荔枝窩村是香港保存最完好的傳統客家村莊落之一，建於1670年以前，具有悠久的耕作歷史。部分村屋荒棄，但經修復的協天宮、鶴山寺和村落牆壁，重現了一些特色和昔日的活力。
荔枝窩因盛產荔枝而得名，16世紀時已有黃氏及曾氏村民定居，為香港少有的雙姓村落。村落保留九條橫巷和三條直巷的傳統布局，正門有「風水牆」，村後更種有風水林，以半月形環抱村落。
荔枝窩鄉郊文化景觀榮獲「聯合國教科文組織亞太區文化遺產保護獎」授予2020首設的「可持續發展特別貢獻獎」。
Lai Chi Wo is one of the best-preserved traditional Hakka villages in Hong Kong. It was built before 1670 and has a long history of farming. Some village houses are abandoned, but the restored Hip Tin Temple, Hok Shan Temple and village walls have re-instated some characteristics and vitality of the past.
Lai Chi Wo is named after its rich lychee harvest. In the 16th century, the Wong and Cheng clan had settled here, and it is a rare 2-clan village in Hong Kong. The village retains the traditional layout of 9 horizontal alleys and 3 vertical alleys. There is a feng shui wall at the front entrance, and a feng shui forest is planted behind the village to surround the village in a half moon shape.
The innovative revitalisation of the Lai Cho Wo rural cultural landscape was awarded the newly introduced Special Recognition for Sustainable Development by the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation 2020.
