Wo Yi Hop Village

Hello My Great Ones,

As mentioned, several times over the years, Hong Kong is really more like a small country than a city. It is 1000 square kilometers with 70% of it natural.   Hong Kong also has numerous little villages scattered in or near the natural areas.  Celia and I live on the outskirts, (the suburbs) of a village called Wo Yi Hop (Fresh Water.)  While the pictures will attest to the fact that Wo Yi Hop is not the prettiest of villages, it is located on the shoulders of Tai Mo Shan mountain and is 100 meters from the Shing Mun country park.  So the setting is amazing.  Shing Mun  country park by the way used to have pineapple plantations and also once had a fortress built by a rebel soldier from the Ming Dynasty.  This rebel grew rich controlling trade through the area that is now the country park.   

Wo Yi Hop has about 1000 souls.  As far as I can ascertain I am the only one of European stock.  One great thing about villages is that they don't have high rises.  Instead most have three story buildings called "village houses."  Each floor is a separate apartment.  If you are lucky enough to live on the top floor of a village home, like Celia and I, you also get the rooftop. This is like having a backyard.

  

To get to Wo Yi Hop one must drive up a steep banyan shaded road.

 Rain water flows down this man made creek.

 A steep road and an archway leads in to Wo Yi Hop village. Note the monkey on top of the fence.

 The buildings in the village cling to the hillside and are not that pleasing to the eye:

 Sidewalks cut through a neighborhood of rather simple dwellings.

 These dwellings were just built in the past year.

 Some of the signs in the village are interesting.

Celia and I live in a village home similar to this.

Our rooftop provides sweeping views of  a jungle, other rooftops and a portion of Wo Yi Hop.  In the background is a district of Kowloon, Tsuen Wan.

Have a great week.

Love adios and ping on!

Dirk