The Tang Ancestral Hall 鄧氏宗祠

The Tang Ancestral Hall in Ping Shan was impressive. Built 700 years ago, this hall is one of the biggest and oldest in Hong Kong. This quick small sketch was done in the inner courtyard of the ancestral hall where the architectural features on the roof were interesting.

Ping Shan Heritage Trail: Kun Ting Study Hall 屏山文物徑覲廷書室

A great day out with a big group of sketchers today along Ping Shan Heritage Trail. I settled in front of this old study hall and captured the lovely lights and shadows cast on the building. Located in Tin Shui Wai, Hong Kong, Kun Ting Study Hall was one of the many historic buildings built by the local Tang clan. This particular building was built in the old days to provide better education to their children. Today the hall is carefully refurbished to show its former glory. 
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New Oil Painting Old Hong Kong: Ping Shan Pagoda 舊香港新油畫：屏山聚星樓

A new painting based on a historic photo of Ping Shan. Second session. Building the under layer and establishing lights and shadows.

根據屏山歷史相片畫一張新油畫。打好稿，現做低層確立明暗對比。 

Bird Watchers at Hong Kong Wetland Park 香港濕地公園觀鳥者

Birds have ears!  Be quiet!  Sketching the Bird Watchers! Be quiet too!
人有耳，雀鳥都有耳！觀鳥者，畫觀鳥者，安靜!

Sketching the Tang Ancestral Hall 速寫鄧氏家祠

Info from Wikipedia

The Tang Ancestral Hall is one of the largest ancestral halls in the territory. It is located between Hang Mei Tsuen and Hang Tau Tsuen.

It was constructed by Tang Fung-shun, the fifth generation ancestor of Tang Clan about 700 years ago. It is the main ancestral hall of the Tang clan of Ping Shan. It is a three-hall structure with two internal courtyards. The wooden brackets and beams of the three halls are carved with auspicious Chinese motifs. Shiwan dragon-fish and pottery unicorns decorate the main ridges and roofs. There are ancestral tablets at the altar at the rear hall.

This ancestral hall is still used regularly for worship and celebrations of traditional festivals and ceremonies, as well as a meeting place for the Tang clan of Ping Shan.

维基百科資料

鄧氏宗祠座落於香港屏山，是鄧族的祖祠，由屏山的三圍六村所環抱。據鄧氏族譜所載，宗祠由五世祖馮遜公興建，至今已有700多年歷史。鄧氏宗祠是香港最大的祠堂之一，為屏山文物徑的重點古蹟之一，於2001年12月被列為香港法定古蹟列表。

Summer Court, Kun Ting Study Hall 覲廷書室消暑軒

I went with a few sketcher friends to a historic building in the Tin Shui Wai district to sketch today. It was a a nice study hall built in 1870 for the local villagers. 

Summer Court, Kun Ting Study Hall
Tin Shui Wai
Hong Kong

今日去咗位於天水圍好靚好舒服的覲廷書室消暑軒寫生。

维基百科資料:

覲廷書室是一所位於香港屏山坑尾村的私塾，於1870年落成，是屏山鄧族廿二世祖香泉公為紀念先父覲廷公而興建，設立書室以培養族中子弟考取科舉，進身仕途，提升家族的社會地位。因此，覲廷書室兼具教育及祭祖的意義。

覲廷書室是兩進式建築，第一進是門廳，後進為正廳，供奉歷代祖先靈位，中間為庭院，兩旁有耳室。室內的祖龕、斗拱、屏板、壁畫、屋脊裝飾、檐板和灰塑等別具特色，為當時工匠精湛之傑作。 覲廷書室的修繕工程於1991年完竣，書室回復昔日光采。修葺費用由香港賽馬會捐助。