位於香港新界西部的錦田是新界鄧族最早定居的地方,經過世代繁衍,鄧氏族人分遷到不同的地方開基立業;而錦田一地仍然由鄧族的支房居住,並建立起水頭及水尾村。鄧族在這兩條歷史悠久的村落內,築起了不同類型的傳統中式建築物,包括有祠堂、書室、廟宇及神壇,構成兩條本地傳統的村落聚落。時至今天,這兩條村落仍然保留了不少有過百年歷史的建築物,見證著錦田鄧族悠久的歷史發展以及豐厚的文化內涵。
Located in the western New Territories of Hong Kong, Kam Tin is the earliest settlement of the Tang clan, the most powerful clans of the rural Hong Kong. Members of Tang clan branched out to various parts of the New Territories. A branch lineage of Tang clan stayed in Kam Tin and established two villages, Shui Tau Tsuen and Shui Mei Tsuen. Various building types of traditional Chinese buildings, including ancestral hall, study hall, temple and shrine were built in the two villages. Some of these over hundred-years-old buildings are now well preserved. These buildings witnessed the historical development and the plentiful cultural connotation of the Tangs in Kam Tin.
位于香港新界西部的锦田是新界邓族最早定居的地方,经过世代繁衍,邓氏族人分迁到不同的地方开基立业;而锦田一地仍然由邓族的支房居住,并建立起水头及水尾村。邓族在这两条历史悠久的村落内,筑起了不同类型的传统中式建筑物,包括有祠堂、书室、庙宇及神坛,构成两条本地传统的村落聚落。时至今天,这两条村落仍然保留了不少有过百年历史的建筑物,见证着锦田邓族悠久的历史发展以及丰厚的文化内涵。