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Hau Ku Shek Ancestral Hall (Ho Sheung Heung, Sheung Shui)

As a landmark building in Ho Sheung Heung, the Hau Ku Shek Ancestral Hall was built to commemorate the seventeenth generation ancestor Hau Ku-shek (1554 – 1628) in the Ming dynasty. According to the date inscribed on the name board hanging over the main entrance, the ancestral hall was believed to be built around twenty-seventh year of Qianlong reign of the Qing dynasty (i.e. 1762).

The Ancestral Hall is built in the traditional three-hall-two-courtyard style. An altar is erected in the middle hall where the sacrificial tablets of the ancestors are enshrined. There are side chambers on each side of the front courtyard, whilst the right chamber is used as a kitchen. The two-storey rear hall was once used as a village school. The lower floor provided accommodation for teachers while the upper floor was used as classrooms. During Second World War , the study hall was closed. At present, the Hau Ku Shek Ancestral Hall is not only a venue for the villagers in Ho Sheung Heung to worship their ancestors and to hold traditional festivals; it is also a venue for gathering and meeting. The roof ridges and gable walls of the Ancestral Hall are richly embellished . Auspicious motifs engraved on the lintel and brackets inside the hall are exquisitely crafted. The Hau Ku Shek Ancestral Hall was declared a monument on 19 December 2003.

Hau Ku Shek Ancestral Hall

Address

Ho Sheung Heung, Sheung Shui (Plan)

Opening Hours

9:00am - 1:00pm & 2:00pm - 5:00pm daily.
Closed on Tuesdays, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day and the first 3 days of the Lunar New Year.

Transport

Maxi cab (Green)
51K Sheung Shui Station - Ho Sheung Heung

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