One of the earliest documentations of Luk Keng was in “Yuet Dai Gei” (粵大記) written during the Ming dynasty in the mid-16th century.

Situated at the end of the Sha Tau Kok Road, goods were transported from the village pier via Shenzhen to other markets inland.

[3] During 1910, around 12,500 people would pass through the Nam Chung-Luk Keng area each month, some carrying goods, while some using the road to travel southwards to Kowloon.

[9][10][11] Originally thought to be aimed at coping with an anticipated Allied landing in the Mirs Bay Area, it is later believed by scholars that it is mainly used for suppressing local anti-Japanese activity and infiltration from the mainland.

Surrounded by Feng Shui woodland, Luk Keng is Hong Kong's largest freshwater swamp area.