I my recent trips to Cheung Chau I came down from the hill from the approximate location of the upper terrace shown in the photo and I remember there is a small Christian cemetary there. Don't know when it was established. Anyway, whatever it was, the present day location of the lower terrace shown in the photo is the Fortune Villa blocks. The Christian Cemetary is being hidden in the woods above it.
It's possible. Maybe not a christian cemetery, but possibly a place where those glazed pots holding ancestors' bones could be placed? Or would it be considered too close to the town for that?
After consulting maps I believe the use of the terraces back then is still inconclusive. The map shows the present day Christian Cemetary is further up on the slope and partially on the other side of the ridge line. That ridge is just a bit over 50 metres above sea level.
The present day terraces should be housing the Pak She Sun Tsuen. Maybe a round the island day trip in Summer sometime?
The terraces are part of a preserved fruit factory which dated back to 1908. In those days, the workers use the sun light to dry the fruit and made over 30 varities of products.
The factory moved to China in the 1970's when the labour source dried out.
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Cemetary?
Hi David,
I my recent trips to Cheung Chau I came down from the hill from the approximate location of the upper terrace shown in the photo and I remember there is a small Christian cemetary there. Don't know when it was established. Anyway, whatever it was, the present day location of the lower terrace shown in the photo is the Fortune Villa blocks. The Christian Cemetary is being hidden in the woods above it.
My 2 cents,
T
re: Cemetary?
Hi Thomas,
It's possible. Maybe not a christian cemetery, but possibly a place where those glazed pots holding ancestors' bones could be placed? Or would it be considered too close to the town for that?
Regards, David
Re: Cemetary?
Hi David,
After consulting maps I believe the use of the terraces back then is still inconclusive. The map shows the present day Christian Cemetary is further up on the slope and partially on the other side of the ridge line. That ridge is just a bit over 50 metres above sea level.
The present day terraces should be housing the Pak She Sun Tsuen. Maybe a round the island day trip in Summer sometime?
Best Regards,
T
Terraces
The terraces are part of a preserved fruit factory which dated back to 1908. In those days, the workers use the sun light to dry the fruit and made over 30 varities of products.
The factory moved to China in the 1970's when the labour source dried out.
re: Terraces
Thanks Ford, good to have the terraces identified at last.
Please do you know the name of the factory? Then I can make a page for it.
Regards, David
Terraces
The name is Wong Wing Kee Preserved Fruit Factory. She is over 100 years old.
Ford
Wong Wing Kee Preserved Fruit Factory
Thanks Ford, I've added a page for it at:
http://gwulo.com/node/29220
Regards, David
The year the factory started
Hi Ford,
Please do you remember the source for 1908 as the year the factory started?
York Lo writes that the Wong Wing Kee Preserved Fruit Factory company's website and their interview with Apple Daily say the company bought the land in 1927 (see https://industrialhistoryhk.org/makers-of-preserved-fruits-wong-wing-ke…).
Thanks for any extra info you can give,
Regards, David