Yi Tai Study Hall — Local services in Hong Kong

Yi Tai Study Hall (also known as Yi Tai Shu Yuen) is situated in Shui Tau Village, Kam Tin, Yuen Long. It was erected by a group of 16 local scholar-gentry from Tang Yi Tai Wui during the Daoguang reign (1821-1850) of the Qing dynasty to accommodate the statues of Man Cheong (God of Literature) and Kwan Tai (God of Martial Arts), which were originally worshipped in the nearby Man Cheong Pagoda. Hence, the study hall was named after them. The hall became an important academy, with prominent seholars from around the region giving lecturers there.

With the introduction of modern education in the early 20th century, Yi Tai Study Hall was subsequently used as a primary school for about 30 students. The school was discontinued after the Second World War.

The study hall is a two-hall rectangular building, made of grey bricks and rammed earth. The building is enclosed by a wall with entrances at both ends. Probably for fung shui reasons, the main entrance opens on the side between the two halls, unlike similar buildings. The forecourt of the study hall is paved with white stones, so it is commonly known as “Pak Shek Hong” (White Stone Lane). Full restoration works on Yi Tai Study Hall were completed in...

The petite exhibition on site shows various aspects of Kam Tin’s history, its land, its people and its development.

The name “Yi Tai” means the “study hall of the two immortals.” It refers to the two gods, the literary and the martial gods, that guarded a pagoda built exclusively to bring good feng-shui to the villagers who sat for the Imperial Civil Service Examinations of the...

Historic building, leaning the history about traditional Chinese education system. Also when you go insides the village see can see more the traditional culture about...