Wing Ning Wai
{{Short description|Walled village in Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling, Hong Kong}}
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File:Wing Ning Wai inside2.JPG shrine inside Wing Ning Wai, near the entrance gate.]]
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Wing Ning Wai ({{zh|t=永寧圍}}) is a walled village in Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling, Hong Kong. It is one of the Five Wai (walled villages) and Six Tsuen (villages) in Lung Yeuk Tau.Antiquities and Monuments Office. [https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/heritage-trails/lung-yeuk-tau-heritage-trail/ Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail]
Administration
Wing Ning Wai, as part of Lung Yeuk Tau, is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.{{cite web |url=https://www.landsd.gov.hk/doc/en/small-house/rv0909.pdf |title=List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy |last= |first= |date=September 2009 |website= |publisher=Lands Department |access-date= |quote=}} Wing Ning Wai is one of the villages represented within the Fanling District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Wing Ning Wai is part of the Queen's Hill constituency, which is currently represented by Law Ting-tak.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eac.hk/pdf/distco/2019dc/final/en/N_descriptions(Eng).pdf|title=Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (North District)|work=Electoral Affairs Commission|access-date=17 October 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/north/english/members/info/dc_member_list_detail.php?member_id=2819|title=North District Council - North DC Members|work=District Council|access-date=17 October 2021}}
History
Wing Ning Wai is said to have a history dating back 400 to 500 years. It historically comprised three rows of houses enclosed within a rectangular protective wall, with an entrance gate in the north-east front wall and four watchtowers at its four corners. While the entrance gate, built in 1744, is still extant, the watchtowers and most of the enclosing walls have been demolished. Some of the watchtowers had new buildings constructed on them. The altar situated at the end of the main alley has disappeared.Antiquities and Monuments Office. Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail. [https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/heritage-trails/lung-yeuk-tau-heritage-trail/wing-ning-wai/ Wing Ning Wai]Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. [https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/en/822_Appraisal_En.pdf Entrance Gate of Wing Ning Wai, Lung Yeuk Tau]
Wing Ning Tsuen
Wing Ning Tsuen ({{zh|t=永寧村|labels=no}}), also known as Tai Tang ({{zh|t=大廳|labels=no}}), is a branch of Wing Ning Wai, and is located to its southeast. The village, which is about 300 years old,Antiquities and Monuments Office. Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail. [https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/heritage-trails/lung-yeuk-tau-heritage-trail/wing-ning-tsuen/ Wing Ning Tsuen] is one of the Six Tsuen (villages) in Lung Yeuk Tau.
Conservation
Wing Ning Wai and Wing Ning Tsuen are located along the Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail. The entrance gate of Wing Ning Wai has been listed as a Grade III historic building.Antiquities Advisory Board. [https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/en/content_29/AAB-SM-chi.pdf List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results]
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://www.had.gov.hk/rre/images/village_map1922/N/n-f-17.pdf Delineation of area of existing village Lung Yeuk Tau (Fanling) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)] (includes Wing Ning Wai)
- Antiquities Advisory Board. [https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/photo/822_Photo.pdf Pictures of Entrance Gate of Wing Ning Wai, Lung Yeuk Tau]
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