local construction trade has followed the tradition of paying homage to Lo Pan there on his birthday. It was declared a monument in 2024.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_135/index.html"]}},{"slug":"st-stephens-girls-college-main","nameZh":"半山區列堤頓道聖士提反女子中學主樓","nameEn":"Main Building of St. Stephen's Girls' College, Lyttelton Road, Mid-Levels","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/st-stephens-girls-college-main","note":{"summaryZh":"聖士提反女子中學是香港最早專注女子教育的學校之一，不少學生後來成為社會知名人士，包括首批香港大學女畢業生。學校原設於堅道二十七號，一九二三年遷往列堤頓道現址；現址奠基石由威爾斯親王於一九二二年四月七日安放，新校舍由時任港督司徒拔爵士夫人於一九二四年一月二十五日正式啟用。主樓樓高四層，四翼圍繞中央學校禮堂；承重牆於地面層以下為磚石砌築，其上為磚牆；斜屋頂由木桁架承托，鋪中式筒瓦。建築屬古典風格，佈局近似傳統中式四合院。一九九二年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"St. Stephen's Girls' College was one of the first schools in Hong Kong devoted to girls' education, and several of its students became prominent figures, including some of the University of Hong Kong's first female graduates. Originally at 27 Caine Road, it moved to Lyttelton Road in 1923. The foundation stone of the present building was laid by the Prince of Wales on 7 April 1922, and Lady Stubbs, wife of Governor Sir Reginald Stubbs, officially opened it on 25 January 1924. The four-storey Main Building has four wings around a central school hall; its pitched roof rests on timber trusses covered with Chinese pan-and-roll tiles, and its Classical design resembles a traditional Chinese courtyard house. Declared a monument in 1992.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_46/index.html"]}},{"slug":"man-mo-temple","nameZh":"上環荷李活道文武廟","nameEn":"Man Mo Temple Compound, Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/man-mo-temple","note":{"summaryZh":"文武廟建築群位於上環荷李活道，由文武廟、列聖宮和公所三幢建築組成，一八四七至一八六二年間由華人富商興建，主要供奉文昌帝與武帝。列聖宮用作供奉諸神列聖，公所則是區內華人議事、排難解紛的場所。一九〇八年政府制定《文武廟條例》，正式把文武廟交予東華醫院管理；時至今日，東華三院董事局每年仍會在廟內舉行秋祭。廟宇為兩進三開間建築，正立面設兩座花崗石鼓台，兩進之間的天井以重簷歇山頂覆蓋，飾有陶塑、木雕、灰塑和壁畫。二〇一〇年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Man Mo Temple Compound on Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan, comprises three buildings — Man Mo Temple, Lit Shing Kung and Kung Sor — built between 1847 and 1862 by wealthy Chinese merchants, chiefly for the worship of Man Cheong (God of Literature) and Mo Tai (God of Martial Arts). Lit Shing Kung honours various Chinese deities, while Kung Sor was where the local Chinese community met and settled disputes. Under the Man Mo Temple Ordinance of 1908 the temple was entrusted to Tung Wah Hospital, and the Tung Wah board still holds the Autumn Sacrificial Rites there each year. The two-hall, three-bay temple has two granite drum platforms, and the courtyard between the halls is covered by a double-eaved hip-and-gable roof. It was declared a monument in 2010.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_96/index.html"]}},{"slug":"st-josephs-college-blocks","nameZh":"中環堅尼地道聖若瑟書院北座及西座","nameEn":"North and West Blocks of St. Joseph's College, Kennedy Road, Central","district":"灣仔","districtEn":"Wan Chai","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/st-josephs-college-blocks","note":{"summaryZh":"北座一九二〇年建成，西座一九二五年建成，是聖若瑟書院校內僅存的戰前建築。一八七五年，六名喇沙會修士接辦聖救世主書院，改名聖若瑟書院；一八八〇年成為津貼學校。一九一八年地震嚴重損毀校舍，書院其後遷往現址堅尼地道，該址前身是德國會所。北座一九二〇年啟用作為課室；西座一九二五年啟用，內設小聖堂、禮堂及實驗室。日治時期書院被日軍用作醫院倉庫。北座樓高四層，兩端各有塔樓，面向紅棉道的立面飾以兩層高巨型愛奧尼式柱，面向球場的立面有九個拱位的開放走廊，中央為塞利安納式山花。二〇〇〇年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The North Block of St. Joseph's College was built in 1920 and the West Block in 1925, the only pre-war structures on the campus. In 1875 six La Salle Brothers took over St. Saviour's College and renamed it St. Joseph's College, which became a grant-in-aid school in 1880. An 1918 earthquake badly damaged the premises, and the college moved to its present Kennedy Road site, previously the German Club. The North Block opened in 1920 for classrooms, and the West Block in 1925 with a chapel, hall and laboratories; during the Japanese Occupation the college was used as a hospital store. The North Block's Cotton Tree Drive facade carries two-storey giant Ionic columns, and its courtyard elevation has nine arched bays. Declared monuments in 2000.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_70/index.html"]}},{"slug":"old-pathological-institute","nameZh":"上環堅巷舊病理學院","nameEn":"Old Pathological Institute, Caine Lane, Sheung Wan","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/old-pathological-institute","note":{"summaryZh":"舊病理學院位於上環堅巷，前稱細菌學檢驗所，一九〇六年啟用，是香港首座專為公共衞生及醫學檢驗而建的實驗室，用以應付鼠疫等傳染病。二次大戰後其職能擴大，改稱病理學院；一九六〇年總部遷出後改稱舊病理學院，至一九七〇年代仍在該址生產疫苗，其後由衞生署用作醫療倉庫。一九九六年，香港醫學博物館在該址成立。建築為紅磚砌成的愛德華式，樓高兩層另設地庫，設有拱廊遊廊和露台，屋頂以雙層中式筒瓦鋪成，女兒牆飾以荷蘭式山牆和方尖飾柱。一九九〇年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Old Pathological Institute in Caine Lane, Sheung Wan, opened in 1906 as the Bacteriological Institute, Hong Kong's first purpose-built public health and medical laboratory, set up to fight plague and other infectious diseases. After the Second World War its role expanded and it was renamed the Pathological Institute; when its headquarters moved away in 1960 it became the Old Pathological Institute, still producing vaccines there until the 1970s before being used by the Department of Health as a medical store. The Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences opened here in 1996. The red-brick Edwardian building has two upper floors and a basement, an arcaded verandah and balconies, a double-layer Chinese pan-and-roll tiled roof, and parapets with a Dutch gable and obelisk finials. Declared a monument in 1990.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_41/index.html"]}},{"slug":"old-stanley-police-station","nameZh":"舊赤柱警署","nameEn":"Old Stanley Police Station","district":"南區","districtEn":"Southern","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/old-stanley-police-station","note":{"summaryZh":"舊赤柱警署位於赤柱村道八十八號，一八五九年建成，是香港現存最古老的警署。警署早年是港島最南端的前哨站，戰略地位重要，故常供警隊及英軍聯合使用。日佔期間（一九四一至一九四五年），日軍曾徵用該處作分區總部，並加建殮房。戰後恢復作警署，直至一九七四年，此後用作多個政府部門的分區辦事處及出租。建築樓高兩層，建造簡樸，正面外牆設有柱廊，具古典風格；屋內仍保留原有槍房的磚砌圓拱形天花及壁爐。舊赤柱警署於一九八四年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Built in 1859, the Old Stanley Police Station at 88 Stanley Village Road is the oldest surviving police station in Hong Kong. As the most southerly outpost on Hong Kong Island, it held strategic value and was used from time to time by both the police and the British Army. During the Japanese Occupation (1941-1945), the Japanese Gendarmerie used it as a local headquarters and added a mortuary. It resumed service as a police station after the war until 1974, after which it housed sub-offices of several government departments and was rented out. The two-storey building is simply built, with a colonnaded verandah giving its facade a Classical look; the domed brick ceiling of the original gunroom and fireplaces survive. It was declared a monument in 1984.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_25/index.html","https://www.amo.gov.hk/tc/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_25/index.html"]}},{"slug":"old-wan-chai-post-office","nameZh":"舊灣仔郵政局","nameEn":"Old Wan Chai Post Office","district":"灣仔","districtEn":"Wan Chai","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/old-wan-chai-post-office","note":{"summaryZh":"舊灣仔郵政局位於灣仔峽道與皇后大道東交界，是香港現存最古老的郵局建築。這座 L 形建築於一九一二至一九一三年間建成，一九一五年三月一日正式作為灣仔郵局啟用。它屬簡單的人字屋頂建築，兩端設有山牆，並綴有線腳裝飾。一九九三年，環境保護署把建築物改作「灣仔環境資源中心」，復修後於二〇二四年易名為「識碳館」。一九九〇年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Old Wan Chai Post Office at the junction of Wan Chai Gap Road and Queen's Road East is the oldest surviving post office building in Hong Kong. The L-shaped building was erected in 1912-1913 and opened as the Wan Chai Post Office on 1 March 1915. It is a simple pitched-roof structure with gable ends and mouldings. In 1993 the Environmental Protection Department converted it into the Wan Chai Environmental Resource Centre; after renovation it was renamed 'kNOw Carbon House' in 2024. It was declared a monument in 1990.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_40/index.html"]}},{"slug":"race-course-fire-memorial","nameZh":"灣仔掃桿埔馬場先難友紀念碑","nameEn":"Race Course Fire Memorial, So Kon Po, Wan Chai","district":"灣仔","districtEn":"Wan Chai","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/race-course-fire-memorial","note":{"summaryZh":"馬場先難友紀念碑位於銅鑼灣掃桿埔，一九二二年落成，是全港唯一悼念一九一八年跑馬地馬場大火死難者的紀念碑。大火發生於二月二十六日周年大賽第二日賽事，華洋死難者超過六百人。災後東華醫院即時賑濟，時任港督梅含理指示把死者合葬於黃泥涌對面的咖啡園，東華醫院主席唐溢川遂徵集設計，最後採用工務司署何想的方案。紀念碑分三層，設涼亭、紀念牌樓及一對化寶塔，以花崗石階貫連，護土牆呈弧形，設計糅合中西建築元素。紀念碑於二〇一五年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Race Course Fire Memorial stands at So Kon Po, Wan Chai, above today's Hong Kong Stadium. Erected in 1922, it is the only memorial in Hong Kong dedicated to the victims of the 1918 Race Course fire. The blaze broke out on 26 February 1918, the second day of the annual races, killing over 600 people. Tung Wah Hospital gave prompt relief, Governor Sir Francis Henry May ordered the dead to be buried together at Coffee Garden across Wong Nai Chung, and Tung Wah's chairman Tong Yat-chuen held a design competition won by Ho Sheung. The memorial has three tiers with pavilions, an arch and a pair of pagodas linked by granite steps, combining Western and Chinese elements. It was declared a monument in 2015.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_110/index.html","https://www.amo.gov.hk/tc/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_110/index.html"]}},{"slug":"rock-carving-big-wave-bay","nameZh":"港島大浪灣石刻","nameEn":"Rock Carving at Big Wave Bay, Hong Kong Island","district":"南區","districtEn":"Southern","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/rock-carving-big-wave-bay","note":{"summaryZh":"港島大浪灣石刻位於石澳大浪灣臨海石崖，是香港沿海多處古代石刻之一，紋飾以幾何圖案為主，並夾雜較抽象的鳥獸紋。石刻於一九七〇年由一名警務人員發現，紋飾面積約九十厘米乘一百八十厘米。由於風化嚴重，其刻鑿年代、方法及作者已難確定；學界一般推測，早期倚海為生的先民在海濱刻石，或有鎮撫怒海、護佑航海人士之意。石刻於一九七八年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Rock Carving at Big Wave Bay lies on a sea-facing cliff at Big Wave Bay, Shek O, on Hong Kong Island. It is one of several ancient carvings along the territory's coast, showing mainly geometric patterns with abstract bird and animal motifs. It was discovered by a police officer in 1970, and its carved surface measures about 90 cm by 180 cm. Heavy weathering makes its date, method and maker hard to establish; scholars believe the seafaring early inhabitants who carved such stones may have sought to calm the sea and protect those who sailed. It was declared a monument in 1978.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_01/index.html","https://www.amo.gov.hk/tc/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_01/index.html"]}},{"slug":"rock-carving-cape-collinson","nameZh":"黑角頭石刻","nameEn":"Rock Carving at Cape Collinson","district":"東區","districtEn":"Eastern","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/rock-carving-cape-collinson","note":{"summaryZh":"黑角頭石刻位於港島東區柴灣，二〇一八年十月在臨海崖壁上被發現，海拔約十一米。石刻刻在天然露頭一處頗平坦的風化石面上，約高一百六十厘米、寬二百六十厘米，紋飾呈幾何及曲線圖案。其圖案與香港出土的青銅器時代器物及其他八處石刻相似，尤以與大浪灣及東龍洲石刻最相近，三者在風格上或可自成一小組，有助研究香港早期沿海族群的活動。石刻於二〇一九年列為法定古蹟；因位處懸崖，基於安全理由不建議前往參觀。","summaryEn":"The Rock Carving at Cape Collinson, in the Eastern District of Hong Kong Island, was discovered on a cliff at Cape Collinson in October 2018, about 11 metres above sea level. Carved on a fairly flat, weathered natural outcrop about 160 cm high and 260 cm wide, it shows geometric and curving designs. These resemble motifs found on Bronze Age objects unearthed in Hong Kong and on eight other carvings, most closely those at Big Wave Bay and Tung Lung Chau; the three may form a stylistic sub-group, helping to study early coastal communities. Declared a monument in 2019, it is not recommended for visits for safety reasons.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_121/index.html","https://www.amo.gov.hk/tc/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_121/index.html"]}},{"slug":"rock-carvings-wong-chuk-hang","nameZh":"黃竹坑石刻","nameEn":"Rock Carvings at Wong Chuk Hang","district":"南區","districtEn":"Southern","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/rock-carvings-wong-chuk-hang","note":{"summaryZh":"黃竹坑石刻位於港島南區黃竹坑一條小溪之旁。石上可辨認出三組明顯的回旋紋，狀似動物的眼睛。香港的石刻大多分布於海濱，黃竹坑石刻卻深入內陸約一公里，與其他臨海石刻不同，惟石刻之下有小溪流經，仍算臨近水邊。由於欠缺紀載，其刻鑿年代與目的已難以確定。黃竹坑石刻於一九八四年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Rock Carvings at Wong Chuk Hang lie beside a small stream in the Southern District of Hong Kong Island. Three distinct groups of meandering patterns, resembling animal eyes, can be made out on the rock. While most Hong Kong carvings are found along the coast, these lie about a kilometre inland, though a small stream runs below them so they remain near water. With no records left, their date and purpose cannot be determined. They were declared monuments in 1984.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_28/index.html","https://www.amo.gov.hk/tc/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_28/index.html"]}},{"slug":"st-stephens-college-school-house","nameZh":"赤柱聖士提反書院的書院大樓","nameEn":"School House of St. Stephen's College, Stanley","district":"南區","districtEn":"Southern","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/st-stephens-college-school-house","note":{"summaryZh":"書院大樓不但是香港現存最古老、仍提供寄宿設施的校舍，也是少數曾用作赤柱拘留營的建築之一。聖士提反書院由聖公會班納牧師聯同何啟爵士、曹善允醫生等知名華人創辦，一九〇三年首於西邊街開辦。赤柱現址一九二八年動工，書院大樓一九三〇年三月二十五日啟用。一九四一年聖誕日，日軍佔領書院並闖入大樓，釀成聖士提反書院大屠殺；書院其後連同鄰近的監獄職員宿舍被用作赤柱拘留營。學校一九四七年重開。建築屬晚期工藝美術風格，呈H形，有粗面批盪、寬闊外伸簷篷、拱廊遊廊。二〇一一年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The School House of St. Stephen's College is Hong Kong's oldest surviving school building still providing boarding, and one of the few structures used as part of the Stanley Internment Camp. St. Stephen's College was founded by Bishop Banister and prominent Chinese including Sir Ho Kai and Dr Tso Seen-wan, opening on Western Street in 1903. Construction of the Stanley campus began in 1928, and the School House opened on 25 March 1930 as its first completed building. Japanese forces captured the college on Christmas Day 1941 and committed the St. Stephen's College Massacre; it was then used as the Stanley Internment Camp. The H-shaped building is in late Arts and Crafts style with rough-cast rendering, wide overhanging eaves and arcaded verandahs. Declared a monument in 2011.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_100/index.html"]}},{"slug":"st-johns-cathedral","nameZh":"中環花園道聖約翰座堂","nameEn":"St. John's Cathedral, Garden Road, Central","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/st-johns-cathedral","note":{"summaryZh":"座堂位於花園道，一八四七年三月十一日由時任港督戴維斯爵士奠基，一八四九年落成，是香港現存最古老的西式基督教教堂，最初供駐港英軍及聖公會使用。一八七三年擴建後呈十字形平面，一九一八年至一九二一年在旁增建一座副堂。日治時期一度被改作日軍會所，建築受損，戰後重開並修復。座堂以灰磚及石材建成，屬早期英式及裝飾哥德式風格，有尖拱窗、肋線及幾何窗花，塔樓及兩側角塔設城垛式女兒牆，反映其軍用教堂背景。一九九六年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The foundation stone of St. John's Cathedral on Garden Road was laid by Governor Sir John Davis on 11 March 1847, and the building was completed in 1849, making it the oldest surviving Western Christian church in Hong Kong. Intended partly for the British garrison and the Anglican church, it was extended in 1873 into a cruciform plan. During the Japanese Occupation it was turned into a Japanese clubhouse and damaged, then reopened and restored after the war. Built of grey brick and stone in Early English and Decorated Gothic style, it has lancet windows, ribbed lines and geometric tracery, with a crenellated parapet reflecting its military role. Declared a monument in 1996.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_60/index.html"]}},{"slug":"the-bethanie","nameZh":"伯大尼修院","nameEn":"The Bethanie","district":"南區","districtEn":"Southern","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/the-bethanie","note":{"summaryZh":"伯大尼修院一八七五年由法國外方傳教會建成，是該會在東亞首間療養院，供患熱帶病的傳教士休養。自一八七五年起接待約六千名傳教士，直到一九七四年關閉前，一直是法國天主教會在東亞傳教工作的重要基地。建築其後由政府接管，一九七八至一九九七年租予香港大學；二〇〇二年政府決定租予香港演藝學院作電影電視學院院址，修復及改建工程二〇〇六年完成，此後成為演藝學院第二校園。建築屬新哥德式，由小聖堂、療養院及服務翼三部分組成，四邊設遊廊；地庫層為毛石及方石基牆，並以拱廊通往遊廊。二〇一三年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Bethanie was completed in 1875 by the French Society of Foreign Missions as its first sanatorium in East Asia, where sick missionaries recovered from tropical diseases before returning to work. From 1875 it received some 6,000 missionaries and served as a base for French Catholic missionary work in East Asia until it closed in 1974. The government later took it over and leased it to the University of Hong Kong from 1978 to 1997; in 2002 it was leased to the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and after restoration in 2006 it became the Academy's second campus. The Neo-gothic building comprises a chapel, a sanatorium and a service wing, with verandahs on all four sides. Declared a monument in 2013.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_103/index.html"]}},{"slug":"the-cenotaph","nameZh":"和平紀念碑","nameEn":"The Cenotaph","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/the-cenotaph","note":{"summaryZh":"和平紀念碑位於中環，一九二三年五月二十四日由時任香港總督司徒拔爵士揭幕，是香港首座為紀念第一次世界大戰殉難者而正式建造的紀念碑。碑身最初刻上英文「The Glorious Dead」及年份「1914-1918」，後來補刻「1939-1945」悼念二戰殉難者。一九八〇年代，側面再刻上「英魂不朽 浩氣長存」八個中文字，表明紀念碑紀念所有殉難者，尤其在港捐軀的陣亡將士。特區政府及相關團體每年在此舉行悼念活動。紀念碑於二〇一三年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Cenotaph in Central was unveiled on 24 May 1923 by the then Governor Sir Edward Stubbs, and is the first memorial formally built in Hong Kong to commemorate the dead of the First World War. The monument was first inscribed with 'The Glorious Dead' and the years '1914-1918'; '1939-1945' was added later to mourn the victims of the Second World War. In the 1980s eight Chinese characters were carved on one side, making clear that it honours all who fell, especially those who died defending Hong Kong. The HKSAR Government and related associations hold commemorative ceremonies here each year. It was declared a monument in 2013.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_102/index.html","https://www.amo.gov.hk/tc/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_102/index.html"]}},{"slug":"hku-eliot-hall","nameZh":"香港大學儀禮堂外部","nameEn":"The Exterior of Eliot Hall, The University of Hong Kong","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/hku-eliot-hall","note":{"summaryZh":"儀禮堂於一九一四年啟用，是香港大學直接管理的第二座學生宿舍，以首任校長儀禮爵士命名。一九四一年香港保衛戰期間用作輔助醫院，支援瑪麗醫院；一九五六年改作體育館，一九六三年恢復為學生宿舍。一九六六年六月連場暴雨令毗鄰儀禮堂與梅堂的斜坡發生大規模山泥傾瀉，兩堂須即時疏散並大幅修葺。校方藉此把盧伽堂、儀禮堂與梅堂合併為「舊堂」，一九六九年啟用；一九九二年盧伽翼拆卸後恢復原名。建築由Denison, Ram and Gibbs設計，為三層紅磚樓，飾以弧形山花、粗面石柱及中式陶瓷通花格。二零一八年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Opened in 1914, Eliot Hall was the second student residence run directly by the University of Hong Kong and was named after Sir Charles Eliot, its first Vice-Chancellor. In the Battle of Hong Kong in December 1941 it served as a relief hospital for Queen Mary Hospital; it became a gymnasium in 1956 and a hall again in 1963. A major landslide in June 1966 forced its evacuation and repairs. In 1969 the university merged Lugard, Eliot and May Halls into the Old Halls, and the name Eliot Hall returned after Lugard Wing was demolished in 1992. Designed by Denison, Ram and Gibbs, the three-storey red-brick building has curved pediments, rusticated columns and pitched double-tiled Chinese roofs. It was declared a monument in 2018.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_119/index.html"]}},{"slug":"hku-fung-ping-shan-building","nameZh":"香港大學馮平山樓外部","nameEn":"The Exterior of Fung Ping Shan Building, The University of Hong Kong","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/hku-fung-ping-shan-building","note":{"summaryZh":"馮平山樓原名馮平山圖書館，一九三一年建成，專藏香港大學的中文書籍，由本港殷商、熱心華人教育的馮平山捐款興建並以其命名，一九三二年十二月由時任港督貝璐主持開幕。一九六二年藏書遷往新落成的主圖書館，原館改作馮平山博物館，一九六四年開放，一九九四年改名香港大學美術博物館，一九九六年新翼徐展堂樓啟用，是香港同類博物館中持續運作最久的一間。大樓由利安建築師事務所設計，樓高三層，平面呈扇形，紅磚立面飾以巨型壁柱與山花，中庭以八邊形柱支撐高層迴廊。二零一八年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Fung Ping Shan Building, originally Fung Ping Shan Library, was built in 1931 to house the University of Hong Kong's Chinese book collection and was named after its donor, the local entrepreneur and promoter of Chinese education Mr Fung Ping Shan, with Governor Sir William Peel opening it in December 1932. In 1962 the collections moved to the new Main Library, and the building became Fung Ping Shan Museum, opening in 1964 and renamed the University Museum and Art Gallery in 1994, with the T.T. Tsui Building annex added in 1996. Designed by Leigh and Orange, the three-storey building has a fan-shaped plan, a red-brick facade with giant pilasters and pediments, an atrium on octagonal columns and a roof skylight. It was declared a monument in 2018.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_118/index.html"]}},{"slug":"hku-hung-hing-ying-building","nameZh":"香港大學孔慶熒樓外部","nameEn":"The Exterior of Hung Hing Ying Building, The University of Hong Kong","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/hku-hung-hing-ying-building","note":{"summaryZh":"孔慶熒樓最初為香港大學學生會而建，得遮打爵士、佐敦教授等人捐助，一九一九年二月由時任港督司徒拔主持開幕。二次大戰後曾暫作教務處，一九七四年改為高級教員休息室，一九九六年至二零一二年供音樂系使用。一九八六年為紀念孔慶熒家族對港大的捐助而以孔慶熒命名。建築屬古典復興風格，樓高兩層、紅磚外牆，中央設圓形大廳，兩翼各有長方形樓體，南面各有一座高煙囪，北面為柱廊遊廊。一九九五年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Built with financial support from Sir Paul Chater, Professor G. P. Jordan and others, Hung Hing Ying Building was originally designed for the student union and was opened by Governor Sir Reginald Stubbs in February 1919. After the Second World War it was briefly used by the Registry, became the Senior Common Room in 1974 and housed the Department of Music from 1996 to 2012. It was named after Mr Hung Hing-ying in 1986 in recognition of his family's donations. The two-storey Classic Revival red-brick building has a rotunda at its centre and two rectangular wings, each with a tall chimney on the south elevation and colonnaded verandahs facing north. It was declared a monument in 1995.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_57/index.html"]}},{"slug":"hku-may-hall","nameZh":"香港大學梅堂外部","nameEn":"The Exterior of May Hall, The University of Hong Kong","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/hku-may-hall","note":{"summaryZh":"梅堂於一九一五年一月一日啟用，是香港大學直接管理的第三座學生宿舍，以港大第二任校監、香港第十五任總督梅含理爵士命名。一九四一年香港保衛戰期間，梅堂為教職員與學生的主要居所；一九四二年元旦，港大在梅堂舉行集會，向十四名於日軍來襲時應考期末試的醫科生頒授戰時學位。一九六六年暴雨導致毗鄰山坡山泥傾瀉，兩堂須疏散修葺，其後併入一九六九年啟用的「舊堂」，一九九二年恢復原名。梅堂由Denison, Ram and Gibbs設計，為三層紅磚樓，飾以弧形山花及多立克柱頭。二零一八年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"May Hall opened on 1 January 1915 as the third student residence managed directly by the University of Hong Kong, named after Sir Francis Henry May, its second Chancellor and Hong Kong's fifteenth Governor. During the Battle of Hong Kong in December 1941 it housed staff and students, and on New Year's Day 1942 a university congregation there granted wartime degrees to fourteen medical students who had sat their finals as the Japanese attacked. A landslide in June 1966 forced its evacuation, and in 1969 it was merged into the Old Halls; the name May Hall returned in 1992. Designed by Denison, Ram and Gibbs, it is a three-storey red-brick building with curved pediments, Doric columns and pitched double-tiled Chinese roofs. It was declared a monument in 2018.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_120/index.html"]}},{"slug":"hku-tang-chi-ngong-building","nameZh":"香港大學鄧志昂樓外部","nameEn":"The Exterior of Tang Chi Ngong Building, The University of Hong Kong","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/hku-tang-chi-ngong-building","note":{"summaryZh":"鄧志昂樓一九二九年由鄧志昂（鄧肇堅爵士之父）捐款興建並以其命名，用以容納香港大學中文學院，一九三一年九月二十八日由時任港督貝璐主持開幕。中文及其他文科課程一直在此授課，至一九五〇年代初；一九八二年至二零一二年用作亞洲研究中心，現為饒宗頤學術館。大樓左右對稱、樓高三層、平頂，屬新古典風格，四面窗戶按垂直軸線整齊排列，外牆以「上海批盪」仿石砌，並在一樓與地下之間飾以一道回紋飾帶。一九九五年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Erected in 1929 with a donation from Mr Tang Chi-ngong, father of Sir Shiu-kin Tang, the building was designed to house the university's School of Chinese and was opened by Governor Sir William Peel on 28 September 1931. Chinese studies and other arts subjects were taught there until the early 1950s. It housed the Centre of Asian Studies from 1982 to 2012 and now houses the Jao Tsung-I Petite Ecole. The symmetrical, three-storey, flat-roofed building is Neo-classical: windows are aligned on vertical axes on all four sides, and the Shanghai-plaster surface is grooved to look like ashlar, with a band of Greek key fretwork between the ground and first floors. It was declared a monument in 1995.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_58/index.html"]}},{"slug":"helena-may-main-building","nameZh":"中環花園道梅夫人婦女會主樓外部","nameEn":"The Exterior of the Main Building, The Helena May, Garden Road, Central","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/helena-may-main-building","note":{"summaryZh":"梅夫人婦女會（一九七四年改稱The Helena May）由時任港督梅含理爵士夫人創立，為途經或短暫留港的單身職業女性提供住宿。主樓一九一六年建成，內設辦公室、圖書館、閱覽室、餐廳、休息室、課室、舍監宿舍及睡房。日治時期曾用作日軍宿舍及馬廄，一九四四年改作香港公共圖書館；日軍投降後由皇家空軍接管作總部，一九四六年交還，一九四七年重開為女性旅舍。建築屬愛德華古典復興風格，揉合布雜、巴洛克及矯飾主義元素；樓高三層連地庫，呈U形平面，面向花園道的正立面中央有入口門廊，其上為三層開放遊廊。一九九三年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Helena May Institute, renamed The Helena May in 1974, was founded by Lady May, wife of Governor Sir Henry May, to house single working women visiting or staying briefly in Hong Kong. Its Main Building, completed in 1916, contained offices, a library, reading room, dining room, lounge, classrooms, the matron's quarters and bedrooms. During the Japanese Occupation it housed Japanese troops and stabled horses, becoming the Hong Kong Public Library in 1944; after 1945 it became the Royal Air Force headquarters before reopening as a guesthouse for women in 1947. The Edwardian Classical Revival building has a U-shaped plan, three storeys and a basement, and three tiers of open verandahs above the entrance porch. Declared a monument in 1993.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_49/index.html"]}},{"slug":"hku-main-building","nameZh":"香港大學本部大樓外部","nameEn":"The Exterior of the Main Building, The University of Hong Kong","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/hku-main-building","note":{"summaryZh":"香港大學本部大樓外部是港大校園最古老的建築，由巴斯裔商人及慈善家麼地爵士捐建，一九一〇年動工、一九一二年落成，由利安建築師事務所的Alfred Bryer設計。大樓屬古典風格，樓高三層，以紅磚配愛奧尼式花崗石圓柱，沿鐘樓中軸左右對稱，主立面兩端設一對角塔，入口門廊及東西兩翼均有山花。一九四一年太平洋戰爭爆發後曾暫作醫院，日佔時期嚴重損毀，至一九四六年十月才復課。一九八四年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Main Building is the oldest structure on the University of Hong Kong campus. It was funded by Sir Hormusjee Naorojee Mody, a Parsi businessman and philanthropist, built from 1910 to 1912 and designed by Alfred Bryer of Leigh & Orange. Classical in style, the three-storey red-brick building rests on Ionic granite columns, is symmetrical about the axis of its clock tower, and has pairs of turrets at the ends of its facade, with pediments over the entrance portico and the east and west wings. After the Pacific War broke out in 1941 it served as a temporary hospital, was badly damaged during the Japanese Occupation, and classes resumed only in October 1946. It was declared a monument in 1984.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_27/index.html"]}},{"slug":"old-supreme-court","nameZh":"中環舊最高法院外部","nameEn":"The Exterior of the Old Supreme Court, Central","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/old-supreme-court","note":{"summaryZh":"舊最高法院大樓位於中環昃臣道，建於填海地上，地基由數百根杉木樁組成，一九一二年一月十五日由時任港督盧吉主持開幕。大樓樓高三層，以花崗石砌成，屬新古典風格，由高聳的愛奧尼亞式圓柱支撐；中央部分的三角楣飾之上，立有蒙眼的正義女神泰美斯雕像。大樓曾於一九八五至二〇一一年用作立法會會議廳，經復修後，自二〇一五年起成為香港終審法院所在地。大樓外部於一九八四年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Old Supreme Court building on Jackson Road, Central, stands on reclaimed land on foundations formed by several hundred Chinese fir piles, and was opened on 15 January 1912 by Governor Sir Frederick Lugard. The three-storey granite building is Neo-classical, supported by tall Ionic columns; above the pediment of its central section is a blindfolded statue of Justice as the Greek goddess Themis. It housed the Legislative Council Chamber from 1985 to 2011 and, after renovation, has been the home of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal since 2015. The exterior was declared a monument in 1984.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_26/index.html"]}},{"slug":"university-hall","nameZh":"香港大學大學堂外部","nameEn":"The Exterior of University Hall, The University of Hong Kong","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/university-hall","note":{"summaryZh":"大學堂位於薄扶林山頂，糅合都鐸、哥德及文藝復興復興風格。它約於一八六一年由蘇格蘭商人杜格拉斯·立卑·拉普克興建，作為其總部及住宅，名為「杜格拉斯堡」。法國外方傳道會於一八九四年購入，改名「拿撒勒」。傳道會一九五三年放棄該址，香港大學一九五四年購入作本科生宿舍，一九五六年起供男生住宿，稱大學堂。建築保留以都鐸式拱門分劃的柱廊遊廊；屋頂的城垛式女兒牆、角塔及小尖塔，是這座城堡式建築最鮮明的特色。一九九五年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Standing on a hill in Pokfulam, University Hall blends Tudor, Gothic and Renaissance Revival styles. It was built around 1861 by the Scottish businessman Douglas Lapraik as his headquarters and residence, and named Douglas Castle. The French Society of Foreign Missions bought it in 1894 and renamed it Nazareth. The society gave it up in 1953 and the University of Hong Kong acquired it in 1954 as an undergraduate hostel; it has housed male students since 1956 as University Hall. Its colonnaded verandahs with Tudor arches divide the first and second floors, while embattled parapets, pinnacles and corner towers give the castle-like building its distinctive character. It was declared a monument in 1995.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_56/index.html"]}},{"slug":"old-tsan-yuk-maternity-hospital","nameZh":"舊贊育醫院主樓","nameEn":"The Main Building of Old Tsan Yuk Maternity Hospital","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/old-tsan-yuk-maternity-hospital","note":{"summaryZh":"舊贊育醫院位於西營盤西邊街，由華人公立醫局委員會創辦，一九二二年啟用，為香港華人婦女提供產科服務，並以現代方法培訓華人助產士，是本地母嬰醫療發展的重要一頁。一九五五年醫院遷往西營盤醫院道新址後，原址主樓自一九六一年起用作社區中心，至今仍在公共醫療和社區服務方面發揮作用。主樓是標誌性的紅磚建築，建於粗石基座上，正門設有花崗石門廊，內部設螺旋梯。它屬少數保存至今、與華人公立醫局委員會有關的建築，體現早年華人領袖與西醫合作推動母嬰健康服務。二〇二六年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Old Tsan Yuk Maternity Hospital on Western Street, Sai Ying Pun, was established by the Chinese Public Dispensaries Committee and opened in 1922 to provide maternity services for Chinese women in Hong Kong and to train Chinese midwives in modern methods. After the hospital moved to new premises on Hospital Road, Sai Ying Pun, in 1955, its main building on the original site has been used as a community centre since 1961. The main building is an iconic red-brick structure on a coursed rubble plinth, with a granite portico at the main entrance and a spiral staircase inside. It is one of the few surviving buildings linked to the committee and illustrates early cooperation between Chinese leaders and Western medical professionals. Declared a monument in 2026.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_137/index.html"]}},{"slug":"pok-fu-lam-reservoir-masonry-bridge","nameZh":"薄扶林水塘石橋","nameEn":"The masonry bridge of Pok Fu Lam Reservoir","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/pok-fu-lam-reservoir-masonry-bridge","note":{"summaryZh":"薄扶林水塘石橋位於水塘東端，跨越一條由附近山澗流下、注入水塘的支流，橋面承載沿水塘北岸而行的薄扶林水塘道，供行人往來。石橋以花崗石砌成，有一道優美的半圓拱，橋身飾以斜面邊緣和網狀紋飾的花崗石壓頂，手工講究。此橋有別於水塘內建於一八六三至一八七一年的四座石橋，於二〇二〇年五月二十二日刊憲列為法定古蹟。薄扶林水塘是香港首個公共水塘，一八六〇年動工，一八六三年年底開始供水。","summaryEn":"The masonry bridge of Pok Fu Lam Reservoir stands at the reservoir's east end, spanning the mouth of a feeder stream that flows down from the surrounding hillsides. It carries Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Road, which runs along the northern side of the reservoir. Built of granite, it has an elegant semi-circular arch and is neatly finished with granite copings with chamfered margins and reticulated surfaces. Distinct from the four masonry bridges in the reservoir group dating from 1863 to 1871, it was gazetted as a monument on 22 May 2020. Pok Fu Lam Reservoir is Hong Kong's first public reservoir, begun in 1860, with supplies reaching the city at the end of 1863.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_124/index.html","https://www.devb.gov.hk/en/publications_and_press_releases/press/index_id_10604.html"]}},{"slug":"tin-hau-temple-causeway-bay","nameZh":"銅鑼灣天后廟","nameEn":"Tin Hau Temple, Causeway Bay","district":"灣仔","districtEn":"Wan Chai","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/tin-hau-temple-causeway-bay","note":{"summaryZh":"銅鑼灣天后廟位於天后廟道，由戴氏家族興建，建成年份已不可考。相傳戴氏在岸邊拾得形似香爐的紅色石塊，認為是天后所賜，遂建小廟奉祀，後來信眾漸多，再集資在原地建廟。廟內保存不少清代文物，包括乾隆十二年（一七四七年）鑄造的銅鐘，正門門額和對聯則為同治七年（一八六八年）重修時所立。廟宇為兩進、兩側設偏殿的格局，正殿供奉天后、包公和財神；正脊飾有雙龍戲珠和鰲魚，後脊有石灣陶塑，部分裝飾採用香港罕見的剪瓷工藝。一九八二年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Tin Hau Temple in Causeway Bay was built by the Tai clan, though the exact year is unknown. Legend says the clan found a red stone shaped like an incense burner on the shore; believing it came from Tin Hau, they built a shrine, and as worshippers grew they raised funds for a temple on the same site. It preserves Qing relics, including a bell cast in 1747 (the twelfth year of Qianlong), while the name plaque and couplets date from a renovation in 1868. The two-hall building has two side halls; the main hall holds altars to Tin Hau, Judge Bao and the God of Wealth. Its ridges carry dragon and carp figures and Shiwan ceramic figures, and some decoration uses rare cut-and-paste shardwork. Declared a monument in 1982.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_15/index.html"]}},{"slug":"tung-lin-kok-yuen","nameZh":"跑馬地東蓮覺苑","nameEn":"Tung Lin Kok Yuen, Happy Valley","district":"灣仔","districtEn":"Wan Chai","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/tung-lin-kok-yuen","note":{"summaryZh":"東蓮覺苑位於跑馬地山光道，是何東爵士與妻子何張靜蓉（法名蓮覺）一九三五年創建的佛寺，苑名取二人名字而成。何張靜蓉是佛教徒，一九三〇年代初創辦寶覺義學校及寶覺佛學社，為女子提供教育與培育尼眾，苑舍落成後遷入。有別於山林寺院，苑舍位處住宅區，是香港市區佛教道場的先導；建築外形儼如一艘巨船，象徵大乘佛教度眾生到彼岸。苑舍由建築師馮駿設計，採西式結構，但飛簷、斗栱、琉璃瓦頂等裝飾保留傳統中式風格。東蓮覺苑於二〇一七年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Tung Lin Kok Yuen, in Happy Valley, is a Buddhist monastery founded in 1935 by Sir Robert Ho Tung and his wife Lady Clara Ho Tung, taking its name from both. A Buddhist, Lady Clara founded the Po Kok Free School and the Po Kok Buddhist Institute in the early 1930s to educate women and train nuns; the completed monastery later housed both. Unlike traditional mountain monasteries, it stood in a residential area, pioneering the urban Buddhist temple in Hong Kong. Its arrowhead plan and ship-like form symbolise the Mahayana ideal of ferrying all beings to the 'other shore' of enlightenment. Designed by architect Fung Tsun, it uses Western structures while keeping Chinese decorations such as flying eaves, brackets and glazed-tile roofs. It was declared a monument in 2017.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_115/index.html","https://www.amo.gov.hk/tc/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_115/index.html"]}},{"slug":"tung-wah-coffin-home","nameZh":"薄扶林大口環道東華義莊","nameEn":"Tung Wah Coffin Home, Sandy Bay Road, Pok Fu Lam","district":"南區","districtEn":"Southern","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/tung-wah-coffin-home","note":{"summaryZh":"東華義莊位於薄扶林大口環道，一八九九年建成，前身是於一八七五年由上環文武廟出資的堅尼地城義莊；一八九九年政府批出大口環土地另建，遂名「東華義莊」。義莊為客死異鄉的華人提供原籍安葬服務，暫存棺柩骨殖，再運返出生地安葬，成為上世紀環球慈善網絡的樞紐。義莊現有兩個大堂及七十二間莊房，建築兼具中國傳統與現代西式風格。義莊於二〇〇三至二〇〇四年大規模修復，獲二〇〇五年聯合國教科文組織亞太區文物修復獎。東華義莊於二〇二〇年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Tung Wah Coffin Home on Sandy Bay Road, Pok Fu Lam, was established in 1899. Its predecessor is believed to be a Kennedy Town coffin home built in 1875 with funds from the Man Mo Temple. In 1899 the Government granted a plot at Sandy Bay for a new one, which took the name Tung Wah Coffin Home. Drawing on Hong Kong's entrepot position and Tung Wah's overseas networks, it stored the coffins and bones of Chinese who died abroad for return home for burial, becoming a hub of a global charity network. It now has two halls and 72 rooms, mixing traditional Chinese and modern Western styles, and won a 2005 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award after 2003-2004 restoration. It was declared a monument in 2020.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_125/index.html","https://www.amo.gov.hk/tc/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_125/index.html"]}},{"slug":"western-market","nameZh":"舊上環街市","nameEn":"Western Market, Sheung Wan","district":"中西區","districtEn":"Central and Western","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/western-market","note":{"summaryZh":"舊上環街市位於上環德輔道中，原由兩座建築組成：皇后大道中的南座建於一八五八年，已於一九八〇年拆卸；現存的北座建於一九〇六年，規模較小，四角塔樓的磚砌外牆呈「紮繃帶」般的獨特紋理，是香港現存最古老的市場建築之一。前市政局的新街市設施於一九八九年啟用後，北座一度空置，至一九九一年改作售賣傳統工藝品和布匹的商場，現由市區重建局管理。一九九〇年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Western Market on Des Voeux Road Central, Sheung Wan, was originally two blocks. The South Block on Queen's Road Central was erected in 1858 and demolished in 1980; the surviving North Block was built in 1906 and is distinguished by the 'bandaged' brickwork of its four corner towers. It is one of the oldest surviving market buildings in Hong Kong. After the former Urban Council's new market facilities opened in 1989, the North Block was left vacant until 1991, when it was converted into a centre for traditional trades and crafts, including fabrics. It is now managed by the Urban Renewal Authority and was declared a monument in 1990.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_42/index.html"]}},{"slug":"yuk-hui-temple","nameZh":"灣仔玉虛宮","nameEn":"Yuk Hui Temple, Wan Chai","district":"灣仔","districtEn":"Wan Chai","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/yuk-hui-temple","note":{"summaryZh":"灣仔玉虛宮（又稱北帝廟）位於隆安街，由灣仔坊眾集資興建，供奉代表北方星宿、同時被視為水神的北帝。主體建築於清同治元年（一八六二年）動工，一八六三年落成，落成年份刻於前進脊檁，是本地傳統中式建築的罕見例子。正門麻石門額「玉虛宮」三字，出自當時駐九龍寨城的大鵬協副將張玉堂手筆。香亭內供奉的北帝銅像鑄於明代，袍角刻有「大明萬曆三十一年」（一六〇三年）。廟宇屬兩進三開間格局，中為香亭，前進正脊及墀頭飾有石灣陶塑。二〇一九年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Yuk Hui Temple, also known as Pak Tai Temple, stands on Lung On Street, Wan Chai, and was built by local residents to worship Pak Tai, a sea deity. The main building was started in 1862 (the first year of the Tongzhi reign) and completed in 1863 — unusually, the completion year is carved on a ridge purlin in the entrance hall. The name 'Yuk Hui Temple' on the granite lintel was written by Zhang Yutang, then Commodore of the Dapeng Brigade at Kowloon Walled City. The incense pavilion holds a Ming bronze statue of Pak Tai inscribed with the thirty-first year of Wanli (1603). The two-hall, three-bay temple has Shiwan ceramic decoration on its entrance ridge and gable corners. Declared a monument in 2019.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_122/index.html"]}},{"slug":"hung-shing-temple-wan-chai","nameZh":"灣仔洪聖古廟","nameEn":"Hung Shing Temple, Wan Chai","district":"灣仔","districtEn":"Wan Chai","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/hung-shing-temple-wan-chai","note":{"summaryZh":"灣仔洪聖古廟位於皇后大道東，是區內現存最古老的廟宇之一，估計建於一八四七至一八五二年間，供奉有「南海之神」之稱的洪聖。古廟一直是重要的宗教和祭祀場所，早期曾供善信安放神主牌，因而與灣仔社區建立緊密聯繫。廟宇體現傳統嶺南民間建築風格，與毗鄰的天然岩石巧妙相融；一九〇九年建造的石灣脊飾，以及石雕、灰塑和花崗石人物雕像均保存完好，原貌保持度甚高。二〇二六年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Hung Shing Temple on Queen's Road East is one of Wan Chai's oldest surviving temples, thought to have been built between 1847 and 1852 and dedicated to Hung Shing, the 'God of the South Sea'. It has long been an important place of worship and ritual, early on receiving ancestral soul tablets, which gave it close ties with the district's residents. Built in the traditional Lingnan vernacular style and skilfully integrated with the natural rock beside it, it retains its historic fabric and decoration — stone carvings, plaster mouldings, granite figures and a Shiwan ceramic ridge made in 1909 — with a high degree of authenticity. It was declared a monument in 2026.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_139/index.html"]}},{"slug":"stanley-mosque","nameZh":"赤柱清真寺","nameEn":"Stanley Mosque, Stanley","district":"南區","districtEn":"Southern","area":"hk-island","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/stanley-mosque","note":{"summaryZh":"赤柱清真寺位於赤柱監獄範圍內，一九三六至一九三七年建成，是香港第二古老的清真寺，亦是唯一設於監獄內的清真寺。它由監獄署（今懲教署）的印度及巴基斯坦裔穆斯林職員，聯同本地印度社群發起、出資及興建。建築以巴基斯坦拉合爾的巴德夏希清真寺為藍本，沿東西軸線對稱佈局，朝向麥加，設平頂混凝土屋頂、城垛式女兒牆，以及馬蹄形與蔥形拱的拱廊立面，並以類似尖塔的柱子作裝飾，取代一般尖塔。建築大體保留原貌。二〇二六年列為法定古蹟，基於保安及運作理由不對外開放。","summaryEn":"Stanley Mosque, inside Stanley Prison, was built between 1936 and 1937. It is the second oldest mosque in Hong Kong and the only one within a prison compound. It was initiated, funded and built by the Indian and Pakistani Muslim staff of the Prisons Department, together with the local Indian community. Modelled on the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, it has a symmetrical east-west plan facing Makkah, a flat concrete roof edged by a crenellated parapet, and an arcaded facade with horseshoe and ogee arches; minaret-like columns stand in place of a true minaret. The building retains much of its original form. Declared a monument in 2026, it is not open to the public for security reasons.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/hong-kong-island/monuments_140/index.html"]}},{"slug":"former-kowloon-british-school","nameZh":"尖沙咀前九龍英童學校","nameEn":"Former Kowloon British School, Tsim Sha Tsui","district":"油尖旺","districtEn":"Yau Tsim Mong","area":"kowloon","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/former-kowloon-british-school","note":{"summaryZh":"前九龍英童學校位於尖沙咀彌敦道136號，是香港現存最古老的外籍兒童學校建築。1896年，九龍金巴利道一所簡陋的聖安德烈學校被颱風吹毀，旅居九龍的英人遂倡議另建新校；1900年，何東先生（1915年獲封爵士）捐出15,000元資助政府建校，同年7月20日由港督卜力爵士奠基，1902年4月19日正式開幕。校舍屬維多利亞式紅磚建築，順應本地亞熱帶氣候，設寬闊遊廊、高樓底和斜屋頂。二戰後曾由家庭福利會及尖沙咀街坊會使用，1991年7月19日列為法定古蹟，現為古物古蹟辦事處的辦公大樓。","summaryEn":"The former Kowloon British School at 136 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, is Hong Kong's oldest surviving school building for foreign residents' children. After a thatched St Andrew's School in Kowloon was destroyed by a typhoon in 1896, Mr Ho Tung (knighted in 1915) donated $15,000 in 1900 towards a new government school; the foundation stone was laid on 20 July 1900 by Governor Sir Henry Blake, and the school opened on 19 April 1902. Built of red brick in the Victorian style, it was adapted to the subtropical climate with wide verandas, high ceilings and pitched roofs. Later used by the Family Welfare Association and the Tsim Sha Tsui Kaifong Association, it was declared a monument on 19 July 1991 and now houses the Antiquities and Monuments Office.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/filemanager/amo/common/form/FormerKBSpanels.pdf"]}},{"slug":"former-kcrc-clock-tower","nameZh":"尖沙咀前九廣鐵路鐘樓","nameEn":"Former Kowloon-Canton Railway Clock Tower, Tsim Sha Tsui","district":"油尖旺","districtEn":"Yau Tsim Mong","area":"kowloon","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/former-kcrc-clock-tower","note":{"summaryZh":"前九廣鐵路鐘樓矗立於尖沙咀火車總站舊址，是九廣鐵路英段的標誌。英段1906年動工、1910年10月1日通車；尖沙咀總站1913年動工，鐘樓1915年建成，全站1916年3月28日啟用。鐘樓高44米，以紅磚及花崗岩建成，屬愛德華時代古典復興風格，由六層正方形主體及兩層八角形圓頂閣樓組成。時鐘自1921年報時，日佔時期停用，1945年10月恢復；銅鐘1950年起停響。1975年11月30日紅磡新總站啟用，尖沙咀總站關閉，大樓1978年10月拆卸，僅保留鐘樓，並於1990年7月13日列為法定古蹟。2010年9月銅鐘重新放回鐘樓內。","summaryEn":"The former Kowloon-Canton Railway Clock Tower stands on the site of the old Tsim Sha Tsui terminus. The British section opened in October 1910; work on the terminus began in 1913, the tower was completed in 1915, and the station opened on 28 March 1916. Built of red brick and granite in the Edwardian Classical Revival style, the 44-metre tower has a six-storey square body and a two-storey octagonal domed turret. Its clocks began in 1921, stopped during the Japanese Occupation, resumed in October 1945, and the bell fell silent from 1950. The Hung Hom terminus opened on 30 November 1975 and the building was demolished in October 1978, leaving only the tower, declared a monument on 13 July 1990. The bell was returned to the tower in September 2010.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/filemanager/amo/common/download-area/pamphlet/Clock_Tower_pamphlet_20191115.pdf"]}},{"slug":"former-marine-police-hq","nameZh":"尖沙咀前水警總部","nameEn":"Former Marine Police Headquarters Compound, Tsim Sha Tsui","district":"油尖旺","districtEn":"Yau Tsim Mong","area":"kowloon","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/former-marine-police-hq","note":{"summaryZh":"前水警總部是香港現存最古老的政府建築之一，1884年落成，由主樓、馬廄和信號塔（俗稱圓屋）組成。自建成至1996年，這裡一直是水警基地，僅日佔時期（1941至1945年）被日軍徵用作海軍基地。主樓原為兩層，1920年代加建一層，東南及西南翼曾作已婚警員宿舍。信號塔為向海港船隻報時而建，1907年報時球服務遷往大包米訊號山後停用。日佔期間草坪下挖有地道，戰後為安全計封閉並重鋪草坪。政府2003年推出古蹟旅遊項目，2009年完成活化，改名「1881 Heritage」。1994年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"One of Hong Kong's oldest surviving government buildings, the former Marine Police Headquarters was completed in 1884, comprising a main building, a stable block and a signal tower. The Marine Police occupied it until 1996, except during the Japanese Occupation (1941-1945), when the Japanese navy used it as a base. The main building originally had two storeys, a third being added in the 1920s; its wings served as married quarters. The signal tower, built to signal time to ships in the harbour, fell out of use in 1907 when the service moved to Signal Hill. Tunnels dug beneath the lawn during the occupation were blocked up after the war. A heritage tourism project completed in 2009 turned the site into '1881 Heritage'. It was declared a monument in 1994.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/kowloon/monuments_51/index.html"]}},{"slug":"kowloon-walled-city-yamen","nameZh":"九龍寨城公園前九龍寨城衙門","nameEn":"Former Yamen Building of Kowloon Walled City, Kowloon Walled City Park","district":"九龍城","districtEn":"Kowloon City","area":"kowloon","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/kowloon-walled-city-yamen","note":{"summaryZh":"前九龍寨城衙門位於九龍寨城公園內，原為九龍司巡檢的辦公地方。清廷1847年建九龍寨城作駐兵要塞，以加強海防，衙門即為寨城行政中心。建築屬三進兩院式青磚屋，以柱子和山牆支撐檁條及瓦頂，設計簡單實用；中進為公堂，後進為官邸。1899年清兵撤離後，衙門先後由不同教會團體租用，作老人院、孤兒寡婦所、學校和診所等。1987年政府宣布清拆寨城改建公園，衙門獲保留並修復，以誌寨城及周邊地區歷史。1996年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The former Yamen Building in Kowloon Walled City Park was originally the office of the assistant magistrate of Kowloon. The Qing government built Kowloon Walled City in 1847 as a garrison town to strengthen coastal defence, and the Yamen was its administrative centre. A three-hall, two-courtyard structure of grey bricks, it has tiled roofs on purlins carried by columns and gable walls in a simple, functional design; the middle hall was the office and the rear block the magistrate's residence. After Qing officials left in 1899, religious groups used it as a home for the aged, a home for widows and orphans, a school and a clinic. Preserved and restored when the Walled City became a park in 1987, it was declared a monument in 1996.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/kowloon/monuments_63/index.html"]}},{"slug":"hau-wong-temple","nameZh":"九龍城侯王古廟","nameEn":"Hau Wong Temple, Kowloon City","district":"九龍城","districtEn":"Kowloon City","area":"kowloon","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/hau-wong-temple","note":{"summaryZh":"九龍城侯王古廟位於聯合道與東頭村道交界，是九龍區唯一主奉侯王（楊侯大王）的廟宇。廟內古鐘鑄於清雍正八年（1730年），據此推斷廟宇約建於1730年或之前。1847至1899年九龍寨城駐防期間，廟宇深受寨城清兵和官員供奉，留有大量相關文物，如1847年由九龍司巡檢許文深捐出的香爐，以及1888年的「鶴」字石刻。廟宇建於石砌台基上，正殿前有方亭；後殿供奉侯王和觀音等神祇，其「五岳朝天」式梯級山牆在香港甚為罕見。廟宇1928年由華人廟宇委員會接管，2014年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Hau Wong Temple in Kowloon City is the district's only temple dedicated chiefly to Hau Wong (Yeung Hau Tai Wong). Its bell was cast in 1730, suggesting the temple was built in or before that year. When the Kowloon Walled City garrison held the area between 1847 and 1899, Qing officials and soldiers patronised the temple, which preserves many relics, including an incense burner donated in 1847 by Xu Wenshen, the first assistant magistrate of Kowloon, and a stone inscription of 'crane' dated 1888. The temple stands on a masonry terrace, and its rear hall's stepped gables are in the rare 'five peaks pay tribute to heaven' style. Taken over by the Chinese Temples Committee in 1928, it was declared a monument in 2014.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/kowloon/monuments_108/index.html"]}},{"slug":"hong-kong-observatory","nameZh":"尖沙咀香港天文台","nameEn":"Hong Kong Observatory, Tsim Sha Tsui","district":"油尖旺","districtEn":"Yau Tsim Mong","area":"kowloon","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/hong-kong-observatory","note":{"summaryZh":"香港天文台坐落九龍一座小山之上，1883年成立，1912年獲命名為「皇家香港天文台」。天文台大樓屬維多利亞殖民風格，為長方形兩層磚砌粉飾建築，以拱形窗和長遊廊為特色。授時是天文台成立初期的主要職責之一，藉此為船隻和海港提供準確時間。隨着技術和運作部門陸續遷往附近新址，舊大樓改作台長辦公室及行政中心。1997年7月1日香港回歸後，天文台恢復原名。大樓1984年列為法定古蹟，位於彌敦道134A號。","summaryEn":"The Hong Kong Observatory stands on a small hill in Kowloon and was established in 1883, being designated the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong in 1912. Built in the Victorian-Colonial style, it is a rectangular two-storey plastered brick structure with arched windows and long verandas. Providing accurate time was one of its main duties at the outset, serving ships and the harbour. As technical and operational units moved to new premises nearby, the old building came to house the office of the directorate and serve as the administration centre. The Observatory resumed its original name on 1 July 1997, when Hong Kong returned to Chinese sovereignty. It was declared a monument in 1984, at 134A Nathan Road.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/kowloon/monuments_24/index.html","https://www.hko.gov.hk/en/gts/time/hk-meridian.htm"]}},{"slug":"kowloon-union-church","nameZh":"油麻地佐敦道九龍佑寧堂","nameEn":"Kowloon Union Church, Jordan Road, Yau Ma Tei","district":"油尖旺","districtEn":"Yau Tsim Mong","area":"kowloon","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/kowloon-union-church","note":{"summaryZh":"九龍佑寧堂位於佐敦道四號，是香港其中一間最早的跨宗派教會，由倫敦傳道會興建，獲遮打爵士捐助。1922年，九龍居民聯署請願，促請政府撥地興建跨宗派教堂；1930年5月27日由輔政司修頓奠基，1931年4月10日由總督貝璐爵士揭幕。教堂具垂直哥德式建築特色，有中式瓦斜屋頂和紅磚承重牆，配灰色花崗石台階和窗框；一端為半圓形後殿，另一端為三層城垛式塔樓，方形塔身以清水紅磚砌成，綴以花崗石裝飾。日佔期間教堂停用，被日軍改作馬廄，遭搶掠破壞，1947年10月19日重開。教堂2017年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Kowloon Union Church at 4 Jordan Road is one of the earliest inter-denominational churches in Hong Kong, built by the London Missionary Society with support from Sir Paul Chater. In 1922 Kowloon residents petitioned for a site; the foundation stone was laid on 27 May 1930 by Colonial Secretary W.T. Southorn, and the church opened on 10 April 1931 under Governor Sir William Peel. It has Perpendicular Gothic features, a pitched Chinese-tiled roof, red load-bearing brick walls and contrasting grey granite steps and window surrounds, with a semi-circular apse at one end and an attached three-storey battlemented tower at the other. During the Japanese Occupation the church was turned into a stable and badly looted; it reopened on 19 October 1947. It was declared a monument in 2017.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/kowloon/monuments_116/index.html"]}},{"slug":"lei-cheng-uk-han-tomb","nameZh":"深水埗李鄭屋漢墓","nameEn":"Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb, Sham Shui Po","district":"深水埗","districtEn":"Sham Shui Po","area":"kowloon","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/lei-cheng-uk-han-tomb","note":{"summaryZh":"李鄭屋漢墓位於深水埗李鄭屋邨，是香港唯一已知的東漢磚室墓。1955年，政府在李鄭屋村夷平山坡興建徙置大廈時發現此墓，墓內出土58件陶器和青銅器。專家從墓室形制、墓磚銘文和出土文物推斷，該墓建於東漢時期（公元25至220年）。墓室呈十字形、有穹頂，是當時廣東一帶常見的墓葬設計。為穩定墓室內的濕度和溫度、減慢損耗，墓室不對外開放，公眾可透過玻璃窺看內部。漢墓1988年列為法定古蹟，現址為李鄭屋漢墓博物館。","summaryEn":"The Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb in Sham Shui Po is Hong Kong's only known Eastern Han brick chamber tomb. It was discovered in 1955, when the government was levelling a hillside at Lei Cheng Uk Village to build resettlement blocks; 58 pottery and bronze objects were found inside. From the tomb's design, inscriptions on its bricks and the burial objects, archaeologists deduced that it was built during the Eastern Han dynasty (AD 25-220). The cross-shaped tomb with a domed roof was a common design in Guangdong at the time. To stabilise humidity and temperature and slow deterioration, the chamber is not open to visitors, who can view it through a glass panel. Declared a monument in 1988, the site is now the Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/kowloon/monuments_35/index.html"]}},{"slug":"lui-seng-chun","nameZh":"旺角雷生春","nameEn":"Lui Seng Chun, Mong Kok","district":"油尖旺","districtEn":"Yau Tsim Mong","area":"kowloon","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/lui-seng-chun","note":{"summaryZh":"雷生春位於旺角荔枝角道119號，是一幢建於1931年的四層唐樓。它由W.H. Bourne設計，業主雷亮（1863至1944年）是九龍巴士（1933）有限公司創辦人之一。雷氏家族在地下開設跌打藥店，樓上作住宅；雷亮1944年逝世後數年，藥店結業。大樓屬新古典風格，融入裝飾藝術元素，正面立面呈弧形。2003年，雷氏家族把大樓捐予香港政府保存，此舉在香港前所未有。在活化歷史建築伙伴計劃第一批下，雷生春自2012年起由香港浸會大學活化為中醫藥保健中心。大樓2022年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Lui Seng Chun at 119 Lai Chi Kok Road, Mong Kok, is a four-storey tong lau (shophouse) built in 1931. Designed by W.H. Bourne, it was owned by Lui Leung (1863-1944), a founder of The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited. The Lui family ran a Chinese medicine shop below and lived upstairs; the shop closed a few years after Lui Leung died in 1944. The building is neo-classical with Art Deco elements and a curved front elevation. In 2003 the family donated it to the Hong Kong Government for preservation, an unprecedented act in Hong Kong. Under Batch I of the Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme, the Hong Kong Baptist University has run it since 2012 as a Chinese medicine centre. It was declared a monument in 2022.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/kowloon/monuments_131/index.html"]}},{"slug":"maryknoll-convent-school","nameZh":"九龍塘窩打老道瑪利諾修院學校","nameEn":"Maryknoll Convent School, Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong","district":"九龍城","districtEn":"Kowloon City","area":"kowloon","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/maryknoll-convent-school","note":{"summaryZh":"瑪利諾修院學校由瑪利諾修女會於一九二五年在柯士甸道創辦，最初為幼稚園，該會早於一九二一年來港服務社群。一九三一年聖德肋撒堂區成立後，校方選定發展中的九龍塘，一九三三年在窩打老道動工建新校舍，港督郝德傑一九三六年五月為正座主樓奠基，翌年遷入。正座主樓採新都鐸式風格，揉合裝飾藝術、羅馬式及哥德復興元素，禮堂的羅馬式拱頂、面向界限街的花崗石樓梯及單塔立面皆為特色。日治時期（一九四二至一九四五年）曾被日軍徵作軍醫院；毗鄰修院一九五三年建成，小學部一直留駐主樓。二〇〇八年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Maryknoll Convent School was founded on Austin Road in 1925 as a kindergarten by the Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic, who had come to Hong Kong in 1921. After St. Teresa's Parish was set up in 1931, the sisters chose the growing district of Kowloon Tong, and work on the new Waterloo Road campus began in 1933; Governor Sir Andrew Caldecott laid the Main Building's cornerstone in May 1936 and the school moved in the next year. Designed in a free neo-Tudor style mixing Art Deco, Romanesque and Gothic Revival features, the Main Building has a vaulted Romanesque auditorium, a granite staircase facing Boundary Street and a single tower on the facade. It served as a Japanese military hospital from 1942 to 1945. Declared a monument in 2008.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/kowloon/monuments_84/index.html"]}},{"slug":"kowloon-walled-city-south-gate","nameZh":"九龍寨城公園九龍寨城南門遺蹟","nameEn":"Remnants of the South Gate of Kowloon Walled City, Kowloon Walled City Park","district":"九龍城","districtEn":"Kowloon City","area":"kowloon","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/kowloon-walled-city-south-gate","note":{"summaryZh":"九龍寨城南門遺蹟位於九龍寨城公園內。清廷1847年建九龍寨城，城牆以巨型花崗岩石塊砌成，設六座瞭望塔和四道城門，南門獲確認為正門。十九世紀末新界租予英國後，寨城逐漸失去軍事作用；日佔期間城牆被完全拆毀，用以擴建啟德機場。1987年政府決定清拆寨城改建公園，清拆期間進行考古調查，發現南門和東門地基保存得特別完整，最重要的是出土兩塊分別刻有「南門」和「九龍寨城」的石額。政府因此決定原址保留南門遺蹟供公眾參觀。1996年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Remnants of the South Gate lie in Kowloon Walled City Park. The Qing government built Kowloon Walled City in 1847, its wall made of large granite slabs with six watch towers and four gateways; the South Gate was the main gate. After the New Territories was leased to Britain, the city lost its military role, and during the Japanese Occupation the wall was torn down to extend Kai Tak Airport. When the government decided in 1987 to demolish the Walled City, archaeological work during the clearance found the foundations of the South and East Gates well preserved. Most important was the discovery of two stone plaques inscribed 'South Gate' and 'Kowloon Walled City', so the government preserved the remnants in situ. They were declared monuments in 1996.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/kowloon/monuments_62/index.html"]}},{"slug":"blackhead-point-signal-tower","nameZh":"尖沙咀大包米訊號塔","nameEn":"Signal Tower at Blackhead Point, Tsim Sha Tsui","district":"油尖旺","districtEn":"Yau Tsim Mong","area":"kowloon","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/blackhead-point-signal-tower","note":{"summaryZh":"大包米訊號塔位於尖沙咀訊號山公園，一九〇七年由香港天文台興建，用以安置原設於前水警總部圓屋的報時球，是香港兩座為海員及公眾報時的建築之一。報時球一九〇八年一月八日恢復運作，一九三三年六月三十日停止；一九〇八至一九二〇年每日下午一時，直徑六呎的空心銅球由絞盤升至桅杆頂再墮下報時，其後改為每日上午十時及下午四時各一次。訊號塔原高四十二呎，一九二七年加高以增可見度。建築屬重古典巴洛克風格，紅磚配淺色石材，牆角作削角，磚砌用英式砌法，石材為本地雕琢花崗石。二〇一五年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Signal Tower in Signal Hill Garden, Blackhead Point, Tsim Sha Tsui, was built in 1907 by the Hong Kong Observatory to house a time-ball apparatus moved from the Round House of the Former Marine Police Headquarters. It was one of two buildings used to signal accurate time to mariners and the public. The time ball ran from 8 January 1908 to 30 June 1933; from 1908 to 1920 a six-foot hollow copper ball was winched daily and released at 1 pm, later dropping twice a day at 10 am and 4 pm. Originally 42 feet high, it gained about 20 feet in 1927. Built in a heavy Classical Baroque style, it mixes red brick, lighter stone, chamfered corners, English Bond brickwork and carved granite. Declared a monument in 2015.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/kowloon/monuments_109/index.html"]}},{"slug":"tin-hau-temple-yau-ma-tei","nameZh":"油麻地天后古廟及其鄰接建築物","nameEn":"Tin Hau Temple and the adjoining buildings, Yau Ma Tei","district":"油尖旺","districtEn":"Yau Tsim Mong","area":"kowloon","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/tin-hau-temple-yau-ma-tei","note":{"summaryZh":"油麻地天后古廟及其鄰接建築物兼具祭祀、仲裁（公所）及辦學（書院）功能，由水上人與陸上居民共同建立，是九龍現存最大的天后廟建築群。現存廟宇取代一座約建於一八六五年的舊廟，一八七六年遷至現址，一八七八年落成；毗鄰的公所、福德祠及兩所書院則於一八九四至一九二〇年間分階段建成。天后廟規模最大、裝飾最精，屬清代民間兩進三開間格局，兩進之間設露天庭院，正門兩側有鼓台，鼓台花崗石柱柱礎雕工精細，正脊飾有歷史悠久的石灣陶塑人物。二〇二〇年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Tin Hau Temple and its adjoining buildings in Yau Ma Tei served the community for worship, arbitration (in the Kung Sor) and study (in the Shu Yuen). Set up by boat people and land dwellers, they form the largest surviving Tin Hau temple compound in Kowloon. The present temple replaced one probably built about 1865, moved to the site in 1876 and completed in 1878. The Kung Sor, Fook Tak Tsz and two Shu Yuen were added in phases between 1894 and 1920. The temple itself, the largest and most richly decorated, is a Qing vernacular two-hall, three-bay building with an open courtyard, drum platforms on fine carved granite column bases, and historic Shiwan ceramic figurines on the entrance hall's main ridge. Declared a monument in 2020.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/kowloon/monuments_126/index.html"]}},{"slug":"tung-wah-museum","nameZh":"油麻地窩打老道東華三院文物館","nameEn":"Tung Wah Museum, Waterloo Road, Yau Ma Tei","district":"油尖旺","districtEn":"Yau Tsim Mong","area":"kowloon","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/tung-wah-museum","note":{"summaryZh":"東華三院文物館前身是廣華醫院正座大樓。廣華醫院由東華醫院總理聯同九龍華人領袖倡建，一九一一年啟用，是九龍及新界首間提供醫療服務的醫院；一九三一年與東華醫院、東華東院合併為東華三院。廣華醫院一九五八年全面重建，只保留正座大樓；一九七〇年適逢東華三院成立百周年，大樓改作文物館，展出文物並收藏三院檔案，一九七一年由關祖堯主持開幕，一九九三年起開放公眾。建築中西合璧，正面富中國裝飾與祠堂佈局，封檐板、桁架及遊廊駝峰見精緻木雕；側背面有牛眼窗及弧拱窗等西式元素。二〇一〇年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Tung Wah Museum was formerly the Main Hall of Kwong Wah Hospital, the first public hospital in Kowloon and the New Territories. Opened in 1911 as the Kowloon branch of Tung Wah Hospital, Kwong Wah was initiated by Tung Wah's directors with Kowloon leaders; in 1931 Tung Wah, Kwong Wah and Tung Wah Eastern hospitals merged to form the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. When Kwong Wah was rebuilt in 1958, only the Main Hall was kept, and in 1970, the group's centenary, it became the Tung Wah Museum for archives. Opened by Sir Kwan Cho Yiu in 1971 and open to the public since 1993, the building blends Chinese and Western features, with a Chinese-style decorated facade, carved woodwork and bull's-eye arched windows. Declared a monument in 2010.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/kowloon/monuments_95/index.html"]}},{"slug":"tai-o-yeung-hau-temple","nameZh":"大澳楊侯古廟","nameEn":"Yeung Hau Temple, Tai O","district":"離島","districtEn":"Islands","area":"outlying-islands","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/tai-o-yeung-hau-temple","note":{"summaryZh":"大澳楊侯古廟是大澳最古老的廟宇之一。廟內最古文物為一口鑄於清康熙三十八年（一六九九年）的鐵鐘，廟宇約建於一六九九年或更早。除大澳漁民和漁商外，鄰近地區商人和沿海清兵亦常參拜；古廟又與有百多年歷史的大澳端午龍舟遊涌關係密切，該活動二〇一一年列入第三批國家級非物質文化遺產名錄。廟宇建築群由主廟和偏廳組成，以青磚、花崗石和木材構築。主廟屬清代民間兩進三開間格局，兩進之間的天井加設亭蓋，凹入的正立面由花崗石柱承托，正脊和天井兩側女兒牆飾有精美的石灣陶塑人物。二〇一七年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Yeung Hau Temple is one of the oldest temples in Tai O. Its earliest relic, an iron bell cast in the 38th year of the Kangxi reign (1699), suggests it was probably built in 1699 or earlier. Besides local fishermen and merchants, it drew worshippers from nearby places and Qing soldiers along the coast. It is closely associated with the Tai O Dragon Boat Water Parade, a tradition over a century old inscribed on China's third national list of intangible cultural heritage in 2011. Built of grey brick, granite and timber, it is a Qing vernacular two-hall, three-bay temple with a covered courtyard, a recessed granite-columned facade and fine Shiwan ceramic figurines on the entrance hall's ridge. Declared a monument in 2017.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/outlying-islands/monuments_117/index.html"]}},{"slug":"fan-lau-stone-circle","nameZh":"大嶼山分流石圓環","nameEn":"Stone Circle at Fan Lau, Lantau Island","district":"離島","districtEn":"Islands","area":"outlying-islands","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/fan-lau-stone-circle","note":{"summaryZh":"分流石圓環位於大嶼山西南端分流，由未經琢磨的石塊環列而成，呈橢圓形圍圈，長約二點七米、闊約一點七米，排列有序，可見出於人為。這類巨石結構在新石器時代晚期至青銅時代早期頗為普遍，並廣布世界各地，中國亦有同類遺存；香港出土大量新石器和青銅時代文物，本地出現石圓環並不奇怪。石圓環的實際用途至今未明，學者推測可能與祭祀儀式有關。此遺蹟一九八三年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Stone Circle at Fan Lau lies at the south-western tip of Lantau. It is a deliberate ring of unhewn stones forming an oval enclosure about 2.7 metres by 1.7 metres, whose orderly layout points to human construction. Such megalithic structures became common in the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age and spread across the world, with comparable examples in China; since Hong Kong is rich in Neolithic and Bronze Age artefacts, a local stone circle is not surprising. Its purpose is unknown, though it may have been ritualistic. Declared a monument in 1983.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/outlying-islands/monuments_21/index.html"]}},{"slug":"fan-lau-fort","nameZh":"大嶼山分流炮台","nameEn":"Fan Lau Fort, Lantau Island","district":"離島","districtEn":"Islands","area":"outlying-islands","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/fan-lau-fort","note":{"summaryZh":"分流炮台位於大嶼山西南端，俯瞰通往珠江口的航道。據《澳門紀略》記載，清雍正七年（一七二九年）大嶼山建有兩座炮台，分流炮台相信是其中之一。炮台呈長方形，長四十六米、闊二十一米，牆垣以半加工石塊和青磚砌成。相傳炮台曾被海盜佔據，至一八一〇年海盜向清政府投降後，復由官軍接管；一八九八年新界租予英國後，炮台約於此時荒廢。當局一九八五年初進行初步修葺，一九九〇年展開大規模修復工程，並清理周遭環境。分流炮台一九八一年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Fan Lau Fort stands at the south-western tip of Lantau, overlooking the sea passage into the Pearl River Estuary. According to the Macau Gazetteer, it can be dated to the 7th year of the Yongzheng reign (1729), when two forts were recorded as built on Lantau; Fan Lau Fort was apparently one of them. Rectangular in plan, it measures 46 by 21 metres and its walls are built of semi-dressed stone and green bricks. Pirates are thought to have occupied it; it was retaken by government troops after their surrender to the Qing in 1810. It was probably abandoned around 1898, after the lease of the New Territories to Britain. Initial restoration was done in early 1985, followed by a large-scale project in 1990. Declared a monument in 1981.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/outlying-islands/monuments_11/index.html"]}},{"slug":"shek-pik-rock-carving","nameZh":"大嶼山石壁石刻","nameEn":"Rock Carving at Shek Pik, Lantau Island","district":"離島","districtEn":"Islands","area":"outlying-islands","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/shek-pik-rock-carving","note":{"summaryZh":"石壁石刻位於大嶼山石壁。本港大部分古代石刻都臨海而鑿，這幅石刻卻距離海岸線約三百米，相信昔日海灣可能一直伸延至該處。石刻圖案為回旋正方形與圓形組成的幾何紋樣，與青銅時代器物的紋飾十分相似，故可推斷為約三千年前區內早期居民所刻。石壁石刻一九七九年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Shek Pik Rock Carving lies on Lantau Island. While most ancient rock carvings in Hong Kong overlook the sea, this one stands about 300 metres from the coastline; it is believed the sea inlet once reached this point. Its geometric design of spiral squares and circles closely resembles patterns on Bronze Age artefacts, so it is thought to have been carved by early inhabitants of the area about 3,000 years ago. Declared a monument in 1979.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/outlying-islands/monuments_05/index.html"]}},{"slug":"tung-chung-battery","nameZh":"大嶼山東涌小炮台","nameEn":"Tung Chung Battery, Lantau Island","district":"離島","districtEn":"Islands","area":"outlying-islands","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/tung-chung-battery","note":{"summaryZh":"東涌小炮台位於大嶼山東涌。據《廣東通志》記載，清嘉慶二十二年（一八一七年）在東涌「石獅山」腳下建了兩座炮台。一九八〇年，當局在東涌碼頭附近一幅臨海山坡發現炮台遺蹟，清除茂密草叢後，露出一道L形圍牆，牆角設有一個平台，相信是炮位所在；此遺蹟應即《廣東通志》所載一八一七年兩座炮台之一。炮台曾作局部修復，但仍有待詳細考究。東涌小炮台一九八三年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Tung Chung Battery lies at Tung Chung on Lantau Island. According to the Guangdong Annals, two military forts were built in the 22nd year of the Jiaqing reign (1817) at the foot of 'Rocky Lion Hill' at Tung Chung. In 1980 the remains of a battery were found on a hillside facing the sea near Tung Chung Pier; after dense undergrowth was cleared, an L-shaped wall with a corner platform, probably for gun emplacements, was revealed. There is little doubt that these are the 1817 forts. Some restoration has been carried out, but the battery still awaits detailed study. Declared a monument in 1983.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/outlying-islands/monuments_22/index.html"]}},{"slug":"tung-chung-fort","nameZh":"大嶼山東涌炮台","nameEn":"Tung Chung Fort, Lantau Island","district":"離島","districtEn":"Islands","area":"outlying-islands","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/tung-chung-fort","note":{"summaryZh":"東涌炮台位於大嶼山東涌，清代稱「東涌所城」，是大鵬協右營的水師總部。炮台入口的石匾刻有年份，顯示其建於一八三二年（清道光年間）。一八九八年新界租予英國後，清廷軍隊撤出，炮台先後被用作警署、華英書院、鄉事委員會辦事處及東涌公立小學，該小學至二〇〇三年才停辦。炮台牆垣以巨石砌成，設有城門和多門古炮，是香港保存較完整的清代海防遺蹟。一九七九年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"Tung Chung Fort on Lantau Island, known in the Qing dynasty as Tung Chung Suocheng (Tung Chung Battalion City), served as the naval headquarters of the Right Battalion of Dapeng. A carved granite slab above its entrance gives the date of the fort as 1832. When the New Territories was leased to Britain in 1898, the Qing authorities evacuated it, and the site was later used as a police station, then by Wa Ying College, the Rural Committee Office and Tung Chung Public Primary School, which closed in 2003. Built of large stone blocks with gates and old cannons, it is a well-preserved example of Qing coastal defence. It was declared a monument in 1979.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/outlying-islands/monuments_07/index.html"]}},{"slug":"cheung-chau-rock-carvings","nameZh":"長洲石刻","nameEn":"Rock Carvings on Cheung Chau","district":"離島","districtEn":"Islands","area":"outlying-islands","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/cheung-chau-rock-carvings","note":{"summaryZh":"長洲石刻位於長洲東灣，即連島沙洲東南端、華威酒店下方。石刻由一名地質學家於一九七〇年發現，與大浪灣石刻同一年被發現。石刻分為兩組，圖案相若，均由數條圍繞着小凹穴的刻線組成；第二組發現時未完全外露，須清除泥土後才全面顯現。現時未有路徑直達石刻。長洲石刻一九八二年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Cheung Chau Rock Carvings lie at Tung Wan on Cheung Chau, at the south-eastern end of the tombolo that forms the island, just below the Warwick Hotel. They were reported by a geologist in 1970, the same year the Big Wave Bay rock carving was discovered. The carvings form two groups of similar design, each made up of several carved lines surrounding small depressions; the second group was not fully exposed when found and was completely revealed only after soil was removed. Declared monuments in 1982.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/outlying-islands/monuments_14/index.html"]}},{"slug":"po-toi-rock-carvings","nameZh":"蒲台石刻","nameEn":"Rock Carvings on Po Toi","district":"離島","districtEn":"Islands","area":"outlying-islands","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/po-toi-rock-carvings","note":{"summaryZh":"蒲台石刻位於蒲台島南端海岸，長久以來漁民之間流傳島上藏有石刻，至一九六〇年代終在島的南端發現。石刻分為左右兩組，中間由一道約七十厘米闊的石縫分隔。左邊一組由線條構成，狀似神態化的動物與魚；右邊一組則以螺旋紋互相連結組成，兩組紋飾各異。石刻於一九七九年列為法定古蹟。由於未見文字佐證，其確切年代未能確定。","summaryEn":"The Rock Carvings on Po Toi are found on the coast at the southern end of Po Toi Island. Fisherfolk had long told of carvings there, and they were discovered in the 1960s. They form two groups divided by a rock fracture about 70cm wide: the left shows lines resembling stylized animals and fish, while the right is composed of interlocking spirals. The motifs differ between the two. The carvings were declared a monument in 1979; without any written record, their exact age remains undetermined.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/outlying-islands/monuments_06/index.html"]}},{"slug":"waglan-lighthouse","nameZh":"橫瀾島橫瀾燈塔","nameEn":"Waglan Lighthouse, Waglan Island","district":"離島","districtEn":"Islands","area":"outlying-islands","group":false,"href":"/heritage","page":"https://hongkongstory.org/heritage/waglan-lighthouse","note":{"summaryZh":"橫瀾燈塔位於香港東南面的橫瀾島，是香港現存為數不多的戰前燈塔。一八六七年英國海軍測量員列特中校曾建議在橫瀾島等處建燈塔。橫瀾燈塔由中國海關委託法國公司興建，於一八九三年五月投入服務，設以石油為燃料、旋轉儀器浮於水銀上的先進訊號燈。燈塔最初由中國海關管理，一八九八年新界租借予英國後，一九〇一年一月一日交由港府接管。它同時收集東面氣象資料供天文台分析，自一九八九年起改為自動化，現由海事處管理。橫瀾燈塔於二〇〇〇年列為法定古蹟。","summaryEn":"The Waglan Lighthouse stands on Waglan Island, south-east of Hong Kong, and is one of the few surviving pre-war lighthouses in the territory. In 1867 the British naval surveyor Commander Reed proposed building lighthouses at places including Waglan Island. The lighthouse was built by a French company for the Chinese Maritime Customs Service and began operating in May 1893, equipped with an advanced mineral-oil light in a rotating apparatus floating on mercury. Initially run by the Chinese Maritime Customs, it passed to the Hong Kong Government on 1 January 1901 after the New Territories were leased to Britain. It also collected weather data for the Hong Kong Observatory and has been automated since 1989, now managed by the Marine Department. It was declared a monument in 2000.","sourceUrls":["https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/outlying-islands/monuments_71/index.html","https://www.amo.gov.hk/tc/historic-buildings/monuments/outlying-islands/monuments_71/index.html"]}}]}