Chau Wong Yi Kung Study Hall — Local services in Hong Kong

This is one of the historic Tang Clan buildings around Shui Tau Tsuen in the New Territories West. It is located just southwest of the old Bin Mo footbridge and near an open field. Unfortunately, unlike others in the area, it seems that this place doesn't keep open hours for visitors to enter and view. As such, you will most likely be limited to seeing the exterior of the building only at this time.

The Chou Wong Yi Kung Study Hall is a designated Grade II historic building (2010) in Hong Kong. It was built around 1685 and is of typical Qing Dynasty architecture. You can see that it is a classic two hall structure with an open courtyard given the two roof structure that you can see. You'll also be able to see a brick facade, that is now creme yellow in colour. There are murals above the entrance and below the roof line and tiled roof. Have a quick look and carry on with sightseeing of the other heritage buildings in Shui Tau Tsuen.

Unfortunately there are no information panels nearby and quite little on the internet regarding the history of Chou Wong Yi Kung Study Hall. Hopefully this is something that can be improved upon in the future in regard to educating the public...

The study hall was founded in 1684 to commemorate Zhou Youde (周有德), Viceroy of Guangdong and Guangxi (兩廣總督), and Wang Lairen (王來任), Governor of Guangdong (廣東巡撫), for their help in lifting the Evacuation Edict in the Kangxi reign (康熙, 1662-1722) of the Qing dynasty.

The study hall is a Qing vernacular building having a two-hall-one-courtyard plan of three bays. The courtyard is between the halls and flanked by two side chambers, one on each side. It is in symmetrical design with the altar worshipping the two officials’ tablets at the far end of the central axis in the middle of the main hall. The building was constructed of green bricks with its walls supporting the pitched flushed gable roofs. The recessed entrance has granite doorframe and a name board above the lintel. The ridges are with geometric...

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