Fanling Wai

Fanling Wai
粉嶺圍
External view of Fanling Ching Wai with pond.
External view of Fanling Ching Wai with pond.
Map
CountryHong Kong
DistrictNorth
SuburbFanling
Established1572–1620
Founded byPang Clan
Fanling Wai
Aerial view of Fanling Wai
Traditional Chinese粉嶺圍
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationFán léhng wàih
JyutpingFan2 leng5 wai4
Cannons near the entrance gate-tower of Fanling Ching Wai.
Pang Ancestral Hall in Fanling Pak Wai.

Fanling Wai is a village in Fanling, North District, Hong Kong, built by the Pang () Clan. It is composed of a walled village and its two extensions:[1] Ching Wai or Chung Wai (正圍 or 中圍; 'central hamlet') – the only walled hamlet of Fanling Wai and also the first hamlet to be built, Pak Wai (北圍; 'north hamlet'), and Nam Wai (南圍; 'south hamlet').[2][3]

  1. ^ Chan, Kwok-shing (1997). "Negotiating the Transfer Practice of Housing in a Chinese Lineal Village" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 37: 63–80. ISSN 1991-7295.
  2. ^ Historic Building Appraisal: Pang Ancestral Hall, Fanling Pak Wai, Fanling
  3. ^ Chan, Kwok-shing (2012). A Localized Culture of Welfare: Entitlements, Stratification, and Identity in a Chinese Lineage Village. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 30–31. ISBN 9780739166871.