Walled villages of Hong Kong

The area's winding shores, hilly land, and islands, as well as its distance from administrative centres, made the territory of Hong Kong an excellent hideout for pirates.

[2] Kat Hing Wai (吉慶圍) is a noted Punti walled village in Yuen Long District of Hong Kong.

[citation needed] Popularly known as Kam Tin, from the name of the area, it is home to about 400 descendants of the Tang Clan, who built the village back in the 17th century.

As a family stronghold, Kat Hing Wai has served the Tangs well through the centuries, protecting the residents against bandits, rival clans, and wild tigers.

Tsang Tai Uk (曾大屋), also known as Shan Ha Wai (山下圍),[3] is another well-known Hakka walled village in Hong Kong, and one of the best preserved.

It is located in Sha Tin, close to the south of the Pok Hong Estate, not far from the Lion Rock Tunnel Road.

Characterized by its magnificent moat and landscape setting, the walled village is the core of the Liu clan, of which ancestors came originally from Fujian during the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368).