This article is about Kam Sheung Road. For the railway station named after this road, see Kam Sheung Road station.

Kam Sheung Road (traditional Chinese: 錦上路) is one of the main roads in Pat Heung, Yuen Long District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It connects Kam Tin to Sheung Tsuen, hence the name of the road. The road is 5.5 km long and was opened to traffic in January 1962.[1]

Features

The road starts from Kam Tin Road near near the junction with Kam Tin Shi Street in the west, and ends at the end of Kam Tin Road near Sheung Tsuen Park in the east, near the junction of Lam Kam Road and Route Twisk, passing through many densely populated villages, such as Tsz Tong Tsuen (traditional Chinese: 祠堂村), Ng Ka Tsuen (traditional Chinese: 吳家村), Shek Wu Tong (traditional Chinese: 石湖塘), Tai Wo Tsuen (traditional Chinese: 大窩村), Yuen Kong Tsuen (traditional Chinese: 元崗村), Shui Tsan Tin (traditional Chinese: 水盞田), Ngau Keng Tsuen (traditional Chinese: 牛徑村), Lin Fa Tei (traditional Chinese: 蓮花地), Lai Uk Tsuen (traditional Chinese: 黎屋村), Tsang Uk Tsuen (traditional Chinese: 曾屋村), Tse Uk Tsuen (traditional Chinese: 謝屋村), and Sheung Tsuen San Tsuen (traditional Chinese: 上村新村).

Many village houses and new-style residential buildings have been developed on both sides of Kam Sheung Road. Famous places include Kam Tin Red Brick House (traditional Chinese: 錦田紅磚屋), Japanese Chiba Garden (traditional Chinese: 日本千葉園), Lai Mansion (traditional Chinese: 黎氏大屋), Chik Kwai Study Hall (traditional Chinese: 植桂書室).

Scenic spots

Chik Kwai Study Hall

Chik Kwai Study Hall was built in the late Qing Dynasty and funded by Lai Kam Tai (traditional Chinese: 黎金泰), a member of the Lai clan in Pat Heung ().[2] It is a traditional Lingnan building with two entrances, three bays and a courtyard (). The study hall still preserves a large number of original architectural components and decorations, including finely hand-crafted wood carvings, stone carvings, vivid plaster sculptures on the roof and gables, and lifelike murals on the walls, which are in line with the characteristics and aesthetics of traditional Lingnan architecture.[3]

Lai Mansion

The Lai mansion was not completed until 1919, at least 20 years later than the Study. By then, Lai had died and the mansion was left to his four sons. The mansion is quite grand, with two entrances, three bays and a courtyard.[4]

Kam Tin Red Brick House

The red brick flea market in Kam Tin, which was converted from a candle factory, has been rooted in Kam Tin for twelve years and has become one of Kam Tin's landmark buildings.[5] It is located next to the Tsz Tong Tsuen and close to Kat Hing Wai. It is a tourist attraction in Hong Kong. It covers an area of 20,000 square feet and all of the 52 shops inside are small shops built with red bricks.

Kam Sheung Road Station Flea Market

There is a flea market around Kam Sheung Road, located in the open space next to Kam Sheung Road station. The market is hosted by MTR and officially opened on 1 May 2008.[6]

References

  1. ^ 華僑日報, 1962-01-21 第9頁
  2. ^ "Antiquities and Monuments Office - Chik Kwai Study Hall (Declared Monument) (899)". www.amo.gov.hk. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  3. ^ "Antiquities and Monuments Office - Declared Monuments in Hong Kong - New Territories (191)". www.amo.gov.hk. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  4. ^ "Conserve and Revitalise Hong Kong Heritage - Details of approved application (163)". www.heritage.gov.hk. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  5. ^ "錦田有個紅磗屋 造夢者更新雜貨舖古老形象" (in zh-HK). 明周文化. 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  6. ^ 錦上路跳蚤市場　全港首創設於港鐵站旁 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine《蘋果日報》2008-05-02