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Kat Hing Wai

Kat Hing Wai is a historic walled village built during the Ching-hua period (1465-87) of the Ming Dynasty. The village is in the shape of a square completely surrounded by brick walls erected to protect villagers against thieves. Inside the village, there is a small temple dedicated to fifteen deities. Kat Hing Wai is best known for the "Iron Gates Incident" which happened in 1899. When the British tried to take over the New Territories, the villagers resisted and after several battles, withdrew behind the iron gates to hold out against the British. In the spring of 1899, the British prevailed and entered Kat Hing Wai. They removed the gates and the Governor at that time shipped them to Ireland as booty.

Hung Lau

Hung Lau is located in Chung Shan Park at Lung Mun Road and adjacent to Castle Peak Farm.

Hung Lau faces southeast with Pui To Peak at its back, overlooking the sea off Tuen Mun and facing Lantau Island further across it. The area near the present Butterfly Estate was uninhabited in the late Qing Dynasty and was accessible by water transport only. Legends leave it that Hung Lau became a base for the revolutionaries of the Revive China Society. It was said that secret meetings convened by Dr. Sun Yat-sen and other revolutionaries for planning the Huang Hua-Gang Uprising and the Huizhou Uprising took place at Hung Lau. It was also where they took oath and got their ammunition and food supplies. Thus, Hung Lau has been of great significance to the Nationalist Revolution. A monument to Dr. Sun, a bust of him, a reproduction of his will and a gomuti palm tree planted by the revolutionary martyrs can also be found in Chung Shan Park.