So Lo Pun

So Lo Pun

So Lo Pun (鎖羅盆) is a village in northern New Territories, Hong Kong. It was once the home of generations of the Wong family. Recorded history suggests that after migrating movement in a south easterly direction (supposedly from, what is now, Mainland China), the name Wong Wai Hing was an early settler and founding forefather of So Lo Pun village. Other early settler's are Tsu Kim Gong; Sing Lueng Gong; Yuk Chung Gong; Si Yuen Gong. (Gong meaning forefather in the Hakka Language). These people lived circa 872 AD.

Today, the village is now derelict and is uninhabited. Descendants have either emigrated abroad or have relocated elsewhere, for example, to Hong Kong City.

The closest researched descendants of the So Lo Pun village are as follows: Si Chow Gong; Tsip Yuen Gong; Chun Kee Gong; Yuk Man Gong; Si Tak Gong; Yuk Choi Gong (all deceased).

According to urban legend, this village is haunted and for some unknown reasons, hikers reported that compass malfunctions when they enter the village area. This is probably also why the village got such a name. In Chinese, the village name literally means the compass is locked.

ee also

* List of villages in Hong Kong
* Sha Tau Kok


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