The village that my father lived in was known as Nam Chung Lo Uk (南涌羅屋) also known as "Law Uk Tseun" and used to consist of 18 house. The "Law" or "Lo" signifies the surname that everyone carried despite not being related and the "Uk" is a translation of house whilst the "Tseun" represents a village.
Here we can see a map of how some of the villages are situated. The picture shows the location of the "Cheung Uk Tseun", ""Cheng Uk Tseun" and finally "Lo Uk Tseun" of Nam Chung. Lo Uk Tseun is clearly on a higher gradient compared to the other villages as this is in a very mountainous area in which you'd be travelling up from "Cheung Uk." All of the Nam Chung Villages are relatively close physically and mentally as everything is self provided and so a lot of trading takes places of resources.
Nam Chung is also relatively close to two other cities knwon as "Luk Keng" and "Tsat Muk Kiu." These are very similar to Nam Chung in that they too consisted of other villages and provided everything for themselves. These cities were also considered close as every 10 year there would be a gathering and a major party where everyone got together in a temple and celebrated. Additionally, to travel to Tsat Muk Kiu, people had to travel from Luk Keng to Nam Chung where the transportation and roads for cars were cut off so people would have to travel from Nam Chung to Tsat Muk Kiu by foot.
Sources used:
Google maps
Hong Kong Guide Map Book
My Father's memory
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| Taken from Google Maps |
Here we can see a map of how some of the villages are situated. The picture shows the location of the "Cheung Uk Tseun", ""Cheng Uk Tseun" and finally "Lo Uk Tseun" of Nam Chung. Lo Uk Tseun is clearly on a higher gradient compared to the other villages as this is in a very mountainous area in which you'd be travelling up from "Cheung Uk." All of the Nam Chung Villages are relatively close physically and mentally as everything is self provided and so a lot of trading takes places of resources.
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| Taken from "Hong Kong Guide Maps" book |
Nam Chung is also relatively close to two other cities knwon as "Luk Keng" and "Tsat Muk Kiu." These are very similar to Nam Chung in that they too consisted of other villages and provided everything for themselves. These cities were also considered close as every 10 year there would be a gathering and a major party where everyone got together in a temple and celebrated. Additionally, to travel to Tsat Muk Kiu, people had to travel from Luk Keng to Nam Chung where the transportation and roads for cars were cut off so people would have to travel from Nam Chung to Tsat Muk Kiu by foot.
Sources used:
Google maps
Hong Kong Guide Map Book
My Father's memory
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