[Fanling, Hong Kong] The Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall (鄧松嶺祠堂) belongs to the Tang Clan of Lung Yeuk Tau (龍躍頭), which is one of the five main clans in New Territories (新界), most of them came to modern Hong Kong towards the end of Song Dynasty. The rear hall in the ancestral hall houses the ancestral tablets of the clan’s ancestors, including a Song Dynasty princess who was married into the family. Legend said that she is the daughter of Emperor Gaozong of Song (宋高宗) but went missing during the unstable years when she was young. She was found by one of the Tang Clan ancestors but he did not know about her identity and married her to his son when she became older. Luck came after her nephew, the Emperor Guangzong of Song (宋光宗) restored political stability and sent people to search for the princess, her royal status were regained thereafter. Today if you visit the Tang Chung along Ancestral Hall, it’s not difficult to find her ancestral tablets although all of them looks similar, there is a dragon head 🐲 on top of hers! See if you can find it in the second picture! 😁 📍Hong Kong. 香港。🇭🇰 。 。 。 #hongkong #hkphotography #hk #hkdaily #hongkonginsta #hongkongig #travel #hkstreet #ilovehongkong #instatravel #explorehongkong #hongkonger #rawurbanshots #clickcity #hktravel #hongkongstyle #hongkongtrip #visualgrams #seetheworld #fanling #hkculture #instagram #instahk #sihantravels #liveinhongkong #travelgram #香港 #香港旅行 #粉嶺

【影音導航：龍躍頭文物徑（二） —— 松嶺鄧公祠】 松嶺鄧公祠位於老圍與祠堂之間，大約建於1525年（公元十六世紀初），用以紀念開基祖鄧松嶺公，是當地鄧氏的宗祠。除此之外，它亦是粉嶺區內規模最大、最為悠久的祠堂。

【三進兩院式公祠——松嶺鄧公祠】 松嶺鄧公祠為三進兩院式建築，是當地甚為重要的場所之一。公祠門前有對聯一副：「峰起龍山，疊嶂層巒，五朵芙蓉開嶺表；流翻吉水，尋源溯本，一條脈絡貫江西」。意指祠堂座落於擁有五朵芙蓉之稱的龍山之下，而鄧族則起於江西的吉水縣。 公祠內有兩個庭院，後進有三祭壇。兩旁沒有任何走廊，擋中設於中廳，右方擴建的部分則為廚房。瓦脊飾以石灣陶瓷鯊魚以及獅子圖案。室內的主、橫樑亦分別有吸睛的雕塑作裝飾。斗栱、橫樑、祖龕、簷板及牆頭均有精緻的木刻、壁畫及彩塑，寓意吉祥。 正殿供奉皇姑趙氏、一世祖鄧元亮、二世祖鄧自明和其後二十二代祖先的木主。皇姑以及鄧自明的木主上刻著龍頭，以表示皇姑趙氏為宋帝後代。在其他的鄧氏宗祠並不能見到如此圖案。值得一提的是，位於錦田的鄧族和之前介紹過的屏山鄧族雖同姓，但他們分別屬於不同分支。 祠堂的左右兩殿奉祀的祖先皆對宗族有所貢獻，或是顯赫一時的先祖。而右殿供奉的則為明末考子鄧師孟。 由於村內環境風水不好，村民更會把擋煞碑石（刻有「泰山石敢當」）豎立在村內，用以鎮妖邪、擋煞氣。除此之外，他們也會把刻有「喃嘸阿彌陀佛」的石碑放置在意外頻頻發生之處，以鎮壓鬼怪。