Mau Ping Explained
Mau Ping [1] is an area and the site of a former village in Hong Kong. It is located within Ma On Shan Country Park and is administratively part of Sha Tin District.
Administration
Mau Ping is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[2]
History
The village of Mau Ping, together with neighboring Mui Tsz Lam, were historically part of the Luk Yeuk (league), centered on the township of Sai Kung.[3] At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Mau Ping (Mu Ping) was 124. The number of males was 57.[4]
Conservation
A dense woodland with an area of 3.7 hectares, within the Mau Ping area, has been listed as a Site of Special Scientific Interest since 1979.[5] [6]
Access
Mau Ping is only accessible by hiking paths, including Mau Ping Ancient Trail from Mui Tsz Lam, Pak Kong Ancient Trail from Pak Kong, Wong Chuk Shan Ancient Trail from Buffalo Pass via Wong Chuk Shan, and Section 4 of the MacLehose Trail.
See also
Further reading
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Notes and References
- Aijmer. Göran . Göran Aijmer. Being Caught by a Fishnet: On Fengshui in Southeastern China. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 8. 74–81 . 1968. 1991-7295.
- Web site: List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy . September 2009 . .
- Book: Aijmer, Göran . Göran Aijmer . Goodman . David S. G. . China and the West: Ideas and Activists . . 1990 . 34 . European Notions of Leadership and Chinese Ethnography . 978-0719029417.
- Hase. Patrick . Patrick Hase. Traditional Life in the New Territories: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 36. 78. 1996. 1991-7295.
- Web site: Register of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) . .
- Web site: Site of Special Scientific Interest - Mau Ping . 30 September 1992 . .
