Declared Monuments in Hong Kong

Sam Tung Uk Village is a Hakka walled village restored in 1987 and opened to the public as a museum of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. It was built by the Chan clan in 1786. The Chan clan moved from Guangdong in the 1750s, and settled in Tsuen Wan, where they reclaimed land along the seashore for cultivation. Chan Yam-shing, a clan leader, first constructed three rows of village houses on the site. His descendants later built annex houses to the sides and at the back of the village house. The family ancestral altar was placed in the main hall lying on the central axis facing the entrance. The four Chinese characters signifying 'Chan' Family Ancestral Hall', were engraved on the granite lintel above the door frame.