Wong Nai Chung Reservoir’s Working Remains
Completed in 1899, Wong Nai Chung Reservoir served as an auxiliary water source beyond the Tai Tam group.
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Back to the selectionThe Streams That Fed Kai Tak Nullah
Before the airport landscape, streams from Wong Tai Sin ran toward the coast; later channels gathered their water into a transformed urban corridor.
Wong Uk: A Hakka House beside a Lost Trading Village
Wong Uk’s surviving Old House recalls Yuen Chau Kok’s former role as a route-side trading place. The village was reshaped by reclamation and Sha Tin New Town; one listed monument remains.
The Fruit Market’s Night Shift
Yau Ma Tei’s wholesale fruit market links a 1913 government market to the overnight rhythm of produce distribution.
Shiwan Figures Above Yau Ma Tei Tin Hau Temple
On the temple’s ridge, colourful Shiwan ceramics turn dragons, fish and opera figures into a small theatre above the street.
A Theatre That Returned to the Stage
Opened in 1930 and revived in 2012, Yau Ma Tei Theatre links Cantonese opera’s stage traditions with a new generation of performers.
Why a Temple Stood Beside a Court and Study Halls
Yau Ma Tei’s Tin Hau compound grew from a temple into a cluster serving worship, community affairs and education.
Yuen Tsuen Ancient Trail: A Historic Route through Tai Lam
The Yuen Tsuen Ancient Trail crosses the country-park landscape between Tsuen Wan and the western New Territories. AFCD records Tin Fu Tsai as a former resting point for commuters and a village settlement beside the trail.
Yuk Hui Temple and the Neighbourhood
Wanchai’s Yuk Hui Temple, completed in 1863, combined worship with side spaces used as a communal hall and study hall.