Tai Hang is an area in the Tai Po District of Hong Kong. The area encompasses several villages, including Tsz Tong Tsuen and the two walled villages of Chung Sum Wai and Fui Sha Wai.

Administration

Tai Hang is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages represented within the Tai Po Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Tai Hang is part of the Lam Tsuen Valley constituency, which is currently represented by Richard Chan Chun-chit.

History

The villagers of the Tai Hang Village were mainly the members of the Man (文) clan. The original members of the Man clan in Tai Hang were relatives of Wen Tianxiang, the duke and scholar-general of the Song dynasty in China. When the Mongols invaded the Song dynasty, Wen fled to the south with his family and the emperor of the Song dynasty. At first, the family of Wen stayed in Dongguan but they then moved to the present-day New Territories of Hong Kong. Because of the historic background, Wen Tianxiang is commemorated in the village through his statue and an inscription of one of his writings. At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Tai Hang Tsz Tong Tsuen was 77. The number of males was 29.

Features

Festival

The traditional festival of the village, Da Jiu Festival, is held every five years. It started after building the village in order to express the thanks towards the gods and to beg for the fortune. The latest Da Jiu Festival was held in 2020.