Pang uk

Pang uk (Chinese: 棚屋, literally meaning stilt house, stilted structure or pile shacks) is a kind of house with special structure found in Tai O, Lantau, Hong Kong. Pang uk are built on water or on small beaches. A fire broke out in 2000 destroyed some of the houses, and 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. According to historians pang uk were evolved from boat houses of Tanka (蜑家) or fishing people.

External links

• An letter by residents of pang uk to a newspaper
• TVB iFiles – a programme on a Hong Kong TV station
• A message with pictures of Tai O on a discussion forum
• An article criticising the government's conservation policies
• A development plan of the area, with some pictures and maps

Pictures

• Photo gallery of Tai O and the pang uk
• from Heritage Museum website
• from HK-place.com
• from HK-place.com
• Pang uk along a river
• A newspaper cutting