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Walk on Jun 14, 2009- The last chance to visit So Lo Pun Village (鎖羅盆)

Area	Distance	Duration*	Elevation	Level of Difficulty
So Lo Pun Village	About 14 KM	6-7 hours	Hi-118 M Lo-5 M

There's talk that So Lo Pun Village will be blocked by the village owner after July 1,2009, this may be the last chance to visit this rumor ghost village without paying any toll

We will meet at 10:30 am at the Customer service / Ticket office, outside the turnstiles of the Tai Po Market MTR Station.We will share taxis or mini bus to Wu Kau Tan and start the walk. The first part of the walk will be pretty flat and we will descend to the coast at Sam A Tsuen and then Lai Chi Woo. You can find some traditional Hakka buildings  there and  there also provide cheap Hakka foods. Next we will head north to visit famous ghost village, So lo Pun. I am sure all ghosts had been disappeared as the village is under heavy construction. After the Pun we will hike the highest point forthe day(118M) then we will descend to the Kuk Po and follow the waterfront concrete-path to Luk Keng and end the walk.

Bring all the usual things, a lunch, a torch, sun block, mos spray ,especially rain gear and an extra T-shirt to change after the walk.

Please noted that  our walk will go on though the weather forcasting this Sunday will be"Occasional heavy rain and squally thunderstorms" If in doubt on the morning of the walk, call 8209-0517. Remember don't be late! The 10 minutes rule is in force.

From Wikipedia, about So Lo Pun Village

 So Lo Pun (鎖羅盆) is a village in northern New Territories, Hong Kong. It was once the home of generations of the Wong family.  Recorded history suggests that after migrating movement in a south easterly direction (supposedly from, what is now, Mainland China), the name Wong Wai Hing was an early settler and founding forefather of So Lo Pun village. Other early settler's are Tsu Kim Gong; Sing Lueng Gong; Yuk Chung Gong; Si Yuen Gong. (Gong meaning forefather in the Hakka Language). These people lived circa 872 AD.Today, the village is now derelict and is uninhabited. Descendants have either emigrated abroad or have relocated elsewhere, for example, to Hong Kong City.The closest researched descendants of the So Lo Pun village are as follows: Si Chow Gong; Tsip Yuen Gong; Chun Kee Gong; Yuk Man Gong; Si Tak Gong; Yuk Choi Gong (all deceased).According to urban legend, the village is haunted. Hikers have also reported that compasses tend to stop working when they enter the village area, leading to the village being dubbed 'So Lo Pun', which in Chinese literally means that 'the compass is locked'.

Disclaimer:-

People join this walk at their own risks. The leader(s) is/are not to be held responsible in any way for any injury or death incurred or any loss or damage to personal property caused due to whatever causes including, but not limited to, negligence, neglect, errors of judgment and inadequateorientation skills on the part of the leader(s). The fact that you show up at the time and place on the day to join the walk is an implication that you have agreed to and accepted unconditionally this disclaime.

Last update: 08-09-2009 09:09

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