Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Located between Yuen Long and Sheung Shui, this splendid Mandarin-style building com-
plex from 1865 is eclectically fused with Western design. Members of the Man clan, another
powerful family in the New Territories, lived here for well over a century until they moved
out in 1980. The courtyard is encircled by stone walls with a guarded checkpoint. Inside,
auspicious Chinese symbols are found in the woodcarvings along with art-nouveau glass
panels, and there is a European fountain.
Board bus 76K in Sheung Shui and get off at the San Tin stop.
VILLAGE
PING KONG
This sleepy walled village in the hills south of Sheung Shui is seldom visited by outsiders.
Like other walled villages still inhabited in Hong Kong, it is a mix of old and new, and has a
lovely little
Tin Hau temple
() in the centre.
To get to Ping Kong from Sheung Shui East Rail station (exit A), catch green minibus
58K from the huge minibus station south of Landmark North shopping centre on San Wan
Rd. A taxi from the Sheung Shui East Rail station to Ping Kong costs about HK$32.
Eating
HEALTH FOOD
IPC FOODLAB
11.30am-10pm; ; Fanling)
Incongruously located on an industrial block in Fanling, IPC is one of Hong Kong's most
hardcore farm-to-table restaurants. Most of the vegies come from local organic farms,
though some come from IPC's own vertical garden. The menu skews towards fancy salads
and artfully presented dishes involving trendy health ingredients like quinoa. Decor is sleek
and modern, service friendly.
SPORTS & ACTIVITIES
HERITAGE WALK
LUNG YEUK TAU HERITAGE TRAIL
This 4.5km-long trail northeast of Fanling meanders through five relatively well-preserved
walled villages and, like the village of Ping Shan, they are home to the Tang clan. The most
attractive of the lot is the oldest (800 years) but most intact
Lo Wai
, identifiable by its 1m-
