Kam Sheung Road
Kam Sheung Road is one of the main roads in Pat Heung, Yuen Long District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It connects Kam Tin to Sheung Tsuen, hence the name of the road. The road is 5.5 km long and was opened to traffic in January 1962.
Features
The road starts from Kam Tin Road near near the junction with Kam Tin Shi Street in the west, and ends at the end of Kam Tin Road near Sheung Tsuen Park in the east, near the junction of Lam Kam Road and Route Twisk, passing through many densely populated villages, such as Tsz Tong Tsuen, Ng Ka Tsuen, Shek Wu Tong, Tai Wo Tsuen, Yuen Kong Tsuen, Shui Tsan Tin, Ngau Keng Tsuen, Lin Fa Tei, Lai Uk Tsuen, Tsang Uk Tsuen, Tse Uk Tsuen, and Sheung Tsuen San Tsuen.
Many village houses and new-style residential buildings have been developed on both sides of Kam Sheung Road. Famous places include Kam Tin Red Brick House, Japanese Chiba Garden, Lai Mansion, Chik Kwai Study Hall.
Scenic spots
Chik Kwai Study Hall
was built in the late Qing Dynasty and funded by Lai Kam Tai, a member of the Lai clan in Pat Heung. It is a traditional Lingnan building with two entrances, three bays and a courtyard. The study hall still preserves a large number of original architectural components and decorations, including finely hand-crafted wood carvings, stone carvings, vivid plaster sculptures on the roof and gables, and lifelike murals on the walls, which are in line with the characteristics and aesthetics of traditional Lingnan architecture.
Lai Mansion
The Lai mansion was not completed until 1919, at least 20 years later than the Study. By then, Lai had died and the mansion was left to his four sons. The mansion is quite grand, with two entrances, three bays and a courtyard.
The red brick flea market in Kam Tin, which was converted from a candle factory, has been rooted in Kam Tin for twelve years and has become one of Kam Tin's landmark buildings. It is located next to the Tsz Tong Tsuen and close to Kat Hing Wai. It is a tourist attraction in Hong Kong. It covers an area of 20,000 square feet and all of the 52 shops inside are small shops built with red bricks.
There is a flea market around Kam Sheung Road, located in the open space next to Kam Sheung Road station. The market is hosted by MTR and officially opened on 1 May 2008.