Liu Man Shek Tong Ancestral Hall — Local services in North District

During the Song dynasty, the Lius lived in Fujian. In the middle of the Yuan dynasty (13th to 14th centuries), the ancestor Liu Chung-kit moved southward and settled down in this part of southern China. As the largest ancestral hall of all the Lius in Sheung Shui, the Liu Man Shek Tong Ancestral Hall celebrates a lineage that had exceptional beginnings. Many of the Liu ancestors were government officials and their learnedness is celebrated in the Liu Man Shek Tong Ancestral Hall.

The Liu Man Shek Tong Ancestral Hall was built in the 16th year of the Qianlong Reign during the Qing dynasty (1751). When the Lius have well-settled in Sheung Shui Heung for centuries, they began the construction of the Liu Man Shek Tong Ancestral Hall during the 18th century.

I could observe that the Liu Man Shek Tong Ancestral Hall is very special. There are many, many ancestral halls in the New Territories villages, and most of them come with a two-hall one-courtyard layout. The Liu Man Shek Tong Ancestral Hall is a three-court...

Liu Chung-kit, the founding ancestor of the Liu clan in Sheung Shui, migrated from Fujian to Guangdong in the middle of Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Initially settling in Tuen Mun and later in the village of Futian, north of the Shenzhen River, he finally put down roots in the area around the Sheung Yue River in Sheung Shui, from where his descendants later spread far and wide.

In the 18th century, the Lius were very rich and prosperous, and this was reflected in the erection of the main ancestral hall, the Liu Man Shek Tong Ancestral Hall, in 1751. It is a typical three-hall, two-courtyard building, richly embellished with plaster mouldings, wood carvings and murals with auspicious motifs and pictures.

In 1932, the ancestral hall was converted into Fung Kai School to provide modern education. The school was moved to new premises in 1974. Restoration works on the Liu Man Shek Tong Ancestral Hall were undertaken in 1984 and...

The Liu Man Shek Tong Ancestral Hall is a very traditional Chinese building for worshipping the Liu's ancestors and holding all the ceremonies during Spring & Autumn . It was built in 1751 , Ching dynasty . I am so lucky that my good friend is the younger generation of the Liu's family, she lives in the Liu's Village and knows the family history very well . She took me walked around the village and told me all the history of all the 3 ancestral Halls. The hall is also newly renovated, everything is in such a good condition and beautifully presented. It is as good as the Tang's Ancestral Hall in Yuen Long. Although it's surrounded by all the village houses, the road signs are rather clear, just follow the road signs or ask the locals. If you like HK history or Chinese history , this is a place you...