Ping Shan Tang Clan Gallery Cum Heritage Trail Visitors Centre — Attraction in Hong Kong

Formerly Ping Shan Police Station, built in 1900/01 after the British takeover of the New Territories. It was to command villages and the valley lying between Castle Peak and Deep Bay. The site for the police station is said to have been chosen by the Superintendent of Police Francis Henry May in 1899. Local villagers stated that the police station, which imitates a rock suppressing the crab-like hill, upset the fung-shui of the village.

The main building in the police station complex is a two-storey white walled building with observation posts at roof level and arched and colonnaded verandahs. Originally it had a pitched roof of Chinese tiles. It was a typical Neo-Classical Colonial...

The exhibition in the main building (G/F) introduces the cultural history of the indigenous communities here. Don't forget the other galleries further down, which give more historical background to how the area changed between 1899 and in the subsequent century. Nice views of the surrounding area. Quite interesting to see a different angle of HK heritage and history. Worth a visit while exploring the Ping Shan Heritage Trail. Would suggest visiting on weekends or public holidays when there are other visitors. Otherwise it can get a bit too quiet and you may feel out of place. Quite easy from here to take light rail to Yuen Long, which has more dining options and is connected to...

One of the best historic walks in HK. Easy flat walk and transport available at the end of the walk, ease of getting in and out. Lots of cafes nearby. So it's kind of surprising to find a lot of food and people and then submerge yourself in history at the same time....