Lung Kwu Tan (Chinese:龍鼓灘) is an area located in the western part of theTuen Mun District inHong Kong.
The area is located to the southwest ofCastle Peak and consists of Lung Kwu Tan and Lung Kwu Sheung Tan. Lung Kwu Tan is a beach withblack sand.
Lung Kwu Tan Village is a recognized village under theNew TerritoriesSmall House Policy.[1] It is one of the 36 villages represented within theTuen Mun Rural Committee. Lung Kwu Tan Village RepresentativeLau Wong-fat was the chairman of theHeung Yee Kuk in 1980–2015[2] and an influential figure in rural Hong Kong politics.[3]
Lung Kwu Tan Village has a history of a few hundred years.
In 2021, police in the area seized 10 speedboats and a record 57 engines, both used for illegal smuggling, in a 100,000 sqft warehouse belonging to a company owned byKenneth Lau and his family.[4]
Visitors attractions in Lung Kwu Tan include the localTin Hau Temple[5] at Pak Long (北朗) and Bogy's Rock. While Lung Kwu Tan is a place of primitive simplicity, the opening of privately run barbecue sites have always drawn crowds of holidaymakers. Rare, endangeredChinese white dolphins can be observed from shores.
The Lau Ancestral Hall in Tuk Mei Chung (篤尾涌) village, part of Lung Kwu Tan, is aGrade III historic building.[6]
It is said thatEmperor Bing of Song (1271–1279) of theSouthern Song dynasty went south as far as Lung Kwu Tan as he fled from the invadingMongols in the north. There is a cave at Lung Kwu Tan, which became known as the Emperor's Cave and is believed to be where Emperor Bing took refuge during his stay.[citation needed] During the period ofJapanese occupation, the Dong Jiang guerrilla force made the cave one of its military bases to put up resistance against the Japanese.
The village is connected to theLRT via route Nos 610, 614, 615 and 507 which in turn connect to theTuen Mun Ferry Pier stop viaMTR Bus route No. K52.
Lung Kwu Tan is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 70. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and the following government schools: Tuen Mun Government Primary School (屯門官立小學).[7]
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