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Cheung Ancestral Hall (Shan Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long)
Cheung Ancestral Hall in Shan Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long was built by Cheung Bing-nam, Cheung Chi-kwong, Cheung Yiu-fong and Cheung Shui-yat of the twenty-second generation of the clan in the twentieth year of Jiaqing (1815).
The ancestral hall is used as a centre for communal gatherings and a place for ancestral worship. It was also once used as a primary school for educating members of the clan from the 1930s to 1950s. Tuition was also provided to young girls in the ancestral hall but was given only at night. With the completion of the Wah Fung Primary School which was built by the clan near Lam Hau Tsuen in 1958, the previous principal office at the left chamber of the entrance hall of the ancestral hall was then vacated and converted into the temporary office of the village committee for about 10 years. The left aisle was used as a kitchen whereas the right aisle is now used for storage.
A full restoration of Cheung Ancestral Hall was undertaken by the Architectural Services Department and monitored by the Antiquities and Monuments Office from mid-1998 to 19 December 1999 when a rehabilitation ceremony was held, to celebrate the completion of the restoration. It was declared a monument on 30 December 1999.
Cheung Ancestral Hall
Opening Hours
9:00am - 1:00pm & 2:00pm - 5:00pm daily.
Closed on Tuesdays, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day and the first 3 days of the Lunar New Year.
Transport
For visitors going to Cheung Ancestral Hall, they may take the following bus routes to Fung Cheung Road, Yuen Long and get on maxi cab (Green) No. 604 to Shan Ha Tsuen.
Public transport to Fung Cheung Road, Yuen Long:
Kowloon Motor Bus
53 Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) - Yuen Long (East)
269B Hung Hom Ferry Concourse - Tin Shui Wai Town Centre
269C Kwun Tong Ferry Pier - Tin Shui Wai Town Centre
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