Kat Hing Wai

Kat Hing Wai (吉慶圍) is a famous Hakka walled village in Yuen Long District of Hong Kong. Popularly known as Kam Tin, from the name of the area, it is home to about 400 descendants of the Tang clan, who settled in the area in the 11th century and built the village walls in the 1600s.

Kat Hing Wai is a rectangular (100 m x 90 m) walled village. As a family stronghold, Kat Hing Wai has served the Tangs well through the centuries, protecting the residents against bandits, rival clans, and wild tigers. In the Qing Dynasty, a five-metre high blue brick wall and four cannon towers were added to defend bandits. Today, the village is still completely surrounded by 18-foot-thick walls. There is only one narrow gated entrance.

Route: West Rail Kam Sheung Road station or KMB bus routes 51, 54, 64K.

Former plan of Kat Hing Wai in Kam Tin.