| Wing Lung Wai | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Hong Kong |
| Coordinates: | 22.44°N 114.0672°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Special administrative region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hong Kong |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Yuen Long District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Area |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kam Tin |
| Established Date: | 15th century |
| Founder: | Tang Siu-kui and his clansmen |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | HKT |
| Utc Offset1: | +8:00 |
Wing Lung Wai is a walled village located in the Kam Tin area of Yuen Long District, in Hong Kong. Three other walled villages, Kat Hing Wai, Tai Hong Wai, and Kam Hing Wai are located nearby and were built around the same time.[1]
Wing Lung Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[2]
The village was founded by Tang Siu-kui and his clansmen in the Chenghua reign (1465-1487) of the Ming dynasty. The village was earlier called Sha Lan Mei or Wing Lung Wai . The name was changed into the present name in 1905.[3]
The enclosing wall was built in the Kangxi reign (1661-1722) of the Qing dynasty to safeguard the village from bandits, privates and other enemies. The entrance gate, originally located at the front wall of the village, on its central axis, was later relocated to the south due to feng shui reasons, after establishment of the nearby the walled village Tai Hong Wai. The moat was reclaimed in the 1960s.[3]
In the Chung Shing Temple, the village shrine, eleven deities are worshiped, including Kwun Yam, Hung Shing and Che Kung.[4]
Kang Sam Tong was built in Wing Lung Wai in the 1880s. It is an ancestral hall, and it also served as a study hall until 1926.[5]
Although the former watchtowers no longer exist, the northeast watchtower has some base structure left.[3]
The entrance gate of Wing Lung Wai is a Grade II historic building. The Chung Shing Temple and the Kang Sam Tong are both Grade III historic buildings.[6]
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