Tsang Tai Uk

I would like to introduce Tsang Tai Uk to all of you. Tsang Tai Uk is a Hakka walled village in Hong Kong. It is one of Grade 1 historic buildings. It located in Shatin closed to the south of the Pok Hong Estate and not far from the Lion Rock Tunnel Road.

Tsang Tai Uk bulit in the 1848 as a stronghold for the Tsang Clan. It is the best-preserved Hakka fortified village in Shatin. It is said to have taken 20 years to bulit with granite, grey bricks and solid timber. Tsang Tai Uk consists of 3 rows of house arranged to from a rectangle. All the house are interlinked by passages and small courtyards. On the fortified walls, there are embrassures and loopholes. And defensive towers were bulit at the 4 corners to ward off enemies. At the Northern wall, there are 3 arched entrances. The main or ceremonial entrance in the middle leads to the ancestral hall in the innermost row of houses, where ceremonies take place. In the old days, villagers winnowed and dried their havest in the massive courtyard in front of the house.

King Law Ka Shuk

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King Law Ka Shuk was one used as a study hall, now it is serving as the function of ancestral hall of the Tang clan in Tai Po Tau for over one hundred years. It still serves as a venue for clam members to hold meetings and traditional functions. It is believed that the building was bulit in the Ming Dynasty to commemorate the Tangs' tenth generation ancestor Tang King-law. King Law Ka Shuk was declared a monument in August 1998.

How to go there???
It is very convenience. King Law Ka Shuk is near to MTR. It takes xbout 15 minutes to walk to King Law Ka Shuk from Tai Wo MTR station.

Cheung Chau Theatre

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History
Cheung Chau Theatre located in 120 San Hing Back Street, Cheung Chau, New Territories. It was established in 1931. There were a black and white silent movie period. There were total of three film per day between one of noon and two for night included Cantonese and Western films. Cheung Chau Theatre were equipped over 600 seats for guests.

Resent NEWS
Cheung Chau Theatre is facing demolition

Video (source form TVB)



Ticket (source from LOK)
Firstly, we go to watch a film at 1:30 PM at Cheung Chau Theatre. This is very simple film ticket, included the name of theatre, what time to hold the film, price and ticket number. At the ticket, we cannot know the film name. Can you see the red color of (4-13)? It means your sit number. Nowday, the ticket also use initial A-Z to define your sit number.

↑↑ The ticket number is 35 thousands 6 hundreds and thirty five.
80 years ago, the ticket value is $20 for one. It is very expensive

↑↑ This ticket color was yellow one. I think that different color represent 10 thousands guest. It means 40 thousands guest ticket was yellow, 30 thousands guest ticket was blue.

↑↑ There were 90 thousands guest were serve totally. It was involved you? XD

Photos

↑↑ What films today?
↑↑ Can you seen any chair inside?

Question:
The maximum charge per ticket is $__?
A. 21
B. 22
C. 23
D. 24
E. 25

每張票最高收費為多少錢?
A. 21
B. 22
C. 23
D. 24
E. 25

Woo~! Why a heritage can move!?

The heritage: Star Ferry

  When you visit to the Hong Kong Victoria Harbour, you may see some ferries coloured green and white crossing the harbour. It is known as star ferry which is an important part of the commuter system between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, as well as an essential journeys for visitors to view the charmful harbour.

  The ferry crossing is hailed as one of the 50 must visit places of a lifetime by The National Geographic Traveler. Star ferry ride is also well known as one of the world’s best value-for-money sightseeing trips.

A star ferry called 'morning star'

We just see a red one!

WOW! A LV star ferry.

This is the star ferry pier at Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.

This is a view of Wan Chai Star Ferry pier.

The Central Queen Pier, regarded as a collective memory by Hong Kong people, was pull down for the Central reclamation project in 2006. A new pier was then established at the new coastal line.

    The piers location aside the Victoria Harbour.

Q: The Star Ferries with 12 boats in the fleet is a movable heritage in Hong Kong. The Star Ferry traces  its origins to

A.1880
B.1898
C.1901

Pottery Kilns at Wun Yiu in Tai Po

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Wun Yiu, Tai Po was once a center of porcelain industry in the New Territories. As early as the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), clans of Man and Tse had started manufacturing the blue and white porcelain. The Ma clan, a group of Hakka people originated from Changle county in Guangdong province, settled in Tai Po and purchased the kilns from the Man clan in 1674 (the 13th year of Kangxi reign of the Qing dynasty). The industry declined in the early 20th century due to the competition from good quality and inexpensive porcelain produced by other coastal kilns in Guangdong. The kilns at Wun Yiu finally ceased to operate in 1932.

Archaeological investigations at Wun Yiu discovered the remains illustrating the complete process of porcelain production such as china clay quarrying pits, water-mills, animal-driven grinder, clay soaking tanks and dragon kilns. They all are important cultural heritage of Hong Kong.

Heritage1881

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Heritage 1881
  Have you ever heard about the name of ''Heritage 1881''!? As the name implies, the building is a tourism heritage, which is aviated by the Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited, convenientally located in the heart of Tsim Sha Tsui. The Heritage originally is a government building in the age of British colony Hong Kong. This 120 year-old historical building has now been revitalized and transformed into a new cultural and shopping landmark in Hong Kong. The Heritage 1881 now features luxury shops such as dunhill London, fining dining, bars, heritage hotel and museum.

Q: As the article mentions, the Heritage 1881 is originally a government building in the age of British colony Hong Kong. Do you know what type of building it was before?

A. Post Office

B. Marine Police Headquarters

C. Prison