Kei Ling Ha Explained

Kei Ling Ha
Settlement Type:Area
Pushpin Map:Hong Kong
Coordinates:22.4135°N 114.2724°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Special administrative region
Subdivision Name1:Hong Kong
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:New Territories
Subdivision Type3:Area
Subdivision Name3:Shap Sze Heung
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:HKT
Utc Offset1:+8:00

Kei Ling Ha is an area of Shap Sze Heung, on the Sai Kung Peninsula, in eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of Tai Po District. It is a popular place for countryside visits, picnicking and bird watching.

Location

Kei Ling Ha is located at the coastal area near Sai Sha Road, at the junction of Ma On Shan Country Park and Sai Kung West Country Park. It is located in the innermost shore of Three Fathoms Cove which is known as Kei Ling Ha Hoi indigenously.

Villages

Kei Ling Ha Lo Wai and Kei Ling Ha San Wai are the two main villages within this area. Kei Ling Ha Lo Wai is a Hakka walled village.[1] Both villages are occupied by members of the Ho lineage.[2]

The settlement of Kei Ling Ha Lo Wai probably dates back to the late 16th century. The New Village branched off from the "old Wai" around 1876. The combined population of the two villages was 135 in 1960.[2]

As a walled village, Kei Ling Ha Lo Wai features an entrance gate and a Ho Ancestral Hall.[1] [2] A drystone wall marks the outer edge of the village platform on a piedmont site. The site faces almost directly north so that the wall has a most likely a geomantic as well as a practical function.[3]

Kei Ling Ha Lo Wai and Kei Ling Ha San Wai are recognized villages under the New Territories Small House Policy.[4]

Ecology

Kei Ling Ha is the site of a rocky shore. Mangrove can be found at Kei Ling Ha Lo Wai,[5] [6] and the site has been a Site of Special Scientific Interest since 1994.[7] It is the habitat of fiddler crabs.[8]

Transport

Kei Ling Ha is served by Sai Sha Road. The end of Stage 3 and start of Stage 4 of the MacLehose Trail is located at Shui Long Wo, part of Kei Ling Ha.[9] [10]

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Notes and References

  1. Ip . Hing-fong . 1995 . An historical geography of the walled villages of Hong Kong . Postgraduate Thesis, Master of Philosophy . 62, 74, 90 . .
  2. Book: Hayes, James. The great difference: Hong Kong's New Territories and its people, 1898-2004. James W. Hayes. 2006. Hong Kong University Press. 9789622097940. 142 .
  3. Hill. Ronald D. . 1985 . Fragments and speculations: the walled villages of Hong Kong. Journal of the Hong Kong Archaeological Society . 11 . 25-38 . 02465191. .
  4. Web site: List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy . September 2009 . .
  5. http://www.wetlandpark.com/en/tour/klh.asp Wetland Ecotour: Kei Ling Ha
  6. Web site: Mangrove at Kei Ling Ha Lo Wai . October 2, 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040923002721/http://ecology.hku.hk/jupas/KLHLW.htm . September 23, 2004 . dead .
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20091027031339/http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/eia_planning/sea/annex_b.html List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Hong Kong
  8. Winnie P.W. Kwok & Wing-sze Tang, "Fiddler Crabs in Hong Kong – An Overview", Hong Kong Biodiversity, Issue No. 12 September 2006
  9. [Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department]
  10. [Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department]

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