China · 17th century
Kat Hing Wai ranks #4,245 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #49 of the 103 mapped in China. Founded c. 1650, it is older than 25% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 710 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,427 times in the last 60 days, more than 60% of the atlas. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Shenzhen, 12 km away. See how China compares in the castle statistics.
Kat Hing Wai (Chinese: 吉慶圍) is a Punti walled village in the Yuen Long District of Hong Kong. The village is popularly known as Kam Tin, from the name of the local area. Kat Hing Wai is home to about 400 descendants of the Tang Clan, one of the "Five Great Clans" of the territory who settled here from China during the Song dynasty. The village walls were added in the 17th century. The Tangs are Punti people descended from Southern China and were the first to settle in Hong Kong. Kat Hing Wai's residents speak the Weitou dialect, a Yue dialect.
Three other walled villages, Wing Lung Wai, Tai Hong Wai, and Kam Hing Wai are located nearby and were built around the same time.
Text adapted from “Kat Hing Wai” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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