| Lo Wai Village |  |
Lo Wai Village (or literally “Old Walled Village”) was established soon after the termination of the Great Clearance order by the Qing government in 1669, and the village has over 300 years history by now.
The village was built by the five families of Tsang, Cheung, Wong, Hui and Tang. It occupies 65,000 square metres of land and there are dozens of picturesque temples and old structures that stand testimony to the history of the village. An example would be the current Lo Wai Village headquarters’ building which used to be the location for the now-defunct Lo Wai Public School. Beside the office lies “Tung Wo She”, a society which was used for socialising by villagers and it functions as a peacekeeper to settle disputes. To defend the village against pirates, thick walls surrounded the village. The houses within the village were built tightly adjacent to each other, in rows, as if one longitudinal house and villagers with the same surname would live in the same row.
Many villagers have moved out due to urban development, and the population of the village has dwindled till today’s two thousand. Most of the residents who stay are elderly, since the younger ones have moved to the city to search for employment. However, the ecological park, the herbal garden, jackfruits grown by villagers and wall paintings around the village buildings have attracted tourists and rejuvenated the village with some business opportunities.
Address: Lo Wai Road, Tsuen Wan
