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“Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda” is located in Ping Shan Village, the northwest suburb of Hong Kong. The name in Chinese means “Pagoda of Gathering Stars”.
It is the only ancient pagoda in Hong Kong that was built by Tang family more than 600 years ago. Originally, it was a five-storey green-brick hexagonal-shaped structure. Unfortunately, the top two levels were damaged by strong weather.
The village was suffered severe damage in several flooding disasters. The pagoda was built to improve “Fung Shui” (the ancient Chinese practice of placement and arrangement of space to achieve harmony with the environment) of the locality in order to prevent flooding disasters. A statue of “Fui Shing” (Champion Star) was erected on the third floor for worship.
It was also believed that its location, which is in alignment with Castle Peak (a fung shui mountain adjacent to the village), would ensure success for clan members in the Imperial Civil Service Examination. In fact, the Tang clan has produced numerous scholars and officials. |
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