廢棄的起子灣村 Abandoned Hei Tsz Wan Village

西貢上窰附近的起子灣是一個完全被遺棄的村莊,以前由客家黃氏家族居住。有多間廢棄村屋,這間隱約可見屋上寫着「彭城堂」。沿途可以看到一些倒塌的房屋。

西貢上窰附近的起子灣是一個完全被遺棄的村莊,以前由客家黃氏家族居住。有多間廢棄村屋,這間隱約可見屋上寫着「彭城堂」。這些村屋的底樓高度正常,但一樓狹窄,只有睡眠空間,沒有足夠的空間站立。沿途可以看到一些倒塌的房屋。

附近的上窰民俗博物館是黃氏家族居住的八座前客家建築的所在地,其歷史可追溯至19世紀末。現在它是一個小型博物館,是一座擁有典型客家家具和文物的法定古蹟。

Abandoned Hei Tsz Wan Village

Hei Tsz Wan near Sheung Yiu, Sai Kung is a totally abandoned village, formerly occupied by a Wong Hakka clan. There are many abandoned village houses, and this house can be seen with a plague vaguely written “Pang Shing Hall”. The ground floors of these houses are of normal height but the first floors are cramped, sleeping space only, with hardly enough room to stand up. Some collapsing houses can be seen along the path.

The Sheung Yiu Folk Museum nearby was the site of 8 former fortified Hakka houses occupied by the Wong clan  that dates back to the late 19th century. It is now a small museum and a Declared Monument housing typical Hakka furniture and artifacts.

楊必興 P H Yang