- Pang uk
"Pang uk" (Chinese: 棚屋 lit. "shack house") is a kind of
stilt house found inTai O ,Lantau Island ,Hong Kong . "Pang uk" are built on water or on small beaches.A fire broke out in
2000 destroying some of the houses in Tai O, and some were later rebuilt.They were once found in many other fishing towns and villages in rural Hong Kong, but only those in Tai O are preserved in a large scale, with some in the Lei Yue Mun Village and
Ma San Tsuen inLei Yue Mun . According to historians, "pang uk" were evolved from boat houses of "Tanka" (蜑家) or fishing people, after moving to reside on land.External links
* [http://www.traveller.com.hk/news/new06.asp A letter by residents of "pang uk" to a newspaper]
* [http://ifiles.tvb.com/ifiles/20010305/f_theme/ TVB iFiles - a programme on a Hong Kong TV channel]Pictures
* [http://community.webshots.com/album/79398081hhaDDn Photo gallery of Tai O and the "pang uk"]
* [http://www.heritagemuseum.gov.hk/english/NT_heritage/05_enlarge.htm from Heritage Museum website]
* [http://www.hk-place.com/picture.php?pic=p120095 from HK-place.com]
* [http://www.hk-place.com/pic.php?src=p120095 from HK-place.com]
* [http://www.npc.edu.hk/staff/~ngtungying/images/photo_hike/TaiO%2002.jpgPang uk along a river]
* [http://www.ecotourism.org.hk/images/Apple_31Aug_1.jpgA newspaper cutting]
* [http://tinypic.com/9asnbs.jpgPicture of a pang uk at Sam Ka Tsuen, near Lei Yue Mun]
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